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Documentation
On this page you will find further documentation of testing
procedures and more detailed explanations of the photographs from the Images
page.
Testing Procedures and Equipment
Coming Soon!
Notes on Photographs
| First set of castings
of our initial run of five. After checking all internal dimensions for
compliance, dowels were installed and engines were assembled. Besides checking
for dimensional conformity other aspects were evaluated. Overall cosmetic
appearance, 'fit and finish', general assessment of thread quality and
numerous other factors were inspected. Since the engine was designed and
modeled completely by computer, and then went directly to pattern production/foundry/machining,
it was a major milestone to have all the pieces come together and fit properly,
which they did. Due to a machining error, an out of tolerance condition,
one set of castings was deemed unuseable for performance conformity
testing and was not used. |
| Another view of
Prototype 1. This view clearly shows the oil pump pad on the crankcase.
The oil pump is completely external and can be removed and serviced without
disassembling any other engine components. Note the o-ring grooves. No
gaskets are used, thus facilitating ease of service. The water pump shown
in this picture is not the production item and is used for cooling system
testing only. |
| This picture was
taken immediately after completion of a series of operational and mid-range
power tests. The engine was removed from the dyno for wear measurement
and visual internal inspection |
| Here you can see
the coolant discharge. The gold fitting attached to the discharge port
is for thermostat testing. In normal operation the thermostat fits directly
in the area occupied by the the thermstat testing fixture. |
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