A 1948 atkinson starting with Gardner 120 engine

starting old atkinson after 2 months sitting in the shed
Primed the injectors press the button eventually starts
A lot of smoke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[skintracin]

it has always smoked bad on start up

give it a run down the road and it will clear after a couple of miles

i think its over fueling on tick over you get raw fuel in the exhaust

will have it started over xmas i will take a new video of the raw fuel leaking from exhaust

[skintracin]

its a 120 thanks for the info. the origial engine had trouble with the block, a big hole in it. lol

[skintracin]

It was about -4c was going to stick a bit of heat down the air intake

[WeeeJock]

Can we have a video of Old Pete starting it with the handle now please! ;-)

[sdwalm]

I'm sure the smell is heavenly, but positively not good for you. But there's nothing like a diesel smell on a start up. Just don't inhale!

[donohoeirl]

Thank god you didn't have to use the starting handle.

We've a few old vehicles up in the yard, and that's a common sound in our yard - cranking over Leyland, Perkins, Bedford and Gardner engines in old lorries and buses. Once you aren't overheating the starter there's no harm in it. A bit of hot air down the air in take (hair dryer or heat gun) will ease the pain and stop her from becoming a drug addict!

[christophers1247]

i wouldnt bother about the smoke injectors might be overfueling slightly but after a run will be fine

[christophers1247]

good old aki take there time but usualy the start

[califgirl101]

Holy cow! She's a smokey one aint she!

[secretspyfrog]

- 4 that's more than impressive! She looks smashing too. Thank you

[Jabirupilot1]

so you primed it before starting, did you prime it too much that its already flooding, so didnt fire up straight away?

[Skoda130]

Don't burn out the starter by cranking too long.