polecat paul Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi all was wondering if anyone has got a n idea on how to start a T-64 as i am off to see one on sat afternoon and the guy does'nt know how to start it? anyway any advice would be gratefully recieved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 For the BMP series it goes like this. Find the air start flask and turn that on (pray that either the batts or the flask have a full charge). Find the main isolator and turn that on. Find the button for the oil pump and hit that until the oil pressure gauges read about 50 psi... When the gauge is reading right release and hit the electric or the air start (preferred) button. Try giving Duncan Nicholson a ring (http://www.tanksforsale.co.uk) - he should be able to talk you through it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 First find the Ignition key!.................(Joke!) :rotfl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynx22B Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Further to this, does anyone have the start procedure for a T72? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 polecat paul Good to hear that a T64 exists outside a russian museum -hope you can publish some pics:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have a T-62 operator's manual in English - I'm at work on Wednesday so I'll dig it out for you. The T-64 is a fair bit more advanced but it should help with translating the controls Beware: most Soviet MBTs have a idiosyncratic steering method - the two tillers each have two locking positions (forward and middle) and a variable non-locking one (pull back). Forward is final drive gear of 1:1, middle is final drive gear of 2:1 and pulling hard back towards the driver operates the track brake on that side. You can do most gentle turns just with the first two positions, but exiting the turn is a two-step process - straighten out by putting both tillers fully forward, then pull the opposite tiller to turn the other way. If you're used to driving a 432 you'll instinctively try and start a turn by pulling one tiller and exit the turn by pulling the other - this will leave you making a beeline for the gatepost! :nut: Take it easy and leave yourself a bit of extra manoeuvring room and you'll be fine Stone ps: how many people own a tank but don't know how to make it go? :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Here's the manual. [linky] Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Interesting reading! Looks like the words "float the crank" are etched in to the brain of every driver of Soviet armour!! :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Bear in mind the Americans probably won't have had a lot of examples to play with when that manual was written, so they'd want to keep them in good nick too Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Stone Bear in mind the Americans probably won't have had a lot of examples to play with when that manual was written, so they'd want to keep them in good nick too The vehicles in fig1-1 were ex Syrian,captured by Israel and supplied to the US along with other types including BMP1 in the mid 1970s, (the colour photo declasified was used in many books including modern soviet armour printed in 1979). the US had sufficient in USA to be used as Opfor vehicles in the 1970s, the israelis had a fair number that remained in storage for want of a use -so replacements were available. Unlike the T54/55 Tiran, it was not rated by the israelis as a service vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo 44 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Anyone who can reccomend what type of oil to use in engine and gearbox on T 72? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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