I'm an ex Aust army mechanic, now in my 70's. Back in the day we used to have problems with the Centurion's Meteor, when the magneto engine speed governor, which was a small counterweight built into the magneto rotor, would cut spark at around 2800rpm, which in turn would cause a series of backfires. The backfires would ignite excess fuel in the carb venturi & would melt the secondary venturi, made of a fairly soft white metal, which would be ingested into the engine, causing a catastrophic failure. By removing this governor weight, we were able to get about 4 times more life, in engine hours, out of the engine. Plus a good tank driver would rarely over rev them as the power would drop off anyway, hence governor removal did not seem to cause any other problems. Really enjoy your work, please continue!!
@wilburfinnigan214210 ай бұрын
Thats what happens when you over rev the engine !!!!
@stewartbrown811510 ай бұрын
Looks like I wasted a lot of my time then setting up the governors to cut out @ 2600 rpm
@bogged9820 Жыл бұрын
Will it fit in my VW golf?
@vasilenegulici6146 Жыл бұрын
Nu cred...e prea Mic😂😂😂
@LeonardTavast Жыл бұрын
If you cut open the firewall, maybe. 😂
@kawonnowak Жыл бұрын
Of course. So long as you don't intend to try to fit yourself in with it.
@pit_stop77 Жыл бұрын
It could happen if you sat on the roof, Mr Bean style and gave up the entire cabin to that engine 🤔
@nnglnd Жыл бұрын
I want to see the conversion done
@colderwar Жыл бұрын
I was once drying out the mag from my BSA 650 on the radiator in my mams living room. Bike mags don't like the rain you see. When I thought it was about dry I poked a rag covered finger inside to clean the slip ring and gave the armature a good spin with my other hand. That was an experience, I must have left my common sense outside in the rain that afternoon...
@GlideYNRG Жыл бұрын
Been bitten by a magneto off a lycoming years ago. Life lesson never forgotten.. 😂
@cedhome7945 Жыл бұрын
Got a friend who is very successful business dude but absolutely no common sense so when I asked him to put his finger in my bth mag off my A10 he said how can he help ...twist it ..... absolutely gold 😂⚡⚡
@shaunvduke9 ай бұрын
An old electrician friend once told me it's only a shock if you don't know it's going to happen! 😊
@garywade1938 Жыл бұрын
I must say this whole thing is done in a very British way , I love it well done chaps .
@bilbobaggins4366 Жыл бұрын
English
@wilburfinnigan214211 ай бұрын
complicated and back @$$ward !!!!
@farmersboy Жыл бұрын
Quite something to see the glow from the open exhaust valves. Also a good demonstration of why Spitfires spit flames out of their exhausts.
@wilburfinnigan2142 Жыл бұрын
This is a tank engine never intended for an aircraft !!! DUUUUHH!!!!!!!
@farmersboy Жыл бұрын
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Um, you do know what the Meteor engine is based on, don't you?
@wilburfinnigan214211 ай бұрын
@@farmersboy yeah reject Merlin aero parts , and no supercharger !!!! DUUUUHH!!!!!
@wilburfinnigan214211 ай бұрын
@WS-47ha Its PART of an aero engine, rejected parts and most made of cast iron and no supercharger !!! DUUUH!!!!!!
@stuartburgess2409 Жыл бұрын
That Meteor rips & Jack's tool wall is the mutts nuts , a workshop fit for hero's 😂😂😂
@stuartburgess2409 Жыл бұрын
What I should.d have said its the Ted's testicles!
@CalneRotary Жыл бұрын
Wow fabulous and I just noticed the engine was overhauled at 27 District (Command) Workshop in Warminster, this was my first Posting in REME and I spent 3 wonderful years there.
