Where to Purchase Engines Online
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Where to Purchase Engines Online
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Where do you suggest for purchasing diesel engines online suitable for bikes? I'm looking for speed but also durability and preferably in the 600 - 1000cc market.
Where do you suggest for purchasing diesel engines online suitable for bikes? I'm looking for speed but also durability and preferably in the 600 - 1000cc market.
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I guess it's always best to see stuff before you buy but saying that I ordered my Smart engine from a breakers over the phone. But it was a newish engine at the time so little chance of getter a duffer!
Try for an automotive engine if you can - you'll like the extra revs Failing that, a 20hp twin with 360 crank (lot less vibes) would be the minimum I'd go for personally.
Try for an automotive engine if you can - you'll like the extra revs Failing that, a 20hp twin with 360 crank (lot less vibes) would be the minimum I'd go for personally.
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Hmm, I'm not convinced that a 360 degree twin is the way to go - the MD150 that I bought for a project is pretty smooth from 1000 to 3000 RPM, and that's a 180 degree twin.
The 180 degree twin does have a rocking couple that the 360 doesn't have, and the power pulse is more of a big bang, but you don't get the vertical vibrations of a 360, and you get the least pumping losses that a twin can have.
The 180 degree twin does have a rocking couple that the 360 doesn't have, and the power pulse is more of a big bang, but you don't get the vertical vibrations of a 360, and you get the least pumping losses that a twin can have.
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My mistake - 180 crank is what you need. What was I thinking??
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Sometimes you can get a good engine from eBay, but! check it out if you can before purchase, down where I am finding small diesels locally is just about non existent, depends on your location.
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I was lucky in that the Smart hadn't done many miles at all before it ended up at the breakers. I was looking at the accelerator pedal which came with it and it's hardly marked at all. Maybe there was a cover on it? Anyhow, good indication of very few miles.
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Thanks guys. Still looking for some suggestions of online stores or what have you. The Smart engine is something I was considering, but good luck finding that in Canada
Have any of you heard of any 1 - 2 hp diesel small engines? I'm now also thinking of undertaking a diesel chainsaw project
Have any of you heard of any 1 - 2 hp diesel small engines? I'm now also thinking of undertaking a diesel chainsaw project
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Here's my favorite in the link below (the one on the left). Now back in production, the Seidel 7-35 compression ignition radial rated at 2 hp. Yea I know, not very realistic. But could there be anything cooler sounding than a 7 cylinder radial diesel chainsaw.
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010006.jpg
Here it is in glow plug form with the ignition key for some perspective as to size.
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010004.jpg
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010006.jpg
Here it is in glow plug form with the ignition key for some perspective as to size.
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010004.jpg
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There's the Avero Ultra-Lite genset, but AFAICT, it's vaporware.
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I see that Punsun now has a Ebay store so you can purchase one engine if you want factory direct
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FACTORY-DIRECT- ... 35b29def98
Sean
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FACTORY-DIRECT- ... 35b29def98
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pietenpol2002 wrote:Here's my favorite in the link below (the one on the left). Now back in production, the Seidel 7-35 compression ignition radial rated at 2 hp. Yea I know, not very realistic. But could there be anything cooler sounding than a 7 cylinder radial diesel chainsaw.
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010006.jpg
Here it is in glow plug form with the ignition key for some perspective as to size.
http://dieselrc.com/images/ihe2010004.jpg
Now that would make one apocalypse worthy chainsaw