Category Archives: Engines

TR6… again

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Bruce Thomson

Side view this time.

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BMW 801 Radial Engine (detail)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

To see this in person is to be beguiled by the amazing complexity of the engine. Drawn from a photograph taken at the BMW museum in Munich.

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Engine fault…

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

This wire came loose on the way home today, on the highway. I noticed the car “hesitating” and thought…hmmm – carb? but when I allowed the car to coast a little the “generator” light came on and the oil pressure … Continue reading →

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Indian Engine

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Bruce Thomson

A sketch of an engine from an Indian board track racer circa 1916 or thereabout…

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