@stewartbrown811510 ай бұрын
I served my apprenticeship @ 38 central workshops REME @ Chilwell spent my last 2 years in the test house mainly on meteors & meteorite
@GuyWilson706 Жыл бұрын
That home alone bit had me in stitches 😂
@markstott6689 Жыл бұрын
It never gets old seeing you and Jack bringing something back to life. Seeing the flames spew from the sides of the Meteor was beautiful. I can't wait to see everything fully working in the near future. Even better will be seeing the fully refurbished Mk III moving under its own power. I hope that the Tank Museum is appreciative of the risks Jack takes. 😊😊😂❤❤❤😂😊😊😊
@WisdomShortvids Жыл бұрын
Is Jack on the same pet insurance as the dog ?
@markstott6689 Жыл бұрын
@@WisdomShortvids Don't be daft. That's going to be too expensive. 🤣🤣🤣
@mattydare Жыл бұрын
Re the flames - brilliant view watching the valves light up
@keithbrown37043 күн бұрын
I'm about a year late finding this channel and a bit envious of the toys you guys have to play with. I'm a retired diesel engineer and enjoy you antics and love your gung-ho attitudes, takes me back a bit, confident and pragmatic, if this doesn't work, don't stress, try this, love it.
@studips Жыл бұрын
Love it, total masterclass stuff that you just won’t see anywhere else
@fenman1954 Жыл бұрын
Beast of an engine and what a soundtrack when it's running
@rayrushforth6390 Жыл бұрын
nicely done... first time i have seen a mechanic do a proper pre start check out - smart young man !!!!
@nemesismcc Жыл бұрын
Sounds like someone had a dictionary for breakfast before the shoot took place lol, so eloquently put, love these tank videos, I had many RC tanks in the past, some with sound kits, but none sounded as good as that RR V12 with open exhausts
@jfro5867 Жыл бұрын
Excellent episode. Have to confess you & Jack make a great duo.
@djo_man Жыл бұрын
That shelving and organization work is exquisite.
@MrSeeuu Жыл бұрын
Spectacular video Joe!!!!! So well explained, my wife now wants to see the toilet float work!!!! You guys were walking on water today brother. Well done. Oh ya, the shop looks top shelf too. Thanks Jack! 😃👍🏻👍🏻⚙️🧰🔧🛠🔩🪛
@Brigadier9 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure he showed that on one of the other Centurions, possibly El Cid.
@schwabrichard9829 Жыл бұрын
Great job on the shop Jack, not a small project. A great tutorial Joe. Having heard four Merlin's, a Spitfire,a Hurricane and a Mosquito start, warm up and fly. They are a great sound.🥰 For pure noise you want A Wildcat, Corsair, Avenger and Skyraider all 50 feet away warming up!😵💫
@HeidiLandRover Жыл бұрын
Yep, although the best noise of all is from the Bristol Centaurus ;-)
@Dave5843-d9m Жыл бұрын
They were all stunning for their time. Merlin got the most development (including larger oil pumps) so oil usage was less than any other variety of the day. The American radials guzzled oil. The P47 carried 45 gallons of oil. Flying with full drop tanks they had barely enough oil to get home.
@jellybean5452 Жыл бұрын
Good to see my old mate Chris's monika on the paperwork. Yeah, I used to work there too.
@wilsonlaidlaw Жыл бұрын
I suspect the dry sump on the Meteor engine had more to do with its aviation origins (Merlin) than a desire to lower the C of G on a tank. Dry sump is needed on aero engines on aircraft that will be doing a lot of violent manoeuvring to ensure that there is always an oil supply to feed the pressure side of the oil pump and to scavenge oil from an engine that might be inverted, pulling heavy G loads or on its side. This is the reason they are also used on a lot of competition cars e.g. my 1977 Porsche 911 RSR and on motorbike engines e.g. the S&S V Twin X-Wedge engine in my Morgan Three wheeler.
@FairladyS130 Жыл бұрын
Tank engines need dry sump lubrication systems too.
@wilsonlaidlaw Жыл бұрын
@@FairladyS130 I can just see some war ministry policy wonk saying: "you are telling me we can save 10/6d per engine by making them wet sump - well bring it on" As long as the sumps were well baffled, wet sump would have worked perfectly well as a tank engine. For example one of the largest production runs of any tank engine, the Ford GAA, is wet sump.
