CorvAircraft> variable valve timing on corvair?

[kevin golden]

There are only 3 cylinders guys.  The others have been done away with.  There was an engine like this at Oshkosh years ago where one side was blanked out and it ran on just one bank.  It was also stood up like this engine.  It must not have worked well as it was only seen once
 
Kevin Golden
Harrisonville, MO
> Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:17:47 -0600> To: corvaircraft at mylist.net> From: eric at overtonphoto.com> Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> variable valve timing on corvair?> > Gary --> > At 03:06 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:> >why are there only 3 spark plug wires in the distributor ?> > My initial reaction was, "Oh, that's easy... This guy's > firing the plugs at the top of the exhaust stroke as well." But I > don't see anyplace where the HT wires split off to do such a thing, > nor do I see multiple coils.> I'm betting that the other three cylinders are fired by > something you're not seeing in this video -- possibly because whoever > is dinking with variable valve timing is also dinking with variable > ignition timing as well.> That said, I'm also quite at a loss as to why he's got the > whole thing turned 90 degrees, and I'm wondering how he's got his > oiling system working with it like that...> > -- Eric> > > _________________________________________________________> search the CorvAircraft archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/corvairsrch/index.jsp> to UNsubscribe from CorvAircraft, send a message to CorvAircraft-leave at mylist.net> Other CorvAircraft list info is at http://www.krnet.org/corvaircraft_inst.html
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