Well that's 10 minutes of my life wasted
zilspeed - 22/2/09 at 09:56 PM
Strangely Hypnotic...
rusty nuts - 22/2/09 at 10:04 PM
A bit like Newark's static engine display
Hellfire - 23/2/09 at 10:21 AM
Just one question - why?
Steve
David Jenkins - 23/2/09 at 12:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
A bit like Newark's static engine display
I do smile when I pass that lot - usually there's some guy sitting next to his engine, ready to answer questions... and the people just walk on
by. 
I suppose it is fascinating to restore one of these, and they do make a distinctive noise. Some of the old technology is interesting, e.g. the
'hit-and-miss' engine, and the old single-cyclinder narrow boat engines make a great noise.
... but, in the end, I just can't get that excited - I prefer the noise of an engine running at 6000+ rpm (and wait for the BEC folk to say
"...at 10000+ rpm!"
.
PaulBuz - 23/2/09 at 04:27 PM
I think 30 seconds would have been plenty.
mistergrumpy - 23/2/09 at 04:37 PM
I like it. I imagine when you strip it down and look at how it works you kinda think "that's simple, why didn't I think of it?" 
Hellfire - 23/2/09 at 04:38 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PaulBuz
I think 30 seconds would have been plenty.
Whats the difference between 30 seconds and 5 seconds - isn't it just more of the same?
Steve
mistergrumpy - 23/2/09 at 05:10 PM
Tell that to the missus
DarrenW - 24/2/09 at 12:56 PM
Amazing. Did you see the pushrods turning?