I've built hot rods, custom motorcycles, know my way around a machine shop..but this...this is ART, an absolute masterpiece. Amazing amount of affection went into this. Beautifully done..
@maxwilson6688
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was a radial engine inspector for Douglas Aircraft during most of WW-2. He got hundreds of engines for heavy bombers rebuilt and ready for combat again. I was too young to remember much of those days but I do remember the air being full of those 2 and 4 engine radial power plants flying overhead. The sound was riveting to me then and that has newer changed. God Bless our troops from then and also now.
@spaceace1006
2 жыл бұрын
Sir, You are a Artist!! Your engine is a work of art!! It looks great and runs magnificently!!! AWESOME!!!
@mikevonkleist6767
4 жыл бұрын
The Pratt and Whitney engines were legendary in our aviation history. Without these motors, we wouldn't be where we are. Incredible engineering.
@Hopeless_and_Forlorn
5 жыл бұрын
In the mid-1960s I was a mechanic for a regional U.S. carrier. Most of the pilots at that time were WWII veterans and real characters. One of them told me that he had pretty much cornered the world market on serviceable parts and spares for the R-1340. I imagine his retirement was considerably enriched by his investment.
@bobfreestone1752
2 жыл бұрын
Aah, fond memories of a Whirlwind 3 with this beast in it. My hat is off to you with this beautiful piece of work. Thankyou. Bob, Royal Navy Air Mechanic.
@benc1103
5 жыл бұрын
Nice work. A follow up video showing HOW you restored each part, what brand of paint, even the grit of the sandblasting material. Most of us gear heads love the details and learning different techniques. Radials rule!!
@armhd
7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. Thank-you so much for sharing.
@Visionery1
5 жыл бұрын
Why would someone Dislike this? It's fantastic to see this beauty run again!
@AudiophileTubes
5 жыл бұрын
What an amazing restoration, and labor of love! Thank you for preserving a part of aviation history.
@user-hb8be5wb4q
6 жыл бұрын
Mouse steer you said it. When I was stationed in Louisiana back in the late 1960s, the air base had an A1 E and what a beautiful sound. I had CQ one night and I watched her fire up about 6 a.m. And that sound was just beautiful with the morning dew, no other morning sounds, just wow! Thanks to all who helped put this together and post.
@teretz571
5 жыл бұрын
great to see that we still have people with the skills and passion to restore these old engines, great job and well done
@daveb7663
5 жыл бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me how they were able to design and mass produce such precise equipment way before computers. That's some fantastic engineering.
@john34261
5 жыл бұрын
you probably know how they did so you'd probably do it yourself if you want to built a efficient and reliable engine
@jhaedtler
5 жыл бұрын
Computer don't make things better! This proves it!
@john34261
5 жыл бұрын
@@jhaedtler yep they test various tests on how to make efficient engines and did various documentations on paper and writes down what could be better or atleast that's what i think
@tune7333
5 жыл бұрын
because that was the way it was..its the computers that have ruined our lives making everything so easy and possibly crap
@john34261
5 жыл бұрын
yep and we just had to protoype everything with what we've calcucated to be good
@danielthrasher7052
3 жыл бұрын
Nice job making this old girl come back to life
@jamesmoore3346
5 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to be part of this restoration. Simply amazing! Eceptional engineering. Congradulations to all who worked on this project......
@AAHKLEE
5 жыл бұрын
Music, absolute Music. Great effort, great video.
@ProMachinist
3 жыл бұрын
A fascinating engine to say the very least. Thank you for taking the time to make this instructional video. Very well done and most educational. Andy 🇨🇦
@nikkispanish3752
4 жыл бұрын
Rebuilt a lot of these in my youth for crop dusters. Lots of fun and learned a lot. Always wanted an agcat of my own with a 1340 on the nose, none of that turbine conversion shit
@chrismayer3919
5 жыл бұрын
it does my heart good to see old-school machinery like that 'Wasp' working again!
@whitecaps775
5 жыл бұрын
Incredible accomplishment, Hats off to you Sir! Many Thanks
@mimiporsche
7 жыл бұрын
It was done an exceptional job well done! !
@claudenicoli9601
6 жыл бұрын
Vous êtes un magicien et vous nous faites rêver!!! Mille fois bravo 🙄👍🏻👏🏻
@Cultural_Supremacist
2 жыл бұрын
Much respect, that’s quite a project! I’ve built several automobile engines... but nothing like that!
@ColeAviation
6 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!!! You are just AMAZING!!!! Here in the USA 🇺🇸 this P&W R1340 is worth about $150,000. The P&W R980 sells for around $100,000. 👍🏼 Between all three engines you own there you have WELL OVER $300,000 worth of engines there. 😉👍🏼 I LOVE YOUR WORK!!!
