Sadly it wasn't going to run if in excellent internal condition as the inspection was on behalf of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada to see if it could donate it's cylinder sleeves for engine number 4 for the Halifax bomber being built. On a side note, had it been good it would of been stored in a way that should good sleeves turn up it could be recommissioned. Sadly bad storage conditions have destroyed this one 😢
@@twowheelexploration9228 well the Canadians will come the closest to that, they are building a Halifax using as many original parts as possible with the end goal being a Hercules powered Halifax that starts up and can taxi.... and let's be honest, a tail wheel up fast taxi is only an inch away of flying 🤔🤣
I was looking forward to seeing you inspect the engine to find it was in good working order and hoping to hear it running. But it looks like you either have to spend forever looking for parts not to mention hundreds of hours of labour, just to get it in running condition. Not sure where you are going to go from here with the project. But if you did make it happen. It would be nothing shy of a miracle. I believe all of your viewers would agree with me 100%. So if you make it happen, the respect you would gain from your viewers would be astronomical. But if you don’t bother, nobody would hold it against you. I just think it’s very cool that you have such an important piece of history in your possession. Great video as always. Be safe and keep up the great content.
I too was hoping to see shiny cylinders etc , my inspection was on behalf of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada to see if it could donate its cylinder sleeves for an engine build going on over in Canada. Had the sleeves been good I was to remove them and then the engine could be reassembled for display here at the RAF Snaith museum with a possibility of it being recommissioned in the future. I would say years of poor storage have caused the cylinder corrosion and any attempt to even strip it down would involve destroying parts in the process. As it stands now it's a good display item for the museum which might provide a few parts for the Canadian Halifax build.... I'm not saying it would be an impossible project but I'm quite experienced in corrosion and quite aware of what would be required! The RAF Snaith museum is in memory of the men and women who served at this bomber command airfield which is mostly remembered for the Halifax bombers which were powered by both the Merlin and the Hercules, thanks to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada we now have both to display....
Some of the finest British engineering which just so happens to look good from all angles ... I just wish it were a running example because they sound amazing!
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Magnificent addition. Thanks for sharing and explaining the engine
Absolutely Awesome mate I can only imagine the noise.
A monumental job to return this to running order. Very sad but still an awesome exhibit for the museum.
Sadly it wasn't going to run if in excellent internal condition as the inspection was on behalf of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada to see if it could donate it's cylinder sleeves for engine number 4 for the Halifax bomber being built. On a side note, had it been good it would of been stored in a way that should good sleeves turn up it could be recommissioned. Sadly bad storage conditions have destroyed this one 😢
@@BLOWN8CYLINDER absolutely mate it would be incredible to get a flying example of a Halifax again
@@twowheelexploration9228 well the Canadians will come the closest to that, they are building a Halifax using as many original parts as possible with the end goal being a Hercules powered Halifax that starts up and can taxi.... and let's be honest, a tail wheel up fast taxi is only an inch away of flying 🤔🤣
@@BLOWN8CYLINDER great news
I was looking forward to seeing you inspect the engine to find it was in good working order and hoping to hear it running. But it looks like you either have to spend forever looking for parts not to mention hundreds of hours of labour, just to get it in running condition. Not sure where you are going to go from here with the project. But if you did make it happen. It would be nothing shy of a miracle. I believe all of your viewers would agree with me 100%. So if you make it happen, the respect you would gain from your viewers would be astronomical. But if you don’t bother, nobody would hold it against you. I just think it’s very cool that you have such an important piece of history in your possession. Great video as always. Be safe and keep up the great content.
I too was hoping to see shiny cylinders etc , my inspection was on behalf of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada to see if it could donate its cylinder sleeves for an engine build going on over in Canada. Had the sleeves been good I was to remove them and then the engine could be reassembled for display here at the RAF Snaith museum with a possibility of it being recommissioned in the future. I would say years of poor storage have caused the cylinder corrosion and any attempt to even strip it down would involve destroying parts in the process. As it stands now it's a good display item for the museum which might provide a few parts for the Canadian Halifax build.... I'm not saying it would be an impossible project but I'm quite experienced in corrosion and quite aware of what would be required! The RAF Snaith museum is in memory of the men and women who served at this bomber command airfield which is mostly remembered for the Halifax bombers which were powered by both the Merlin and the Hercules, thanks to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada we now have both to display....
Great stuff 👏 😊
Wow that's amazing, I want one
Some of the finest British engineering which just so happens to look good from all angles ... I just wish it were a running example because they sound amazing!
I hope you get the parts you need to put that beauty back together .
Quite the beast...you got that right...wouldn't it be great to get it running?
Magic
Was this one made at Clayton Le Moors ?.
I'm not sure on that.... is there any way to tell?
@@BLOWN8CYLINDER Wouldn't know, my father worked at Clayton, No 2 shed, the machine shop. Told me quite a bit about them.