@copee2960 Жыл бұрын
Got to be honest ...I thought spitfire as soon as the lights went out .ha ha ha.
@csnelling4 Жыл бұрын
Hill gradients and oil pump pick up pipe running dry .
@wilsonlaidlaw Жыл бұрын
@@csnelling4 So why are all bulldozer engines, which often operate at much greater angles than tanks commonly do, without any exception I can think of, wet sump. Dealing with gradients is just a matter of having a decently deep sump and well designed oil scavenge pick ups. The early Meteor engines were often made from Merlin engines which had been declared non-airworthy. Typically an engine that had been in a belly landing and where the crankshaft would have suffered a shock loading when an under power or windmilling propellor came into contact with the ground.
@Eisen_Jaeger Жыл бұрын
Very nice walk through. Walls are looking great. Should really help with the lighting.
@CPWorld68 Жыл бұрын
Best Show on TV featuring Fonzarelly and Ritchie Cunningham, Happy Days...😊 Miss u already..
@mikeandhev Жыл бұрын
Great to have the tour around the Meteor engine and lovely to hear it coming back to life with only minor recommisioning work requied, fascinating stuff keep up the good work.
@In_memory_of_Dad Жыл бұрын
That was actually bloody brilliant watching that beast of an engine run and spit fire in the dark!!!
@CarlRichardson-oe6ng Жыл бұрын
That was a bloody brilliant video The engine running in the dark was phenomenal Love the way you talk us through the engine before the running. Well done to all Involved 👍👍👍
@johndenton5555 Жыл бұрын
That engine sounds so great. hits 2-ways, tanks and old aircraft...👍🇺🇸😎
@steviep7706 Жыл бұрын
Just before my time on Chieftain and Challenger (Mk1) but I believed from my older peers at the start of my time that when fitted in the Centurion they only ever changed 11 of the spark plugs as that 12th one was just too hard to access.
@smalcolmbrown Жыл бұрын
For cleaning the points pinch a nail board from one of the ladies. It does both contacts at the same time.
@jonathanbeale3978 Жыл бұрын
My Grandfather taught me that one. He has a jar with nail boards of differing grades
@stephensmith4480 Жыл бұрын
Nice job there guys, good to hear it sing. To think that Engine was running around in the 1st Gulf War and now it's sat on your workshop floor just waiting to to get put in it's new home 👍👍
@csnelling4 Жыл бұрын
Another thing to consider between wet sump to dry sump systems, are tanks going up down steep gradients and oil washing away from the oil pickup pipe hence the dry sump system on the Cent. They solved the problem on the J60 (CVRT’s)with a baffle system in the sump . I believe I still have a magneto points file somewhere in my tool box . I notice that was a 27DW rework engine , if you get an engine from 31DW I may of been a part of its rework and the signing off inspector.
@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын
You might know this. Why was the test sheet marked, Ex-Op Granby? What was a Meteor doing in the Gulf War? Cheers.
@andyt3304 Жыл бұрын
@@johnnunn8688 Cent ARV's AVRE's etc
@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын
@@andyt3304 , thanks. I googled the armour that went but they didn’t mention them.
@pauljordan1457 Жыл бұрын
Mr Hewes. Sir. I must congratulate you on a well thought out explanation of how this engine works and how it relates however briefly, to a normal car engine. The simple way you did this was helpful to those like myself, who have watched your channel with fascination as you did what you do with these vehicles to get them up and running. Please continue to do the odd video on explaining how things work like this one.
@Crundwell Жыл бұрын
Should pop it back in the living room, would rather watch that for an hour than pretty much most TV!
@jameslynch165 Жыл бұрын
What an absolute treat! Thank you for taking the time to make this, an awesome piece of kit. 💪😊👍
@ElegantMessTechPC Жыл бұрын
So awesome seeing history be restored, besides the fact that the engine looks & sounds wicked running in the open like that!
@edjones7709 Жыл бұрын
Takes me back years to the Local Repair Section at Bovington. I was a Tels Tech REME working as a Vehicle Electrician (Sparky) with the A Veh Mechs - the black hand gang Mainly on Chieftain and CVT(T)s with the occasional Centurion ARV. Oh the joys (!) of the pack lift!!!
