Dr Jo
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Hi guys,
I was lucky enough to acquire a part built Centaur gas engine at my club auction last week and over the weekend have been examining my purchase. Yes there are good bits and badly machined bits but it is the crankshaft that is puzzling me.
The crankshaft is 3/4" too short and has been machined 7/16" dia rather than 1/2" scratch.gif. Does anyone know of a mod for this engine that has a shorter 7/16" crank? I am aware of an article in ME where someone enlarged the crank diameter to 9/16" and extended the length.
Jo
I was lucky enough to acquire a part built Centaur gas engine at my club auction last week and over the weekend have been examining my purchase. Yes there are good bits and badly machined bits but it is the crankshaft that is puzzling me.
The crankshaft is 3/4" too short and has been machined 7/16" dia rather than 1/2" scratch.gif. Does anyone know of a mod for this engine that has a shorter 7/16" crank? I am aware of an article in ME where someone enlarged the crank diameter to 9/16" and extended the length.
Jo