Not hot enough and flooded. If you get it hot enough and give it 2 shots of fuel it'll take off by hand rolling it hard towards the head and let it go!

Good luck starting that out in the field

K lo

looking back, first time seeing one started on coal

magic sound

Get that thing out of the shop already. That device has wasted a full day’s worth of jerking off, in less than ten minutes.

Start it once Let it run for ever.

Why post such a crappy video ?

Nothing more annoying than wife in background

I think I understand now where Men Cussing their Machines started.. "Come on you worthless SOB START"!!!!...WWG1WGA

Is thermosyphon ok on these?

He needs some practice lol

Glad to see it get running clockwise so it can throw the oil properly to lube the rod and main bearings.

Harley Davidson's new prototype engine undergoing some final testing.

This knucklehead gonna get killed...

Cool. Can i stick my arm in the spokes?

Thank you it runs 120 mph in the 1/4 I thinks it’s about 425 hp.

One of the most timeless designs every produced. With a few mild tweaks this car could have been introduced today and still look modern. 22 pounds boost was about all I heard once you stared it up, so about 250hp I would guess? Beautiful ride, thanks for sharing!

Built 4t65hd?

Great start ! Now If we can figure out how to boost it's hp's up to about 2,000 and mount it on the rear of a motorcycle frame....

That guys name must be John.

Awesome Video!🎥

Amazing what they accomplished with the tools of the day. I remember when the notion of two-stroke diesel was “new and innovative”. This one looks like it might have been a wide-belt driver for a sawmill or other production.

Please contact me in regards to this car , own it now , thanks

I see this Fairbank can also do that running with zero revolutions !!, all big single cylinder 2 strokes can do that i think. Buldog lance tractors does the same :-))

Hit miss motors are so good to watch but smokes a lot

Why does it seam like it fires every stroke

They ere good

Fun thing to do with these is get a good good audio recording if it and lay it over itself 4-12 times with a small delay in between it layer of audio. Literally sounds like a common modern engine!

Beautiful old Fairbanks !! 😁 They just make me smile!

It was great, at the time ,

Did you get a larger air line yet?

1st comment

Way to go

grab a hold and pull thru

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THATS A GREAT VIDEO THANKS FORD SHARING ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ticks over great! i am by no means an expert, but i believe your issue with the air start is that you're giving it air for too long a duration. i think you want to shut off air before the piston uncovers the exhaust port. that way the inertia from the spinning flywheels doesn't have to overcome compression AND the extra air that you're giving it with the compressor. good luck!

i have one of these and they are very light so i will guess you have very low 0-60 times

Way too cool!

can you say, SLEEPER? that thing moves i bet

ill just keep my 2.8 11.4.1 comp .110 race gas 530 left 306 Dur 4.38 gears slams you to the seats All gears

do a walk around

Jumbo Coconut Balls

Your a wild man. I want to spray mine and give you a run for your money

staged at 5 pounds of boost and 11 pounds of boost for the run .

This has got to be one of the nicest z's i've ever seen before. What all did you have to modify or fabricate for it to work properly? how difficuly is it to do thid?

what type engine block and crank, rods, pistons, oil pump? who built the transmission? rearend gear?

Very cool. I have a Porsche with buick GN motor. Drop me a note or email me.

my grandmas camry spools up faster