@VK7AM Жыл бұрын
them were the days
@marchough2424 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece of British Engineering. Great to see it burst of life.
@john8451 Жыл бұрын
Quite impressed with the Milwaukee drill! 😮
@scottnyc6572 Жыл бұрын
I still prefer seeing and hearing the RR lighting up as the Christmas tree. Great job as usual,the shop is looking like a store display,very nice!!
@DIVERBLOKE1 Жыл бұрын
Bravo Mr H. Cant wait to see the beast come to life.
@CareyBoeckx Жыл бұрын
I love the positive energy you bring to your videos, it's contagious.
@jospan176 Жыл бұрын
Guys, that's a thing of great beauty. Thanks for sharing.
@richardphelan8414 Жыл бұрын
What a absolute beautiful sight of the RR V 12 running ,ya done well mate
@clungepoker6749 Жыл бұрын
I pissed myself laughing at the clip of Marvin being electrocuted after Jack 'connected' the batteries... I've rewatched a few times it has to be said 😂😂😂
@kinasc1575 Жыл бұрын
Been binge watching your stuff, subbed!!!
@MrHewes Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@kreemkrackered3755 Жыл бұрын
Damn that's a beautiful sound...
@ianaristotlethompson4186 Жыл бұрын
Just what you want on a cold winters morning. Brilliant, especially filming through the light sensitive lens.
@joanmajoor3392 Жыл бұрын
I have an engine like this said to be taken from a danisch tank. for starting purposes it should have a connector on one of the magnetos which to connect with an auxiliary high frequency non timed coil. the distributor rotor is "timing" the constant spark to the engine cylinder under compression so to ease starting at thes extra low revs the startermotor provides . Problem with my engine is it has not been stored properly so everything is corroded and I hate to ruin the small bolts and nuts needed to remove the parts to be restored like the carbs and magnetos. After years not yet ready to run ( and they dis swap the "smooth" camshaft cover for one with the bolts and flats where the oil filters have to mounted on , it does fit on the other end apart from two small bolts but it looks odd)
@Pietaster89 Жыл бұрын
Favourite KZbin channel no question, love the explanations on the more technical aspects of these engines. Keep up the good work!!
@anthony851 Жыл бұрын
Cool shots showing the open valves. Anthony
@Mltemple8333 Жыл бұрын
Excellent job. Amazing to see the old girl run.
@markclifton14 Жыл бұрын
I want that in my Land Rover Defender 90. That would wake the neighbours up at 6 in the morning. Great engine.
@wanchaicowboy Жыл бұрын
Nice job on the workshop Jack. I first thought that you must have been borrowing a mates place. Good to see the engine firing up so well.
@AndreZA979 Жыл бұрын
Engine sounds awesome and the shop is looking great!
@emmajay449510 ай бұрын
Those exhaust flames always look awesome
@55bigblockcid30 Жыл бұрын
The shop looks great. Very well organized.
@ericcowan7759 Жыл бұрын
Listen to that music! Jack...the shop look awesome! Great work!
@shed66215 Жыл бұрын
As someone who isn't mechanically-minded (never driven a car - but no desire too either) found the explanation as to what various elements within the engine do really informative. As for using 'big words' a lie down may be in order lol
@paoloviti6156 Жыл бұрын
The Meteor is coming up really great but it makes the whole difference working on the engine on it's stand then inside the tank. Always doing a great job 👏 👍👍
@glynluff2595 Жыл бұрын
One of the best intros to ICE I have heard in many, many years!
@stephengunrunnerhanson3550 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting us watch and its a great engine when its running it souds good 👍 and take a break and drink tea 🫖
@AngryCanine Жыл бұрын
SPUD is getting a really nice engine, can't wait to hear it running when it is inside SPUD :D Also the workshop is looking really good, I wish my little workspace in my garage would look that good when I am finished with it, but it wont because I am only working with material I can get my hands on for free, or already have on hand, and it is no where near that big, mostly a wood working and somewhat of a storage space separated by a partition wall from the main garage space, which is mainly storage of stuff since the floors are rotted out since the ones who built it used large timber planks sitting right on top of piled up dirt...
