Will This Old Stuart Turner P5M Boat Motor Start? | Workshop Diaries | Edd China

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  • Will I be able to get this old Stuart Turner P5M 2-stroke single-cylinder inboard motor to run in time for some Summer fun on the river?
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    Workshop Diaries 50 - From Season 2 Episode 9 ""Will it start: old Stuart Turner P5M boat motor"": Having found an old 1958 Windermere, a traditional clinker built lake launch, the question is whether I can get its lovely old Stuart Turner Motor to start!
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  • @jooei2810
    @jooei2810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    At this point one should realize that Edd China is a wonderful presentator and a jolly good fella!

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *Mike Brewer enters chat*

    • @Bartgoeschurch
      @Bartgoeschurch 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samholdsworth420 nah, we can leave the hustle for a minute.
      Mike would be a awesome cameo tho, maybe push the subs up for a ▶️ trophy, make a great vid title!

    • @Bartgoeschurch
      @Bartgoeschurch 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The OG’s

    • @Olebull93
      @Olebull93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samholdsworth420 Man

    • @philtowle4683
      @philtowle4683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And so say all of us!

  • @VintageDieselCenter
    @VintageDieselCenter ปีที่แล้ว +21

    the one most important things I like about Ed is he is a very genuine guy with an actual love for the things and projects he is doing.

  • @normanfawley7379
    @normanfawley7379 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well,how refreshing was that ! Entertaining and educational,and no little Cockney geezer getting in the way ! Lovely.

  • @Formulabruce
    @Formulabruce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "STUNT PISTON " Love it! Put it on a T shirt with your Mug Ed !!

  • @InCountry6970
    @InCountry6970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Ed has the most comfortable, informative way about him. He is a great mechanic, but a greater story teller.

    • @rickc2078
      @rickc2078 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and a little bit "mad professor" too 😀

    • @2010Baldy
      @2010Baldy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rickc2078
      And thats exactly what we need Nowadadays

  • @Mountain-Man-3000
    @Mountain-Man-3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    That's the quietest 2 stroke I've ever heard! What a lovely bit of engineering.

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Two stroke engines can be built to run slowly or (more normally) quickly. High speed strokers make use of gas dynamics and shock waves within the system. Slow speed versions have none of that ports are smaller and it runs slowly. Ideal for a small boat.

    • @black328is
      @black328is 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely quieter than the 115 HP Evinrude I had.

    • @IRMacGuyver
      @IRMacGuyver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How many two strokes do you normally see with a ten foot long exhaust pipe though?

    • @glumpy10
      @glumpy10 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IRMacGuyver My thoughts exactly! It it had a muffler or the exhaust remained under the water when going along would be quieter still. I'll also bet it's pretty low compression. LOVE 2 Strokes!

    • @stephenrowley4171
      @stephenrowley4171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Water cooled exhaust certainly helps to keep the noise levels down

  • @hayleybrockbank1824
    @hayleybrockbank1824 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandad Allan Brockbank built these boats. He's 93 now I'll show him this he'll be happy to see it beautiful boat.

  • @barbarybar
    @barbarybar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All that lovely copper and brass to polish... Lovely!

  • @paulriggers1558
    @paulriggers1558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    31:30 - making a spark next to a battery full of hydrogen !!! [if it has been charged up] - thats a big no-no edd, had 3 explosions in 40yrs, 2 went bang + showered cars in acid, one got me in the face, washed down with a hosepipe straight away, still lost my top layer of skin.
    PTSD for me 31 mins in, i think a warning required on this one my friend.
    lovely little engine, been on lake windermere 30 yrs ago in one of those boats, always wondered what the engine type was under the little box. keep up the good work edd, + stay safe...

    • @vk3hau
      @vk3hau 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I have seen this happen in a auto elec workshop once, worker was installing a " just come of the charger " battery back into car, some how he caused a spark on the battery, the battery exploded acid everywhere, lucky he wasn't Hurt.

    • @grahamnicholson1553
      @grahamnicholson1553 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, lets not do it on top of the engine as the open cylinder might have fuel/air mix in it. Lets do it over here where we keep our Hydrogen...

  • @lwilde
    @lwilde ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done Edd! You were a superstar on TV and you remain one here. Bravo!

  • @ranger178
    @ranger178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I miss the old show on tv fixing up the cars that was fun to watch bringing old junk back to life

  • @mikea683
    @mikea683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HOW DID I NOT KNOW EDD HAD A TH-cam CHANNEL!? :O
    Today, life is good!

