Miles
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> Miles;
> I saw a couple of set-up's like this and they seemed to put a real draw
> on the engine, plus they used the fan belt and with that excluded the fan.
> Looked like two strikes on the power plant for not much affect. I have
> several use crank shafts and none show to have a magnetic crank anywhere but
> the stator shaft. That doesn't mean that a magnetic field couldn't develop
> when the engine is running. But then we would find metal chips around the
> seal on that end. And, I have never found that to be true either.
> On the other hand, no fan and increased power draw on the end of the
> shaft seems like it would cause the engine to over heat.
> Just my thoughts.
> Bill
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> Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Crankshaft question
> Would a strategically placed magnet help keep down the loose steel bits?
> On cars with screw-on filters one can use a magnet that wraps around the
> filter. Any way to emulate that?
> Steve
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> From: Miles
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> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Crankshaft question
> That end will also attract steel particles and cause crank & rod life to
> be shortened. Though I have seen plenty of left crank rod failures as well.
> On a couple of my cars I put an external alternator from a Civic. It did 2
> things, no magnetism on the crank and was so much easier to work on with no
> internal parts. Flywheel left intact for starting the car.
> Miles
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, Tad Clark wrote:
> > Yes, thats normal. It's from the alternator being attached to one end
> of it.
> > --- On Sat, 7/25/09, franknfike wrote:
> > From: franknfike
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Crankshaft question
> > To:
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> > Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 5:22 PM
> > Is it normal for the crankshaft to be magnetized?