[AT] Rationale for firing orders

[Steve W.]

Depends on who makes the engine. S&S and Big Dog both use a solid single
V shaped rod, with one branch of the V going into each piston. Makes a
great blender for Anything that is on it.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert L. Holtzer" <rholtzer at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Rationale for firing orders


> Don't know about new Harleys but my 1946 61 had two rods -- knife and
fork
> big ends with roller bearings.  Apparently this was done to avoid the
> cylinder offset such as Vincent used.
>
> Bob Holtzer
>
> At 09:12 PM 3/22/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Thomas,
> >
> >Don't the Harley cylinders have separate connecting rods?  Radial
aircraft
> >engines have (usually) one master rod on the crank throw and all the
others
> >fasten to it.
> >
> >George Willer
> >