[SEL] the weekend

Dave Croft dave.croft at ntlworld.com
Wed Jun 25 12:51:09 PDT 2008


It seems to be 2 rotating weights that expand from centrifugal force moving  
a fork sideways to adjust the carb.
Dave Croft
Warrington
http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kirkes" <jd.kirkes at verizon.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] the weekend


> Hi Dave,
> 
> What does the small shaft do that is belted to the flywheel 
> of the Atkinson engine.  Probably a govenor but I can't see 
> enough detail to tell.
> 
> Jim
> 
> Jim and Diane Kirkes
> Hemet, California U.S.A.
> jd.kirkes at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Croft" <dave.croft at ntlworld.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:05 AM
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "craig morrison" <benzengines at tiscali.co.uk>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:37 PM
> Subject: [SEL] the weekend
> 
> 
>> Hi guys,
>>            This weekend I was at the 1000engine show at 
>> Astle Park, the weather was not that great but the engines 
>> were good. One
>> surprise that I got was an engine that was imported from 
>> the U.S in late 2007, as it came from Ashville N.C now I 
>> would have
>> thought the cloistered oyster brothers would not have let 
>> it out of the state not to mention the country.
>> Cheers Craig in Scotland
>> P.S; with the rising cost of fuel maybe it was one of them 
>> that wsa selling priceless artefacts.
> 
> Hi Craig, I haven't had time to name most of the pictures 
> but the pictures I took at Astle Park are on
> http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563901673vfyHVp
> The first pictures are the "rare as Dobby Horse Shit" 
> Atkinson Cycle in the Anson tent.
> I also liked the horizontal Lister D, but then I always did 
> have a sense of humo(u)r.
> Many other good engines, in fact after 24 years of attending 
> the 1000 I must
> have seen about 5 engines new to me every year including 
> this one.
> Lets hope we get better weather next year
> Dave Croft
> Warrington
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv
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