[SEL] Petter AV2-M Restore, progress report No. 3

[Arnie Fero]

Hmmmm, sounds pretty fantastical.  I don't imagine that there are any pictures?

See ya,  Arnie

On Fri, April 24, 2009 9:52 am, Elden DuRand wrote:
>
> A long time ago I tried the gunpowder trick once with limited success.
>
> The whole thing was an experiment.  I had to get rid of about a quarter pound of
> black powder and the engine was a locked-up GMC 235 engine that was headed for the
> scrap heap.
>
> Actually, what happened is that the piston was driven down hard enough to compress
> the rod, break the crankshaft and blow the oil pan partly off.  I think, had the
> engine been salvageable, it would have been better to use more conventional methods.