Thornycroft RJ1

[Neville Bond]

http://youtu.be/V5jx_uQHsXQ?list=UUUF807ScggMR7ubHzLNNOqQ

 

Here is a link to a Youtube video of my Thornycroft running again after many years, I first heard of this engine about 10 years ago but never saw it until it came up on Ebay, It did,nt take much to get it going, the injector was changed and everything else was cleaned up.

The fitting on the side of the cylinder head is a priming cup of sorts, I,m not sure if it,s for oil to increase compression or for ether, a friend of mine told me that some Turner Diesels can have ether added to aid starting.

I,ve not been able to find anything about RJ1 engines, the serial number is 46 , there is what could be a date mark on the brass fuel filter , 2/9/30.

Any information about these engines would be most welcome.

Now that this one is finished I should be starting my next project , a Gardner 1L2

Edited August 17, 2014 by Neville Bond

[jake_crew]

Nice, what a shame your neighbours don't appreciate it !