Petter M 5hp - Will it start???

This is the very 1st attempt to start the mighty Petter M. Watch the last bit for more info please.

[@GrumpyTim]

That's good progress Joseph, and it nearly ran - looking forward to part two. Those Petter M engines are more or less my favourite stationary engines, so I'm loving seeing your one.

[@BensWorkshop]

They look and sound fantastic!

[@enginelover1]

Wow nice to know its one of your Fav engines :) Thanks for your support cheers.

[@katkylekim]

What a work out ,shame it didn't start . All the best 👍

[@enginelover1]

haha tell me about muscle strength with the engines :P cheers mate

[@antoinegalea1164]

Cant wait for part 2 to hear it running come on

[@MatthewHenson.]

Thats an excellent looking engine, I really like those appletops. One thing i heard is they are quite unstable so if you put it on a trolley a large track width is best. I look forward to seeing the updates.

[@enginelover1]

Its not that bad when it comes to stability. Its rocking cause the ground has a hump and its rocking on it. Few moments later it was up and running.

[@BensWorkshop]

You can see it wants to start! I could see you were running low on puff though! Looking forward to part 2.

[@enginelover1]

I am glad you are looking forward. Thanks for your support Ben

[@BensWorkshop]

@@enginelover1 I love stationary engines! Can't wait!

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

It'll go with a bit more fettling from the doctor. Nice crane btw!

[@enginelover1]

Thanks for your compliment cheers

[@joseantonionunez3586]

It looks complicated to start, what problem do you think it could be? It is a very nice piece although every time you turn the crank it wobbles a little. As a suggestion I would put the base woods in the opposite direction, now they are north-south and I would put them east-west. A big greeting and waiting for that great start. Happy Holidays.

[@enginelover1]

I hate when an engine is wobbly, Its doing that cause the ground has a hump and its rocking on it. When an engine be placed on dirt it will be stable. I dont have good memories of when I did the timber the other way round. long stroke engine like em will give a good force when fire and will tip even more parallel to the flywheels. Many thank for your greetings. same to you. Cheers.

[@Alfa_Holic]

The big hole in your crank case, should have a cover with a shim brass check-valve is missing

[@enginelover1]

Good noticing it. I have made that perspex to view the oil coming out from the new bigend bearing make sure its having good oil flow. Actually that was the failure, the 2 check valves I made was not enough. Thanks for watching