@MrAli171
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to document this what a beautiful engine
@ChrisB257
6 жыл бұрын
What a gratifying example of fantastic TLC. Kudos to all involved.
@peterscandlyn
5 жыл бұрын
That was a magic outcome for what you started out with on dis-assembly. Thanks for showing!
@gerrybrain6210
4 жыл бұрын
Flat track track. Pop} p pi >>ill >ooo{kk
@AustNRail
5 жыл бұрын
Good to see another restored P & W engine in Australia.
@soapbar88
Жыл бұрын
thanks for documenting such a cool restoration, truly a technical marvel and a work of passion
@Ferreal92
5 жыл бұрын
What always amazes me is that someone came up with this in their head without the aid of computers or high tech assistance. All brain work and trial and error. Just amazing.
@kylethorn6237
5 жыл бұрын
Ramond Ferreal I feel the same way
@glennredwine289
5 жыл бұрын
they made the Atomic bomb w/o the aid of a computer and only the most rudimentary computers in the Apollo 11 space craft. We have to have their engineering education. I have been trying to figure out how these radial engines work as far as their timing and camshafts go. There are a couple of good videos here on the workings of the radial engine but they seem so unbalanced.
@paulmanson253
5 жыл бұрын
There is an interesting story about the later P&W R 2800. The plain bearings required a third metal in the Babbit in order to survive the greater horsepower load. Can't think of the third metal but a little homework on Google should dig up the testing and research. Very bright,knowledgeable people digging deep,and the produced outstanding designs. The whole story of how Pratt and Whitney chose aviation engines after Wright,is worth digging out as well. Cheers.
@tedk2814
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job, congrats to you all. It was a pleasure to see it fire up
@chaley9093
4 жыл бұрын
You Guys are awesome!!!! I wish I was there!!!!!!! The work and detail....priceless!!!!!! Way beyond words!!!! Great work my friends. Fantastic Video!!!!!
@johnrutherford9937
4 жыл бұрын
thanks
@randalkeller2866
5 жыл бұрын
Runs as good as it looks great job thank you for posting this video
@julianneale6128
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic work!
@ironman4934
4 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, listen to that sound... sweet music I say! Congratulations! Could serve as a nice cooler in summer too... :-)
@papabits5721
5 жыл бұрын
Nice job and thanks for no lame ass music .
@toml7945
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Engine and amazing restoration!
@magnificentmuttley154
4 жыл бұрын
@John Rutherford Magnificent work. Thank You for cataloging the overhaul, & for sharing your video!
@TucsonDude
4 жыл бұрын
Labor of love. No real value in this task other than personal satisfaction and KZitem enjoyment. Thanks!!
@9356079
4 жыл бұрын
You did a tremendous job, comgrats
@haraldpettersen3649
5 жыл бұрын
Really impressive to see the result after overhaul and assembly.
@stevesolo16
5 жыл бұрын
This turned out to be a work of art! I would have liked for you to have gone into the fuel system a little bit, along with the oiling and electrical system. John, thank you for taking the time to film this video. You have put a smile on my face, that's for sure! I have built 14 land speed record-breaking engines. If you ever want to see your engine break some records, all it would take is you reaching out. It would be my honor and a great learning experience for the kids in my physics class. They need to see the beauty and the "soul" of things that were built without CNCs.
@oldedwardian1778
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video, congratulations to all who had a part in this.
@nor4277
5 жыл бұрын
So so much work put into that engine.amazing job,consider what look like when they started,I can't even imagine how hours of work that ,and the money it took too.,nice job guys.
@silver152
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent job and that lovely sound
@johnmerola5856
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job, that sound of a radial. Nothing like it.
@rogpot505
Жыл бұрын
A beautiful child from a mess.. good work a resurrection
@gordonturner8544
4 жыл бұрын
perfect! not the usual pallet mounted smokey crap but a proper job, well done
@timothymcdonald6913
2 жыл бұрын
The actual thought and innovation that went into this type of engine is in and of itself so interesting. Had the honor of touring the aviation museum in Ohio earlier in my life and came away very impressed with what was there.
@jasonbostrom2165
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful restoration.
@Rodolfo8672
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing restoration of that engine.
@Rodolfo8672
5 жыл бұрын
Ok
@jerryschneider145
3 жыл бұрын
Music, absolute music! Thank you.
@katybrennan8222
5 жыл бұрын
Mmmmmmmmm. I'm green with envy, I love those round engines! Would have loved to work on it!
