I have a Water Pump mounted Rover Gas Turbine and a bit of a problem.
Up and till recently it used to run fine but after my enforced absence (abroad for 6 months) i cant get the thing started.
I hasten to add its not the ones fitted with a starter motor so it involves hand cranking it to about 15000rpm (yes, 15 thousand!) and flicking the switch.
It cranks over but at around 10000rpm the ignitor should start "clicking" at the pre-combustion chamber and it doesnt. I know its not a fuel problem.
Now that it doesnt work i have become quite intimate with its workings. It is fitted with a Lucas Magneto, which i have managed to get checked and produces a good spark. My next area to check is the bit im not too sure about.
This contains all the coils and condensers that produce the big spark to start it.
There is a pic in the "best engine etc " thread of the pump, but ill attach a pic of the coil, condenser pack.
Does anyone have any ideas what it could be, or does someone have one etc etc. Any help appreciated.
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petop
Hi all.
I have a Water Pump mounted Rover Gas Turbine and a bit of a problem.
Up and till recently it used to run fine but after my enforced absence (abroad for 6 months) i cant get the thing started.
I hasten to add its not the ones fitted with a starter motor so it involves hand cranking it to about 15000rpm (yes, 15 thousand!) and flicking the switch.
It cranks over but at around 10000rpm the ignitor should start "clicking" at the pre-combustion chamber and it doesnt. I know its not a fuel problem.
Now that it doesnt work i have become quite intimate with its workings. It is fitted with a Lucas Magneto, which i have managed to get checked and produces a good spark. My next area to check is the bit im not too sure about.
This contains all the coils and condensers that produce the big spark to start it.
There is a pic in the "best engine etc " thread of the pump, but ill attach a pic of the coil, condenser pack.
Does anyone have any ideas what it could be, or does someone have one etc etc. Any help appreciated.
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