Technical appreciation

[K2-K6]

For those interested in deeper examination of mechanical parts within some engines

https://youtu.be/F39gjxxGHfY

Warning, for the impatient it may not be for you  slow delivery but a very lucid look at this element of engineering from Brian Garvey.

[Laverdaroo]

Nice one, that was really interesting, albeit a tad long winded bless him. I'm not surprised F1 motors are so expensive, just looking at the machining of that sprung gear on the end of the cam. Bit like an over engineered cush drive really but what a piece of design and execution, brilliant.

I can see that he must be a good engineer, he must be able to get those hands into the smallest of places, have you seen how much his thumb bends the wrong way when he's holding that sprocket assembly ..............old bannana thumbs!

[K2-K6]

  I thought the same about thumb dexterity Roo.

Yes, needs to bring the speed up a little hence my warning for the impatient. Very clear in his view and explanation though.

[Johnwebley]

If you read Keith Duckworth auto biography he explains how they had problems with the DFV,



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[Laverdaroo]

I thought the same about thumb dexterity Roo.

Yes, needs to bring the speed up a little hence my warning for the impatient. Very clear in his view and explanation though.

I kinda got it straight away and having a visual aid meant that it was really clear. I was always pretty good at physics and maths, couldn't really see why he said folk dont understand that particular theory really, you can see the extrra travel on the crank to allow room for the swing and rotation of the con rod. Anyway, spot on, cheers

[Laverdaroo]

Now I’m stuffed, was watching him doing pneumatic-valve operation and theory last night. He’s proper clued up that chap isn’t he. Long winded but clued up.


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[K2-K6]

I've got more to watch when I get time.

Something else interesting https://www.f1technical.net/news/20316 overview of how they burn really really lean fuel mix currently.

But.......https://global.honda/heritage/episodes/1972introducingthecvcc.html this principle was developed by Honda to production in the 70s just how far ahead were they  and interesting that they have come to the fore in F1 terms recently.

[Multiman]

Well I have to say I didn't get it from the slider crank rig he had built.
It appeared to me that every time he turned the crank to 90 deg it looked like he turned it too far, hence I was unconvinced.
I was sure he was right and that it was simply a slight camera angle offset that made it look suspect, so being a bit anal I drew it out myself which made it blindingly obvious.
10cm con rod and 3cm crank.
Got to do the maths now just to see if I still have half a brain cell left.

Worryingly I did an engineering degree and the first year was common across all disciplines.
I can remember doing vector diagrams to dynamically balance several different weights about a rotating shaft so I may well have done all this stuff and forgotten all of it. It was 1976? ish.
If you mention this year, Roo will gleefully tell you he was aged 1. Don't ask how I know.

However what an amazing bit of engineering and mind boggling all the torsional tweaks they have to do to the camshaft to get it to work as well as they can.

[Laverdaroo]

I was two

[Oddjob]

Damn Roo, you ain't aged well man, I thought you were a pensioner you're so wrinkly 

In fact I honestly thought someone had put a nose on a scrotum.

[Laverdaroo]

 
I have lovely skin, how very dare you, it's like antique, horse leather
Anyway, get stuffed, at least I'm not a 'left footer' from the wrong side of the hill

And it's a BAP, not a balm!

[Oddjob]

The name changes as you go around the country, spotted that being an HGV driver, Bap in Yorkshire, Stottie in the North East, a Roll in the Midlands, Balm in the North West, teacake in the south, a TEACAKE FFS, a teacake has bloody currants in it.

[Laverdaroo]

Correct, as in  ’a toasted tea cake’………… mmmm, toasted tea cake, a long distant memorybut it’s a bap really


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[Oddjob]

Do they not do currant tea cakes in Bristol?

[Laverdaroo]

Yes, just can’t chew much more than soaked biccies pre dunked in me coffee, yoghurt and bloody soup at the min. Got another bout of hell on Tuesday. Yay‍
I better not look like bloody Ken Dodd after
All this, I’ll be gutted

Saying that the hairs not far off today………..fishing mode, out of bed straight out the door and on the road. Just stopped to brew up in the back of the van.

Just like to say thanks to my current sponsor , The Long Haired General, who filled the tank up for me yesterday so I could bolt off today………….what a gal


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