@larslarsman
6 жыл бұрын
R-1340 were on the Army U-1A De Havilland Otters. I worked on several at Verona Army Airfield, Boscomantico Italy in 1967.
@jbidinger
5 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done.
@paoloviti6156
3 жыл бұрын
A great restoration indeed putting an old and in very bad and rusty condition back to new 👍👍👍
@donaldestevez510
5 жыл бұрын
That feeling of power is exhilarating !!
@ThePudgie123
5 жыл бұрын
GREAT job on the rehab!!!
@poulanpiper9419
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent job saving a piece of aviation history.
@craigpennington1251
3 жыл бұрын
That is one of the prettiest P&Ws I've ever seen. Hope that you've got something nice to put it into.
@gernblenstein1541
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!
@johnrutherford9937
2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou
@donstewart248
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice model and excellent description.
@josephfanella724
4 жыл бұрын
I work in the building in Melrose Park, Illinois where that engine was built and tested during the war. We still build and test engines for trucks
@schummiehugo
4 жыл бұрын
fantastic engine !!! good job.
@johnedwards1685
4 жыл бұрын
What a lovely piece of aviation art-history.
@kevatut23
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. Top notch
@davidlj53
Жыл бұрын
A thing of beauty, well done!
@pimpompoom93726
5 жыл бұрын
What a great accomplishment! KUDOS!
@paulwilton735
Жыл бұрын
Great job John!
@johnmorrison3555
Жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation.
@johnkaimins9998
5 жыл бұрын
...... It looks...... BRAND NEW! - Congratulations.
@renevanginneken7217
5 жыл бұрын
Correction: I think it looks better than “out of the factory” new.
@pwo128
7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding effort...you might almost have yourself a good cottage industry going there - still a demand for radials!
@billbright1755
7 жыл бұрын
That round sound that sings my sweet tune!
@bollockszz
8 жыл бұрын
You sir are a genius,highly entertaining.
@johnt7232
4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful running engine that is , runs like a summers evening . Well done to you ......................
@dougclements4294
4 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece of work. Put the right prop in front and the right plane in back, and she'll be all ready to go.
@thefredFreddy
7 жыл бұрын
bravo. Très beau travail.
@davidupton9354
5 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL ❤️😍❣️😍 AND BEAUTIFUL ❤️😍❣️ AGAIN!! MASTERPIECE OF ENGERNING!!!!!?👍👍👍😋😎🥰😁😂🤣
@lozjones315
7 жыл бұрын
Another awesome job. Well done. That is a kick-arse hobby you have got going on there. We need to find you a Drom engine. Cheers.
@time2goaway
7 жыл бұрын
Nice Job!
@unclejack123
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone who saves "Round Engines" shall be blessed....................... ;-p
@crobulari2328
4 жыл бұрын
About 40 years ago I re -bushed 5 slave rods from an identical engine. I turned the bushes up from PB rod then reamed the fit !
@colehara
5 жыл бұрын
Well, we opened the throttle and that thing buggered off across the field, took out ol lady Crenshaw's fence and we ain't seen it since.
@lorenzodunn3226
5 жыл бұрын
Great work.
@ryanharriss7950
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome job
@gadixH
4 жыл бұрын
beautiful job
@juanflores2882
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@jameslehr8759
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome job, I'm just starting in the world of aviation mechanics and i hope to be that skilled sometime in the future.
@crobulari2328
4 жыл бұрын
Good re-build !
@TheParchisi
4 жыл бұрын
Freakin' old man knowledge and know-how! I was proud of myself when I rebuilt my first V-8. This is orders of magnitude more impressive!
@fortcrafterbossbehold9027
2 жыл бұрын
Man now I feel embarrassed. I am already 18, and the only time I tried to rebuild an engine (a Chinese Honda clone single cylinder go kart motor) I ended up with a shat up pile of parts that is now all useless and that I can no longer put back together due to damaged and lost pieces...
@Flies2FLL
5 жыл бұрын
Damn! Roller bearings on the crankshaft~
@davidortiz173
Жыл бұрын
That was really good 👍
@johnyreb5464
5 жыл бұрын
after all these years hope u still got it
@Auvoelias
4 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@parthagas
5 жыл бұрын
i'm very impressed
@eklein3904
5 жыл бұрын
Great job....
@juanflores2882
4 жыл бұрын
Can see you`re not only a great technitian, but the fact that you love mechanics.
@v2gbob
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@marcchaffee7751
2 жыл бұрын
goose bumps !
@apuuvah
5 жыл бұрын
Thats history right there. Alvays kinda favored them radials. Indiana Jones would approve.
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