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Realistic cruising under sail
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:04:25 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: I've never been able to hand crank my diesel, either the 6.5 hp nor the 13 hp even by releasing the compression. Is it a Yanmar? If so they have much smaller/lighter fly wheels than the old Volvo engines, and don't have enough angular momentum to carry the piston through a compression stroke after you close the valve. |
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