Thoguht this was neat

[ImnoMensa]

Autorama: Crosley-Davidson Has A Harley V-Twin

 

[ylexot]

Not a bad idea. At 1600 lbs, it's still lighter than a Harley

 

[Baja28]

Not a bad idea. At 1600 lbs, it's still lighter than a Harley

Oh stop it. My Ultra weighs just over 800 pounds...

 

[Larry Gude]

What...

Not a bad idea. At 1600 lbs, it's still lighter than a Harley

...kind of harley are you talking about???

 

[Pete]

Not a bad idea. At 1600 lbs, it's still lighter than a Harley

Your new bike come in yet?

 

[Pete]

...kind of harley are you talking about???

An ultra with a rider and his 600lb date mounted

 

[Larry Gude]

I hadn't...

An ultra with a rider and his 600lb date mounted

...considered that. Better get the kick stand up before she climbs on.

 

[ylexot]

Your new bike come in yet?

I'm supposed to have it by the end of the month...

 

[aps45819]

I'm supposed to have it by the end of the month...

Let me know if you'd like some company to go get it.

 

[desertrat]

Autorama: Crosley-Davidson Has A Harley V-Twin

Seems like putting an air cooled engine into an semi-enclosed space would cause problems.

 

[onebdzee]

Seems like putting an air cooled engine into an semi-enclosed space would cause problems.

Couldn't tell you about the new ones, but the old VW's had air cooled engines and they didn't seem to work to bad

oooppppssss.....I'm a girl, I'm not supposed to know these things

 

[desertrat]

Couldn't tell you about the new ones, but the old VW's had air cooled engines and they didn't seem to work to bad

oooppppssss.....I'm a girl, I'm not supposed to know these things

They worked well, but they were designed so air would flow over the engine. They only put out about 50hp on 4 cylinders too.

 

[onebdzee]

They worked well, but they were designed so air would flow over the engine. They only put out about 50hp on 4 cylinders too.

I didn't say they were fast....just that they worked

 

[desertrat]

I didn't say they were fast....just that they worked

I was pointing out that they weren't trying to squeeze a lot of hp out of the engine. Lower compression etc, means less heat produced. Four cylinders meant less mass in the pistons and easier cooling also.

 

[aps45819]

Seems like putting an air cooled engine into an semi-enclosed space would cause problems.

an obvious mistake




..... one VW repeated a million times

 

[desertrat]

an obvious mistake




..... one VW repeated a million times

Heavy sigh. Ok, what I should have said was I don't think putting a Harley engine into a vehicle with no apparant air flow considerations was a good idea.

 

[edinsomd]

Every time I hear a Harley, I think some African village has been robbed of its well pump.
Ed

 

[ImnoMensa]

The VW's had an oil cooler.

I have seen police Harley's with a fan mounted to blow over the engine. They idle a lot while the police are in the donut shop I guess. Maybe this fellow placed a fan in there.

 

[desertrat]

The VW's had an oil cooler.

I have seen police Harley's with a fan mounted to blow over the engine. They idle a lot while the police are in the donut shop I guess. Maybe this fellow placed a fan in there.

I don't remember an oil cooler. Other than the oil pan and I don't even think it had fins. Of course I only had my engine out 3-4 times.

 

[tirdun]

I don't remember an oil cooler. Other than the oil pan and I don't even think it had fins. Of course I only had my engine out 3-4 times.

I think Imno meant an add-on oil cooler. There are a few aftermarket oil coolers for V-Twins.

As for the Crosley, the builder's home pages shows how he modified the hood with air-intakes and added oil temp returns and a fan to cool the engine.
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/MIRG/crosley.html