[SEL] Governor for Chevy 350 engine?

[Steve W.]

Frank,
 Your dead on there. I have put SBCs in just about everything. Jaguars,
Fords, a couple Dodges, a VW or three and a few others the SBC is real
easy to hop up and can fit in LOTS of engine compartments. Plus parts
are cheap.....

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DeWitt" <frank at lbpinc.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Governor for Chevy 350 engine?


> If you can find any one from western PA they can put this together
with you
> in about a day.
>
> When my son went to engineering college in PA  (Grove City) he and I
> learned that "Putasmallblockinit' is one word and almost any boy over
14
> can  Putasmallblockinit in about a day.  His friends really didn't
> understand why he didn't Putasmallblockinit to his Mazda RX7
>
> Frank
>
> Snip
>
> >  Oh if you go
> >that route you don't need to be very specific since just about any GM
> >transmission will fit. Just tell them the year of the engine so you
get
> >the correct flywheel (different bolt patterns for old/new)
Bellhousings
> >are all the same from small block/big block and the 4.3 V-6 so they
are
> >easy to find as well.
> >
> >Steve Williams
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Todengine at aol.com>
> >To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> >Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: [SEL] Governor for Chevy 350 engine?
> >
> >
> > > I checked the DC motor today and the nameplate RPM rating is
500-1200.
> >So
> > > from this info. I would ascertain that driving the motor at 1200
would
> >produce
> > > 250 volts and from posts on this list I've determined that about
2400
> >would be
> > > a good speed for the V8 engine.  I can obtain a 2 to 1 ratio
reduction
> >gearbox
> > > without much problem, but I was wondering about direct connecting
the
> >motor,
> > > gearbox and generator together.  Basically I don't believe a
standard
> >starter
> > > motor would turn the whole mass over fast enough for the motor to
> >start.
> > >
> > > But why not just run DC voltage through the generator (which is in
> >fact a
> > > motor) and use that to start the gas motor. Might work!
> > >
> > > Rick Rowlands
> > > Executive Director
> > > Tod Steam Engine Historic Landmark
> > > William Tod 34" x 68" x 60" Cross Compound Steam Engine
> > > Youngstown, OH
> > > www.todengine.org
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