Classic British Flight Sim

I thought this posting, which came from a thread on a Jaguar site about tank engines, might amuse those interested in the Shackleton

"Many a true word spoken in jest.. and it wasn't just for tanks.

Found in the logbook of our Avro Shackleton is this entry -

''No 4 engine starter motor required percussive maintenance to turn
engine.''
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The original message included these comments:
> '' OK mens, if this here SU pump conks out, in yer tool kit is this
> here tool, nomenclature HBFH, more commonly known as a hammer. Jes
> rap it a few times, should start er' clickin' again "

A Cortina my brother in law had years ago needed the very same percussive maintenance. He never went anywhere without a hammer.. aka.. a pursuader
ATB
DaveB

My old Lotus Excel must have had the same SU's

I used to have a Triumph 2000TC that needed percussive maintenance on the starter motor from time to time. It turned out that it had a hairline crack in the spur gear and it would get jammed in the starter ring. A sharp rap with a BFH would fix it for a while until it jammed again. I must have had that starter on and off about six times before I finally spotted the crack.

Must be a Triumph thing, I had the same with a Herald. Damn I loved that car even though the doors used to fly open terrifyingly going around a bend. I almost lost an unsuspecting colleague at Hyde Park Corner when it was taken at speed.

Great cars you drove!

Cortina, Excel, 2000TC and Herald -
would make a perfect lineup in my hangar today!!
(next to my 69 Escort Mk1 Standard)

And I wouldn't mind any percussive maintenance at all...

Nick