Early gasoline engines...
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I took some pics of another one that was running ealier, that was shut down when I came back. They're HUGE, so you can really see the mechanics.
They have this three-pronged "govenor" that spins off the crank. Centrifugal force throws the three weights outwards, and it disengages the valvetrain. When the motor idles down, the weights get pulled in, the valvetrain engages, and the motor fires a few times. That's what you hear with that big green belt-driving one in the first video.
Picture 1
Picture 2
The open "hole" in the top of the engine is filled with water for cooling. It evaporates off. EDIT: You know... I just noticed there are no gas tanks on these things. I really hope cooling isn't handled by the fuel.
(I'm going to exceed my bandwith, I know it...
)
They have this three-pronged "govenor" that spins off the crank. Centrifugal force throws the three weights outwards, and it disengages the valvetrain. When the motor idles down, the weights get pulled in, the valvetrain engages, and the motor fires a few times. That's what you hear with that big green belt-driving one in the first video.
Picture 1
Picture 2
The open "hole" in the top of the engine is filled with water for cooling. It evaporates off. EDIT: You know... I just noticed there are no gas tanks on these things. I really hope cooling isn't handled by the fuel.
(I'm going to exceed my bandwith, I know it...
) Last edited by marc_w; Sep 16, 2004 at 09:28 AM.
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i'm 19 and i love that stuff. sometimes the things that are most crude and simple can be the coolest. my g/f doens't like to go to the fair with me because i like to spend a decent amount of time walking through exhibits of that sort 
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Originally Posted by marc_w
Same here, 97... I had to DRAG her through. She didn't like the smell.
oh well, nothing a few flowers and back rubs won't fix. 
Last edited by 97'RS6-BucketTurd; Sep 18, 2004 at 08:13 AM.
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