Reply To: Ex Air ministry Alcon Pumps

[davidbliss]

Yes they are very easy starting but these two really do take some bit to get over compression and best way is to turn them over by hand until at TDC then rap the rope and go for it, if you don’t they bite back, There was nothing of any governors on the one.
One was running last year when it was getting dry so just incase soaked round my bonfire, the other hasn’t for some years used to hook up both together to get a bit more pressure.
and yes the book says not to operate above 2,400 RPM well the one been doing over that for over fifty years. I’ll see if my daughter can do a video.