Will It Start? Abandoned 1950s Rolls Royce Engine - Tinkering Tuesday!

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@tamberp]

Throttles spring-loaded to full-open are always a treat to remind yourself of the hard way! Sounds like a cracking little engine, though!

[@Rich77UK]

What a glorious sounding engine...its like half a Meteor!

[@alangordon3283]

Lovely sounding old beastie

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Sounds great. Proper job!

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

Rollers always sing beautifully!

[@Mr_Springy]

Happy Christmas TWT team 🤶

[@SebastiaanKr]

Smart Dad 🤜. ( good job Guys 👍)

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

Couldn’t ask for a better one!! He’s awesome ❤

[@SebastiaanKr]

@ 👍👍👍 Have great great chrismas and happy new year . Maybe see you again in 2025 .

[@zerrodolbi6367]

Merry Christmas guys. Have a good one

[@mack1541]

thats a nice looking Cymbaline Radar you have there

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

Yes! Not many people know what it is! Very complete and a couple of spare engines!

[@mack1541]

@@tinkeringwithtanks I was a Locator in the Artillery and we had a Cymbaline troop in the Regiment i was in plus we had the Fv432 mounted ones in Bosnia also

[@gregedmand9939]

There's guys who will pay good money for a tuner, who can get their McLaren to shoot exhaust flames like that! Well done Norfolk Tank Museum for an entertaining year of videos. Merry Christmas to you all!

[@Daniel-S1]

18:18 Thanks and have a great Christmas and that Santa remembers what tools you need.

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

He better do! I’ve been hinting all year!! 😂😂

[@andybelcher1767]

Nice one, I like the Frankenstein videos... "it's alive". Happy Christmas

[@835-Act]

Rebuilt one of these RR engines for an Austin Champ a few years ago very interesting the way they water proof carb and electrics❤

[@andykeigher1541]

Thanks you for all the fantastic videos. Happy Christmas to you all at the museum

[@marktheyoungest666]

Thanks for the great videos guys and a merry Christmas to you all. Keep up the good work 👍

[@AndyStratton-e6u]

Any video is better than none! Merry Christmas and a happy new Year.

[@TsiolkovskySportingLocks]

Merry Christmas you wonderful lot ! Hope you have a really fun time.

[@glynluff2595]

Happy Christmas - pity the old Bunk is closed!

[@philleeson7835]

Is it running?

[@kevinwilliams4899]

Used to work on those. They were usually attached to a generator for Aircraft ground power purposes made by Houchin. I can't remember power output but 28Kva comes to mind. They had both governer (to keep power output stable) and the overspeed on the Magneto (houchin had a scintilla type Magneto fitted) I totally agree about the points 2 sets IRC and were a ba**ard to sync. Exhaust manifold would glow bright red at full chat and white if running wrong.

[@waynestanley2142]

Early Christmas present!! Love it, with more to come even better. Have a great Christmas you guys.

[@tinkeringwithtanks]

Thanks! You too 🎉🎉

[@UAUSA-s3u]

fcool Merry Christmas

[@frankmcgorman962]

"Will it Start/Run" vids are always interesting. It seemed this engine wanted ALL the revs. Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year!

[@alangordon3283]

Made hard work of that at the start .

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Vroom vroom! Is that a distributor or a magneto? Happy Holidays.

[@parttime5401]

Merry Christmas to all who tinker on tanks !