<VV> Cam Engine - Pic's

[Rick Loving]

I upload some pic's and drawings of the cammer engine to my putfile site

http://www.putfile.com/album/189712 

Rick Loving

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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of D. Barry Ellison
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:16 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Cam Engine


Hopefully, some of you historians (and shall we respectfully say, "more
experienced"? <huge grin>) can shed some light on the cammer engine for me.
 
I've got the cam engine picture as my desktop background.  Just looking at
it quickly, I've got a couple of questions.  
 
1. Cooling - there looks to be 3 fans running down the center, running on a
common shaft.  I see a whole for the rear fan intake.  Where were the
intakes for the other two?  They don't look to be on the rear.  Custom fans?
What kind?  (certainly not a Corvair of any type modified to work)
 
2. To my untrained eye, the timing belt looks to be one piece, not one
running each half.  I also see two tension pulleys, one on both sides.  How
could there be enough surface area on the crank gear to not allow the belt
to slip?  I've familiar with Honda engines and the timing belt runs over 270
degrees around it.  Guessing there's < 200 around this one.   What's the
minimum gear degrees/teeth needed to turn two cams pushing 12 valves?  Of
course it depends on the weight it's trying to move, and at what RPM as
well... but 'generally' is my question.
 
3. Can we even verify it ever ran?
 
4. What happened to this engine?  This pic is so perfect, I almost would bet
it's a digital pic, which would imply it still lives somewhere, but I
seriously doubt it.  Conjecture appreciated on that one. Seems we would have
heard about it.
 
5. Do parts/plans/drawings exist?  Again, Seems we would have heard about
it.
 
If I had unlimited funds, full machine shop, and experience with CAD/CAM,
we'd have one or two of these around!
 
"Inquiring minds want to know."BarryE in SC
2 lates, 2 earlies 
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