  • @reetspetit
    @reetspetit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    OMG.
    Almost exactly like my grandfathers work launch in the early 70s.
    Remember the engine like yesterday with same shaped engine cover, starting handle, removable gear handle on top, and brass throttle lever.
    Evoked memories of summer time childhood trips down river.
    Nearly made me cry!! Fab stuff.

  • @theroadtrips
    @theroadtrips 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ahhh, that Friday afternoon feeling. Ice cream, Edd on the telly. Time to clock off!

  • @C-130-Hercules
    @C-130-Hercules ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ed!!! Omg ….. Ed!!!!!! Thank God I found you I can’t believe you’re on TH-cam after all these years I miss you. So glad to see you again my friend.

  • @Friedermanns
    @Friedermanns ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Edd China (again) doing its best ! Make the STUART 2-stroke engine great again !

  • @OurPointlessBlog
    @OurPointlessBlog ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Edd you should totally release a mini series of “how to” episodes for budding home mechanics 👌

  • @matthewviviano3653
    @matthewviviano3653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Finally! Something went well the first time! That’s got to be a great feeling!

  • @zeroddale9413
    @zeroddale9413 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Ed .......
    Looking forward to see the boat in the water.

  • @kevinchamberlain7928
    @kevinchamberlain7928 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gem of a boat, gem of an engine. We could never afford to manufacture such quality today!

  • @TC_here
    @TC_here 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    What a great little engine.. 70 years on and still going..

    • @ruinunes8251
      @ruinunes8251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Without over engineered stuff that goes forever.

  • @kgabris3387
    @kgabris3387 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My first choice would have been to use vacuum hose through the dipstick opening to save some mess. Always admire Edd and his gentleman ways.

  • @ianatkinson8464
    @ianatkinson8464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the smell of two stroke in the morning😎👍

  • @farkroy
    @farkroy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Detritus: my favorite science word. Good show Edd!

  • @watsoft70
    @watsoft70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Edd for the history of Hafren. There were many years on the Lombard RAC rally when I was stood on the Hafren stage thinking it of a place name and not knowing the story behind the name. Thanks also for the video on this beautiful little engine, a joy to watch.

  • @daff.wallace2267
    @daff.wallace2267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You've got to love a Stuart Turner and small clinker launches.

  • @janetschwartz1790
    @janetschwartz1790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought a Holt Abbot 25 ft cruiser years ago for £50 and it also had a Stuart Turner engine. When I first saw it it was underwater and had been for years and it was frozen in ! My dad was an engineer that ran a boat yard. It never dawned on me that we would ever get the engine working but my dad did. I was walking into his workshop and when I heard this engine going I was so shocked. It was put back into the boat and I lived on it for ten years cruising up and down the canal from Oxford to Shropshire. It's a lovely little engine and has a lovely quiet noise. The only problem with it was that if I ever needed parts for it they could be very expensive. I think it's still in the boat which was craned out and is now in someone's garden !

  • @MianCowell
    @MianCowell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That face when it fires, I know that feeling. It's amazing.

  • @simmouk
    @simmouk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Aaaaah 2 stroke" could be the new "Aaaah, Bisto" 😆👍 Great episode Edd & team, really enjoyed it - not much of a 'boat guy' but this was great to watch 👌

  • @philgrimsey3637
    @philgrimsey3637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Edd - love this video. Your passion for this utterly endearing little machine is infectious and I'm thoroughly enjoying it in between journeys while at work as a bus driver.

  • @armorer94
    @armorer94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lucas, "The Prince Of Darkness" lol.

  • @Beer_Dad1975
    @Beer_Dad1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. that boat, so beautiful!

  • @paulmurphy8182
    @paulmurphy8182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Edd...your the man...a great teacher of imparting knowledge ...brilliant

  • @anthonygrodecki7968
    @anthonygrodecki7968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow lovely to see, a great little engine and boat, have fun mucking about on the river.

  • @clinkerboats
    @clinkerboats ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed this episode. The Stuart Turner was once ubiquitous as a yacht auxiliary and is still ideal for a small launch like this. Lovely to see and hear it run. Just one minor point: When originally installed a Stuart never had a 'wet exhaust' with cooling water injected into the exhaust. Cooling water outlet was led directly overboard and the dry exhaust had a silencer lined with some form of mineral wool and was lagged to protect boat and occupants from contact with hot surfaces.

  • @anon5500
    @anon5500 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you actually make things I WANT to watch as has always been the case, keep on doing things your way!!!!👍🏻😉

  • @vincentneep4868
    @vincentneep4868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had a river boat when I was a kid ( we lived in a boat yard) with this exact engine but without the new coil arrangement which I wish I had. Mine was very temperamental when starting but once going was great. Lovely to watch you at work. Wishing I still had mine

  • @davidbent6059
    @davidbent6059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had one of these wonderful engines on my Broads yacht in the 70s. It didn't have the Dynostart, just hand start with the magneto. Cabin lights used a NiFe battery we had to pay for the boatyard to charge! Great days!

