Spark plug???

Sixto
87 300D

The model in the picture above uses them.

That explains the multiples of three in the various sized engines. I think the articles says 3, 9 or 18 banks.

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1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I didn't notice it was a gasser. That's doing a lot of needless work on top of doing a lot of hard work

Since it's a 2 stroke you can attach an M103 type distributor to the crank. A plug fires on each 3 consequtive 60* points, nothing for the remaining 3 60* points, lather, rinse, repeat. I can't tell how he did it, though.

Sixto
87 300D

What is the compression ratio on that thing? It must have been massive to produce the power to weight ratio, no wonder it was "high strung".

Thats nothing. Look up the Napier Nomad. It is true dieselhead pr0n. I guess you might call it a transvestite diesel pr0n because its half turbine. The first version had an after burner "Additional short-term power to improve take off (TO) could be implemented by the option of passing the diesel exhaust gas through two fuel-injected combustion chambers (essentially, afterburning of the diesel exhaust) and through another turbine in series on the same compressor/turbine shaft."

http://home.comcast.net/~aeroengine/Napier.html

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http://ecomodder.com/forum/fe-graphs/sig692a.png

Damn. That Evelyn Woodhead speed reading course has done nothing for my comprehension.

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I think I need a new keyboard.

But how do you transfer the kenetic energy to whatever load you want to move ? with thrree crankshafts, you'd have to have like some sort of chain driven torque drive right? *noob*

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The three crankshafts are geared to a single output shaft.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13