ME262 Reidel starter motor
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A4K
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Great project! Don't have any info that would be of use, but wish you luck with it!
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fastmongrel
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A lot of the Riedels ended up in racing Karts. A classic Kart forum if such a thing exists might be a good place for info.
It was a two stroke motor derived from a motorcycle engine. It did have an electric start however backup ring pulls figured prominantly.
Fuel for the Riedel was contained in a toroidal tank in the inlet nose cone. A second torroidal tank contained a starting fluid for the
Jumo 004 jet engine. After starting the Jet was switched to a diesel like fuel. Some Me 262 missions (according to Anthony Kay)
were flown with crude oil refined by a centrifugal impellor only, heated up and pumped aboard.
Fuel for the Riedel was contained in a toroidal tank in the inlet nose cone. A second torroidal tank contained a starting fluid for the
Jumo 004 jet engine. After starting the Jet was switched to a diesel like fuel. Some Me 262 missions (according to Anthony Kay)
were flown with crude oil refined by a centrifugal impellor only, heated up and pumped aboard.
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Here are some pics off the net that let you fiqure out pretty much where the parts/motor goes.
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A4K
Brigadier General
Great shots everyone!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Great infoTom!
Did you ever get schematics of the Riedel ? Did you try to run it ? I noticed in one of you pics you fitted a proper carb. Looks to me that the original ran at a constant and high speed - no butterfly in the carb. I have one of these also and recently purchased "most' of an engine from ebay.
Hi Tom,
Merry Christmas. (Hoping this message gets to you.)
I have a couple of Riedel starters and really want to get one reasonably close to factory and running. Do you have any parts for sale or trade?
Bryan
fubar57
General
Unfortunately Tom hasn't been on the site for over 5 years
