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18 Cylinders Isotta Fraschini (straight six-cylinder x3 )
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Superb work! Will it burn petrol or methanol?
Apr 15, 2023
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The engine is taking shape, I mounted the heads with the exhaust and intake manifolds, all with Viton ORings , resistant up to 180...
Apr 15, 2023
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The valve train components are coming along nicely. Not without some hiccups of course. I had made the rockers earlier but wasn't...
Apr 3, 2023
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The heads assembled with rocker arms, camshaft , camshaft supports and 1:1 ratio gears rocker arms left and right
Mar 24, 2023
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There was also an after-market Cobra oil pan available for some of these engines, but in my opinion it was a little gaudy, and so I...
Mar 23, 2023
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Got the rings installed, only breaking 1. I had a good look at the block before installing the pistons to make sure there was no more...
Mar 18, 2023
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The valve covers were up next. The stock engine's stamped steel covers were functional but lack panache. Since museum accuracy isn't my...
Mar 17, 2023
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V6 90cc
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Thanks, it looks interesting. I just sent them an email.
Mar 15, 2023
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V6 90cc
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Thank you for your comments! I use OS "F". The battery is a 5 cell Nimh 3300mAh in parallel. But there are almost 0.3V losses in the...
Mar 15, 2023
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V6 90cc
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No, only scale models, for over 30 years. I had a few flying lessons on a Cessna, but that was a long time ago, before I started a small...
Mar 14, 2023
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V6 90cc
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Hi, One year after the first start-up, the first flight took place: Finally there are 3 small SH (Just engines) carburettors with...
Mar 14, 2023
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