On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:06:10 -0600, "Bill Daniels"
wrote:

Cool, really cool. Glad to hear it's running.

BTW, have you thought of installing a torque meter on your test stand?
Maybe something simple like a small hydraulic cylinder on an arm with a
pressure gauge. If you know the torque in foot pounds, just multiply it by
the RPM and divide by 5252 to get HP.

Bill Daniels

I'll be happy enough just being able to adjust the prop so that I can
bring the engine up to maximum rpm while sitting there. I need to be
able to do that so that I can test the engine at max power for 5
minutes or so.

I'm still working out how to safely get the engine/test stand into the
Tacoma. I need to build some tracks in the bed so that the test stand
doesn't run away to one side when it gets up into the bed, or run into
the bed and punch out the rear window with the exhaust collectors
because the truck tilts downhill while backed to the carport..

I will probably have to get a sheet of plywood and cut it to fit
around the wheel wells and have it lay out over the tailgate to keep
the tailgate down when the engine is at "full song". I worry about
the low pressure created in front of the engine lifting the tailgate
up into the prop.

I could always have the test stand sitting on the tailgate, but it's
really too heavy to be attempting to manhandle alone.

Alternately, I could find some mufflers to clamp to the collectors.
The hope is that it quiets the sonic rap of the engine to the point
where I don't have to haul it into the woods for testing.

Lots to do yet before extended testing.

Corky Scott