Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 1924
Date 11-Dec
Volume 51
Issue 1,233
Page 651
Category Internal Combustion
Part
Title Improvements to an Old Type 4-Cylinder F.N. Motor-Cycle. The History of a Job involving much work and slight Expense
Author B.McL.
Notes Lathe drive and grinding shaft supports, the machining operations, clamping pulley to shaft, special fitments, simple gauge for measuring cylinder bores, cylinders, pistons, piston rings, holding connecting rods for machining, gudgeon-pins, connecting rod top ends, etc., lubrication, main bearing caps, lower crankcase, detail of piston and ring, oil pump in crank chamber, assembling; bench and road tests, notes from the road after 5,000 miles, piston clearances, induction pipe, inlet valves