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Category Archives: Engines

TR6… again

Side view this time.

Posted byBruce ThomsonJanuary 31, 2014November 13, 2014Posted inEnginesTags:TR6, TR6 Sketch, TriumphLeave a comment on TR6… again

BMW 801 Radial Engine (detail)

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.

Posted byBruce ThomsonMay 24, 2013May 24, 2013Posted inAirplanes, EnginesTags:BMW 801, BMW engine, Bruce ThomsonLeave a comment on BMW 801 Radial Engine (detail)

Engine fault…

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 dropped – so I had a pretty shrewd idea of what was going next –Continue reading “Engine fault…”

Posted byBruce ThomsonMay 20, 2013May 22, 2013Posted inEnginesTags:Mercedes engineLeave a comment on Engine fault…

Indian Engine

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

Posted byBruce ThomsonApril 25, 2013May 22, 2013Posted inEnginesTags:Bruce Thomson sketch, Indian board track, INdian MotorcycleLeave a comment on Indian Engine
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