2009 05 10 1918 WWI GNOME ROTARY AEROPLANE ENGINE STARTED

AFTER MORE THAN 80 YEARS SINCE IT LAST RAN ANDREWK (ASSISTED BY GREGC); STARTED HIS 160 H.P. GNOME ROTARY AEROPLANE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL POWER THE NIEUPORT 28 NOW BEING RESTORED BY ANDREW. ALL WERE WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO START ... IT WAS NOT ... IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP IT AFTER EACH OF THE SIX START UPS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AROSE AND THE ENGINE WOULDN’T STOP UNTIL THE FUEL WAS CUT OFF. A SWITCH IS SUSPECT. TROUBLESHOOTING CONTINUES. FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION SEE - .