jenevers Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Under what circumstances would you use these levers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'd suggest to bleed / test each injector line. If you pump, you should hear the injector "creak" showing that its working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenevers Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'd suggest to bleed / test each injector line. If you pump, you should hear the injector "creak" showing that its working. Sorry, I meant locking the lever into horizontal so it disables the respective injector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Ah, well in that case it could be to disable a cylinder, so that it will work as an air pump. If air start is an option on a Gardner, the compressed has to come from somewhere. Either a donkey engine & compressor, or by using the running engine as a compressor - to recharge a reservoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Or as an emergency 'get you home' mechanism. It isolates a cylinder I'm not clear how you would do all the other things you would need to turn an engine into a compressor - how do you get the compressed air out? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 An additional valve on the cyl head with (IIRC) a non return valve. Said valve gets rather hot ! The 400+ psi in the tank under the bed causes some sleepless nights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenevers Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Or as an emergency 'get you home' mechanism. It isolates a cylinder Richard Why would you isolate a cylinder though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_crew Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 If perhaps an injector pipe had split. They run at a huge pressure eg 10,000 psi, and despite being thick walled, have been knwon to crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timleech Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 If perhaps an injector pipe had split. They run at a huge pressure eg 10,000 psi, and despite being thick walled, have been knwon to crack. In the real world of Gardners and their contemporaries, more like 2,500 psi although that does not detract from your point. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenevers Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 In the real world of Gardners and their contemporaries, more like 2,500 psi although that does not detract from your point. Tim Thanks for the info. I knew there was a reason. Just couldn't remember what it was. Hope I never need to take that action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenevers Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 In the real world of Gardners and their contemporaries, more like 2,500 psi although that does not detract from your point. Tim Thanks for the info. I knew there was a reason. Just couldn't remember what it was. Hope I never need to take that action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamraiser2 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 In engine diagnostic mode it is handy to cut out a cylinder , one at a time, to help identify which one is defective. Unless it is a worn Gardner of course when they usually all are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Or pretend your three cylinder engine is a twin or single Singling out a Kelvin K3 was fun. Amazingly, it would run Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Singling out a Kelvin K3 was fun. Amazingly, it would run Under load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 well Richard knows a 2L2 running on one cylinder works well, on a river, in flood, in the dark...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 well Richard knows a 2L2 running on one cylinder works well, on a river, in flood, in the dark...... Oh no - more nightmares... Richard Under load? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FadeToScarlet Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Under load? It still has 22 massive Clydesdale horses, d'ye no ken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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