  • @harryschaefer8563
    @harryschaefer8563 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see that this beautiful old boat is getting the loving care she deserves.

  • @tomwinkle1597
    @tomwinkle1597 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to find Edd again? I stopped watching the old show after he left. He was always the reason I watched.

  • @harryschaefer8563
    @harryschaefer8563 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This engine reminds me of the "Atomic 4" engine in the Triton class sloop I used to crew on. Before we started in a race, I would use a hand crank to cold crank the engine while looking for the mark on the propeller shaft indicating "top dead center" insuring that the 2-blade prop would be in line with the keel of the boat for the least amount of drag and resistance. I used to truly enjoy the yearly work of sanding of the boat bottom before painting the hull with anti-fouling bottom paint. Being in the boatyard and seeing all the boats out of the water was great. With sailboats what is below the waterline is just as beautiful as what is up top.

  • @drjeffcooke
    @drjeffcooke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love watching these basic old engines and seeing how they work

  • @M0XXQ
    @M0XXQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recall back in the mid 90's at sea cadets we used to have to carry out the single pot chuffer boat from the shed, 6 to a side with wooden rods, walk about 50 yards to the launch. Once everyone headed back to the shed to smoke and drink MD 20/20, I stayed around to help the CO start the small motor, very similar to the one you have in this video.
    What fascinated me was the simplicity of the technology, no electric start just a hand crank and plenty of patience - Spent hours chugging around the docks whilst all my mates were getting hammered behind the boat shed :D

  • @xnbkx_devilz3598
    @xnbkx_devilz3598 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Havent done a set of points for 25+ years. keep up the great work Edd

  • @Englesos
    @Englesos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another cracking good episode! And happy 50th :-)

  • @keithhoughton4308
    @keithhoughton4308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For draining the sump oil use a foil or plastic takeaway tray. After enjoying the food, rinse them out and pop them under the workbench. Ideal for Britsh bike driptrays too.

  • @donalddowland3202
    @donalddowland3202 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Ed China for sharing your experience with us all.

  • @wolfgangramackers3593
    @wolfgangramackers3593 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    es ist gut Edd China wiederzusehen!! Etwas andere Rolle, aber gleiche Kompetenz. Gerne mehr!!

  • @malcolmlane-ley2044
    @malcolmlane-ley2044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Absolutely riveting, I can't wait for part 2. Edd, this episode epitomises why I have watched your work from the year dot, it was immersive, well presented and with amazing camera work and production. I think this is the style that will take you to the magic 1m subscribers and whilst I appreciate the sofa Q&A episodes now and again I think the fixing up and restoring is what makes you and the channel special.

    • @LS-ti6jo
      @LS-ti6jo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really made my day watching this. Enjoyed the subject, even the accompanying music was nice.

    • @tudorbenescu185
      @tudorbenescu185 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LS-ti6jo z

    • @allysonhanks9159
      @allysonhanks9159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi how are you doing

  • @axelsdad821
    @axelsdad821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mu uncle had a Stuart in his fishing boat. It was in Istanbul, on the Bosporus, where fishing meant dodging 1970s Soviet tankers in the fog sometimes. The Stuart ran strong when it did but parts were dificult to come by. I grew and up moved on, my uncle and the boat moved on to the Dardanelles, and utimately history.

  • @fivedotsdave9723
    @fivedotsdave9723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boy that is a beautiful launch.....

  • @graemecatty9921
    @graemecatty9921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to hear the joy in your voice when the motor fired up. A true enthusiast.

  • @pauldgardner1
    @pauldgardner1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We had an almost identical engine in our McWester Rowan 22’ sailing boat. We gave it lots of TLC in our ownership and it never let us down. Wonderful British engineering.

  • @rogerbayzand4455
    @rogerbayzand4455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a lovely launch that's a gem of a find. We had a Stuart Turner in our boatyard launch but it was not as sophisticated as yours being the hand crank model and certainly would not start as easily particularly on a freezing morning, so it got renamed the Stuart Hernia!

  • @townsville69
    @townsville69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't wait to see the first fishing trip.

  • @markbenton4370
    @markbenton4370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sir Ed that has to be one of the most beautiful boats I have ever seen... The English always do beautiful things with wood....

  • @markguppy2715
    @markguppy2715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was like a very polished version of a Mustie "Will it run" episode.