@willtricks9432 Жыл бұрын
Thomas Crapper invented the system for toilets in Victorian London, as the toilet flush at that time was a plug which was removed to flush and often not replaced, this allowed toilets to continually flush. It was called the "Water Waste Prevention System". Cheers
@garyphillips7993 Жыл бұрын
Where we used to rebuild those MAGS & ignition harness’ in the workshop, we had one of them wired to the vice on the end of the bench. Anyone leaning on the vice, didn’t lean on it for long….
@stevesalvage1089 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for taking us around , nothing like experience , very interesting ,
@bobuncle8704 Жыл бұрын
Smashing result. You’re going to have to be careful. The shop almost looks professional 😂 It looks amazing, really. Also, I feel a bit vindicated. I commented on an earlier clip that I felt the last 2 cylinders weren’t working the best. Now we see it’s true, and we now know why. Awesome episode. I really liked the in depth explanation on everything. 👍👍
@adlerarmory8382 Жыл бұрын
You're doing an excellent job especially for having never been through Tank Wrench School in your MOD.
@MrVwant Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video glad Jack is back and the workshop looks mega.
@an_oshkosh_guy Жыл бұрын
A Rolls-Royce V12 is on my list of V12 engines I'd like to acquire, it'd look and sound great next to my dad's Hall-Scott V12
@jamesocker5235 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful light show,love how you can exhaust valve opening,
@WiLLiAMOnline Жыл бұрын
That electric shock clip though 👌🏻😂
@WiLLiAMOnline Жыл бұрын
Nice workshop upgrade!
@brianw9670 Жыл бұрын
Nearly shit myself 😂😂
@John-The-Farmer Жыл бұрын
Inertia is a fantastic word, very pleasing on the ears.
@Wilko601st Жыл бұрын
Absolutely worth the wait i was thinking why was 3 and 4 burning brighter but as if you knew i would ask...the answer came. No body wants a damp plug....
@carlsommer4186 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video of the combustion flame in the cylinders…sooo cool! ( hot actually )
@stco2426 Жыл бұрын
Great work all round. Engine looks amazing and didn't recognise the workshop. Having the tools like that should help you keep everything organised. Thanks for the start-up explanations. I sometimes use a drill on a twisty-type 'bottle' jack and it gets very hot in just a few seconds. Can see why your's struggled here.
@ianatkinson8464 Жыл бұрын
Well done Jack the shed looks more like a garage now😎👍
@QALibrary Жыл бұрын
The setup is now looking professional and that you know what you are doing
@led5762 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@nigelsears7191 Жыл бұрын
impressive RR that , and Jacks handy work is prity special too looking very professional now guys
@astramorikes224 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Impressive work! Thank you for sharing!
@MartinFutter70 Жыл бұрын
Not enough Ted... Barn looks stunning!
@SimonWilliams-to1mxАй бұрын
Hi Mr Hewes I love your videos keep the great work up have a good Christmas regards Simon
@robwigglezz944 Жыл бұрын
Shop is looking great. Nice and bright, no linger looking like a dungeon haha
@p.m3735 Жыл бұрын
Looks and definitely sounds a thing of beauty.
@dc-4ever201 Жыл бұрын
A thing of beauty seeing the flames belching out on that test run, reminds me of the Spitfires exhaust.
@MrHewes Жыл бұрын
Same block
@dc-4ever201 Жыл бұрын
@@MrHewes Thanks I never knew that, but tbh It's not surprising from an era of continuous improvement of engines just after the war, probably the best a block could get, so they just used it, plus easier to make since they have the casting bits already made.
