Pneumatic Starter

[NacIK]

Anyone ever put any thought into making or converting one for a SBC? There are plenty for diesel engines and there must be some way to make one for a gas engine. I think this would be useful in a truck that has a York compressor and an air tank. The compressor already makes mad amounts of air, why not use it to start the vehicle and take the load of the batteries in extreme weather. Besides, it would scare the crap out of the people next to you!

 

[twomanymontes]

Don't work on HD Diesels, Never knew they had starters like that

 

[great white]

Don't work on HD Diesels, Never knew they had starters like that

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MPss2UdCt8

If it doesn't start on the first turn, you're in trouble. Especially with the smaller tanks you would have on a pickup truck.

Just not a good idea all the way around....

 

[Ruger_556]

They work fine as long as you don't have an air leak and jump starting only takes as long as filling your tanks off another truck's compressor but... I'd still rather electric start.