    • @dazaspc
      @dazaspc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Without Butchery....

  • @cdp9633
    @cdp9633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great epsode Edd. The SR magnetos are dead reliable and new coils are availabe so it might be worth while rebuilding it.

  • @Stainless316L
    @Stainless316L 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Give me a job Ed I've never need a rest from your workshop 👍☮️

  • @artreed8098
    @artreed8098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a sweet little craft

  • @jooei2810
    @jooei2810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Almost 20 years after wheeler dealers started and your hair is as crazy as it was back then, respect master!

  • @davidelliott5843
    @davidelliott5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The capacitor aka “condenser” absorbs the low tension back-emf created by the spark coil. This prevents arcing across the points.
    Hopefully, Edd can get a new coil for his magneto.

    • @sidecarbod1441
      @sidecarbod1441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That is one function of the condenser but the main reason for it is to help collapse the low tension voltage in the coil quicker than it would do if it wasn't fitted. It is the rate of the collapse that determines the high tension voltage. (and the primary to secondary coil ratio, obviously). If you don't believe me remove the condenser and check out the spark across the plug, it will be feeble at best, but more likely there will be no spark at all!

  • @mahama998
    @mahama998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely chapter and the 2 stroke!!

  • @nolanrunciman5064
    @nolanrunciman5064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cracking little boat!

  • @tony_25or6to4
    @tony_25or6to4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Should have put the hose in the dipstick tube before opening the drain. Once you couldn't get anymore out of the dipstick tube, then open the drain and stick the tube in the drain.

  • @tHaH4x0r
    @tHaH4x0r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very satisfying episode. New problem, identified the issues and fixed everything in one sitting. Nothing left dangling (well, except the floating part of the boat).

  • @mllnth
    @mllnth ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greettings from Brazil, Edd we miss you in the Discovery Channel

  • @douglasgreen437
    @douglasgreen437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great work on the 2 stroke Edd..

  • @buddyweiz
    @buddyweiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I gotta say this episode is like a "mustie1 will it run" all the way to hohohoo that's briljant! Great stuff!

  • @batnrs1
    @batnrs1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a lovely bit of engineering!

  • @ashc3765
    @ashc3765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a fantastic person Edd!

  • @cooper68ns
    @cooper68ns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's one cool boat.

  • @hunterjp
    @hunterjp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Edd China is my hero! Endlessly entertaining, love watching his shows.

  • @MrSwanley
    @MrSwanley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have a Stuart Turner electric pump carrying water from a well to my rural cottage. I found them very nice to deal with (circa 2000) when making sure I got the right pump for the job. I had no idea they had existed for so long.

  • @XzReaN
    @XzReaN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you Edd, Hello from Turkey

  • @charleswhitfield8915
    @charleswhitfield8915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best post for a while - some real mechanics!

  • @jeremyfdavies
    @jeremyfdavies ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great episode, don't you just love 2-strokes. I had one of the these engines in a Blackwater sloop many years ago, just so reliable. Can’t wait to see you on the water.

  • @KENNEY1023
    @KENNEY1023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video I find looking at old engines interesting. It's cool you understand these old motors and can get them running. Hopefully you'll do another video getting the wood ready and then another one getting on the water. Very cool boat

  • @Flibster
    @Flibster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A very reliable, very very clever device... Words not normally uttered wherever Lucas is involved.

  • @colingale
    @colingale ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pure beauty of classic engineering and classic building styles, thats a real gem there.

  • @sweetcorn1968
    @sweetcorn1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you Ed. The 2 stroke engine has always confused me as how it actually work. After your explanation I now comprehend what I previously thought of as magic.

  • @stevewilliams7956
    @stevewilliams7956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video Edd. 2 stroke explanation was concise and easy to follow (I understand and have rebuilt mazda rotaries and piston engines but 2 strokes were black magic to me).
    Love how you have the same enthusiasm for tinkering with all stuff from a Lambo to a lawn mower.

  • @laroudoune
    @laroudoune ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too bad I don't have a friend like Edd China, a guy who seems really nice, it shows on his face, and above all an outstanding mechanic capable of restoring any vehicle and giving it to you almost refurbished.
    in any case, he is pleasant to follow in his actions, to see a wreck in his magic hands become a jewel, it's fantastic...

    • @antonioveritas
      @antonioveritas ปีที่แล้ว

      So what you're saying is that you would like to have an Old China like Edd China! (Translation for anyone outside London- China plate = mate = friend!)