@douglasruddick9656 Жыл бұрын
Hello Mr here’s I love your videos I’m new to your channel ,my friend Warren put me on to you ,I did my apprenticeship at Henry boot in chobham Surrey,30 years ago now Just wanted to say hello 👍👋👋👋👋
@jp-um2fr Жыл бұрын
They were 900BHP in the Conqueror, petrol injected. Sounded a bit more fruity. MOD apprentice, spent a year in an engine test house with a tilting Heenan and Fraud Dynamometer. It only went to around 1900 BHP and The Griffon 61 was a tad more than that in aircraft trim, but the 20 odd year old dyno held up under full thrutch. It was (I'm a bit dusty) I think we were about 20 BHP down, but the engine wasn't new nor the overloaded dyno. We had to fit large fans as the exhaust stubs looked like they were going to melt. After the est closed, I had a look through the window. Nothing left but a big hole. This test was in the late 60s, and I'm in my late 70s, so sorry to be so vague.
@stewartbrown8115 Жыл бұрын
Which test house?
@stewartbrown811510 ай бұрын
We had sheet metal ducting on ours connected to the test house extracts,with a compressed air venturi on the other end Otherwise the test cell used to overheat,cos the manifolds used to glow bright red
@JAY61ish Жыл бұрын
Love when Joe gets all enthusiastic and hyper.. he loves this machine...... And great job on the workshop Jack.. nice work..
@press3310 Жыл бұрын
good job guys, im iimpatient to see the FV-4005 restore and good job to jack for workshop storage and partitioning 👍💪👏
@davidtaylor6124 Жыл бұрын
That wall of spanners... lovely!
@juliangriffiths7298 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video; superb presentation.
@thejudge-kv2jk Жыл бұрын
One of the best tank engines of all time.
@dickdegraaff5455 Жыл бұрын
Dear Joseph, These Rolls Royce V12 engines were very well constructed and at that time the biggest petrol engines made. Simultaneously Rolls Royce also built huge ship engines running on oil like a Diesel engine plus the company was (and still is) famous by their constructed engines for planes. I hardly an believe this engine was in your living room for such a long time and it still runs rather well. That says enough for the quality of these sort engines. Look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands
@marc9796 Жыл бұрын
Definitely not...has to be diesel
@thejudge-kv2jk Жыл бұрын
@@marc9796 I said 'one of' and I stand by that.
@wilburfinnigan2142 Жыл бұрын
@@dickdegraaff5455 WRONG !!!! NOT the largest "petrol engines made !!! the RR Griffon was larger, the PACKARD M2500 PT Boat engine was 50% larger than the Meteor and is an older engine, then we go into aircraft engined PW &Wright R1820 & 30's PW R2000 Wright R2600 PW R2800 Wright R3350 and PW R4360. All these are gas "Petrol" engines of the time, do some research before runnin your mouth !!!
@oldgeezer326911 ай бұрын
The Meteor running in the dark was awesome 👍
@repaircollc Жыл бұрын
There is just nothing as cool and violent as a tank engine! Good show boys!!
@TomorrowsPasta Жыл бұрын
So the magneto is basically an alternator and a distributor cap in one housing?
@RawsoloАй бұрын
The shop looks great!
@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd Жыл бұрын
You have some fantastic toys in your toybox Nice episode guys 👍
@snipermart Жыл бұрын
Good job on the workshop looks very professional
@davidquirk8097 Жыл бұрын
Dry sump systems are more to do with inclined running capabilities than CG. With the dry sump system you don't have to worry about all your oil running away from the oil pick up (on BAe Terrier we put a dual scavenge pump in with pickups at both ends of the sump) the side tank gives time for the inevitable large quantities of air sucked in by the scavenge pumps to come out before the pressure pump gets the oil) I tested the engine for Terrier on a tilt table to 45° lateral, longitudinal and compound angles with no loss of oil pressure and acceptable levels of foaming (though controlling that is largely down to the additive package in the lube oil). We were also under height restrictions for the engine, heavy armour and ballistic louvres on the top meant that losing the conventional Caterpillar C18 oil pan was essential.
@craigtaylor85539 ай бұрын
Well done guys Ted did a great job on the work shop tools look sharpe and the drafts will be reduced I would have thought
@Herbybandit Жыл бұрын
That was brilliant right up until the " Ooooh Ooooh ooooooh" 😂