On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Coates, Clinton wrote:
:Hi Alan,
:
:>Though I will gladly admit the series II (not IIA) engine is considerably
:>smoother and better-balanced than its IIa counterpart. Miss Jess idles so
:>quietly you can barely hear her run.
:
:Interesting. I wonder how they managed to do that? Though, I have heard a
:couple of recently rebuilt 2.25 lumps that were extremely quiet. One was
:just "rebuilt" but the other, I think, had someone go to the trouble of
:weight matching the engine components first. Maybe it was serendipity...
I think that's the proper state of a well-tuned 2.25 in good nick. Mine
haven't made noise at idle. A bit of valve noise sometimes, but it's a
really quiet idler. Put some revs on it, and it gets loud, 800 RPM is a lot
louder than 650.
David
-- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad.
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