[SEL] Urgent engine question

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Peter,
    You are correct.  If the piston is at TDC, the counter weight will 
be at the furthest point away from the cylinder.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY



Peter Lowe wrote:

>Hi all
>
>My R&V vertical flywheels and crankshaft are in the machine shop being 
>repaired and I need to know something urgently. They are sitting in the 
>lathe waiting for a reply.
>Reg and I know where they are and the machinist is an extemely competant 
>steam/ engine guy, but we need to make sure. My two flywheels have been 
>botched in Argentina and we need to get them right.
>Both flywheels are different and we are making two complete new hubs.
>
>1.  On the flywheels, is the crankshaft keyway usually 180 Deg opposite the 
>flywheel counter weight.
>
>2. Is the flywheel counter weight opposite the crank pin? so if the engine 
>were on TDC, the flywheel counter weights would be at the bottom.
>
>I am probably answering my own question here, but I have the crank out and 
>if it were facing TDC position the keyways are also on top, so the flywheel 
>weights would be at the bottom, YES or NO
>
>Regards
>Peter Lowe
>R&V Engine Registrar
>Australia
>Ph: 61-266453455
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rvpage.htm
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rv-register.htm
>
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