Fw: [Diy_efi] Lumpy engine in closed loop cruise

[Buck Williams]

mikeee, imm reallyyyy sorrry to see someoneeee ffloundering so illl pass u 
some buzzzwordssss, overheaddd valveeee,, overheaaad cam, duall overhead 
cam, flathead, or if you go realll far back, t head or t valve,,,, butt not 
side cam,,,buck,,, to the moderatorr oftheis fine graoup,, if u let this one 
pass, i promiseee ill never be mean again,,,, thankss, ubck


>From: "Mike" <niche at iinet.net.au>
>Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>Subject: Re: Fw: [Diy_efi] Lumpy engine in closed loop cruise
>Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:59:27 +0800
>
>Yeah sorry meant to say side cam in block,
>i'm answering my emails to fast with oil on my hands
>after taking off the sump on my car, found the big
>end bearing on cyl 1 to be scored and heat damaged
>as if some starvation, going to take others out shortly,
>twas interesting taking the sump off whilst leaving the block
>jacked up on central point under tranny <sigh>
>
>rgds
>
>mike
>
>
>At 12:27 PM 10/23/05, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 23/10/2005 05:09:07 GMT Standard Time, 
>niche at iinet.net.au writes:
> >Nope, side valve with pushrods, completely flat head, bowl in pistons 
>etc.
> >Can post some pics if interested.
> >
> >Rgds
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Sorry Mike,
> >
> >Can't resist joining in, this time he's on the money, your terminology is 
>incorrect.  World wide the accepted meaning of "side valve" is:
> >1.    Camshaft in block
> >2.    Valves in block directly actuated by camshaft.
> >
> >No-one has built engines like that since the fifties except for e.g. 
>retro drag motors, referred to as (oh yes) "flathead" or "flatties".  
>Except perhaps the old Rover straight 6, with one overhead valve and one 
>side valve ("F" head), replaced in the late 60's by the then "new" 
>Olds/Buick 3.5 litre V8.
> >
> >An OHV engine has the valves in the head, actuated by pushrods from the 
>camshaft in the block.  It is irrelevant whether the head has a combustion 
>chamber (e.g. BMC "A" series, Ford "Kent" cross-flow) or is flat, with the 
>chamber in the piston (e.g. Ford 3.0 V6 "Essex", 1965-76 approx).  What 
>matters is the position of the valves.
> >
> >Give us dinosaurs a break, some of you guys out there are so 
>knowledgeable about modern stuff you tend to lose sight of the basics!  :-)
> >
> >Will C
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>Regards from
>
>
>Mike
>Perth, Western Australia
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