Coltman15

There is, but it takes a while for it to build pressure. High rpm driving for a solid 45min to an hour. I don’t always take it for a full ride after she’s started.

The problem is more the pressure of the air in the vehicles system. It starts with 70 kg/cm2, or about 1000 PSI. A regular truck air compressor can only get to a couple hundred PSI. The tank in the BMP is an oxygen tank, with oxygen fittings, so legally a commercial gas supplier cannot fill the tank with compressed air. So it’s either buy a Nitrogen tank, with an O2 adapter to fit the vehicles plumbing or buy and O2 tank and high pressure air compressor (around $3-5k). I was hoping to do what Mr Hewes did with the T-72 but with a new built nitrogen tank, just having the new tank filled periodically if the vehicle sits for a while. At least until my starter motor arrives Also, has anyone ever done business with Axel Heyse?

Yes! I saw his video, I asked him what exactly was in his welding gas tank but he never responded.

Electrical systems work fine in the bmp, batteries are good. The starter itself is shot. So I’m just trying to air start, but my in vehicle air tank is empty, this trying to fill it with something commonly available as a stop gap measure.

Hello all, First post and I’m in need of some guidance. I’ve got a Czech made BMP and I recently burn up the electric starter so I’m left with the air system starter. Problem is my air bottle is empty and in the USA it cannot be filled legally with compressed air, as it’s an oxygen bottle. So my question is, can I use nitrogen safety to start the bmp?