    • @laroudoune
      @laroudoune ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antonioveritas Google translator…

  • @lesneilson5632
    @lesneilson5632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh dear that brings back some memories of working on old motors i have forgotten the tricks you used but remembered them and the excitement and smelling of a motor running is not to be underestimated Oh what joy

  • @gavinrollason2174
    @gavinrollason2174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to strip and rebuild 30 of these little engines every year out of a fleet of wooden motor boats on the marine lake in Southport,,,,just a little tip if you are running the engine without the boat in the water disconnect the prop shaft or the bearing in the keel will be destroyed as it is designed to run in water

  • @Marcello1b
    @Marcello1b ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well done!! I believe this type of engines are made to last.

  • @Goodchappy
    @Goodchappy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant video, you should be on main stream TV. This brought back great memories of my holidays on the Norfolk Broads in the 1970s & 80's when the sailing yachts had Stuart Turner engines, between 4-6 HP with electric start. Loved the smell of fuel permeating the cabin 🙂

  • @DrivermanO
    @DrivermanO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Dad, who was an RAF mechanic during the war (39-45) had full sets of all the old spanners - Whit, BSF and AF. They all had funny little arrows on them, but I didn't twig for years. He always said they were the gift of a grateful country! I no longer have them - a house move did for them! But he told me that AF was American Fine - and that was maybe 60 years ago. He's been dead for 30 years, so I can't challenge him anymore!

  • @jeremyroberts2782
    @jeremyroberts2782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Two things
    I love the old engineering, they did stuff for practical reasons that solved problems rather than ultimate performance, i guess different time and different priorities
    I appreciate the production quality of your videos, the fact that you have worked on proper telly shows.
    Thirdly i have some old Whitworth sockets in the garage bought as part of a socket set in 1980, have never used them but loath to get rid just in case i get a 1930s boat, also might be worth something some day!

  • @alancampbell1008
    @alancampbell1008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Almost sounds like a hit or miss engine. Love the sound of those vintage engines 🙂

  • @vettekid3326
    @vettekid3326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back when wooden boats were fairly common a lot of people would drop their dinghies into the mud flats for a day or two to soak up the hull planking. if there was a gap too big to close up by itself it couldn't sink too deep. Little speed boats and such we would leave on the trailer and a day or two before taking it to the river we'd put the drains back in and put 5 or 6 inches of water in the bottom to help swell it up . My Oldest sister's husband had one of those mahogany runabouts when I was a kid that had the front and rear cockpits and I believe a Chrysler flathead six for power. It stayed in the boat house out of the water in the fall and winter so we just lowered it back in the water and left it on the slings until the hull swelled.

  • @hugemcduff
    @hugemcduff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    relaxing to watch edd very therapeutic 👍👍

  • @championn3c574
    @championn3c574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When the magneto "winds up & releases", it should only do that when you're starting it, to give you a better spark at cranking speed. The mechanism should be disengaged by a weight flinging out when the engine starts.

    • @eddchina
      @eddchina  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you, we’ll go through it properly if I find the parts to reinstate it.

    • @michaelgrabbe8954
      @michaelgrabbe8954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also called an impulse coupling

  • @althomas6496
    @althomas6496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was a magneto repair man for decades, the "trick "of using a battery and points within the mag is usually due to minor issues that can be reversed, however since yours has the coil removed it may be more cost effective to use it the way it is.

    • @IRMacGuyver
      @IRMacGuyver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol "cost effective" those are words that don't really fit with this show.

  • @philipdennison1500
    @philipdennison1500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had a P5 in my boat in late sixties. Easy to start cold but would never start when warm. We stripped motor to last nut and bolt and collected some spares from Stuart Turner Henley on Thames .
    The crankcase main shaft seals were shot so lost the crankcase compression. My dad machined out the crankcase and fitted new type of seals . After assembly and many more trips around the harbour and solent it was trouble free .

  • @TY1979KA
    @TY1979KA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sink the boat reminded me of the old german coast guard commercial 😂

  • @duncanworley4802
    @duncanworley4802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I was young my dad had one of those engine's in an oystercatcher boat we went sea Fisher it's a great engine it never let us down

  • @31144
    @31144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stuart Turner do a lovely little horizontal opposed twin engine very similar in size to this single cylinder, Stuart Turner made faboulously reliable engines back in the day especial their marine engines, p.s Edd, that valve in the hull for future reference is called a Sea Cock, superb video, love little engines as much as big engines 👍

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I could make a joke about capitan Pugwash with Master bates and the seamen.
      But I won't....

    • @allysonhanks9159
      @allysonhanks9159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi how are you doing

  • @tobymcnicol922
    @tobymcnicol922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His face when it caught and ran! We can all appreciate that moment....

  • @brianbassett4379
    @brianbassett4379 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow... what a cautionary tale Edd has become.