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From: Naqerj on 4 Jun 2007 14:33 Dave Gee wrote: > > Heh! Do you run it? and if so, on what? Paraffin and two-stroke oil. Some people use weird concoctions but paraffin works for me. > 18cc seems iffy, but from > what I have found they seem to work/help, though not "true" diesels > and performance seems to be pretty tied to fuel and ambient temps too. > Pretty interesting little motors in their way! They seem to have a speed they're happy running at (somewhere around 14mph but dependent on what fuel your using) and the trick is to keep it at that speed. At the merest hint of a hill, start pedalling lightly to keep it at its favourite speed. I've fitted mine with a "Lohmann-freilaufschaltung", which means I can reduce the roller pressure in dry conditions and waste less of its meagre power on squashing the tyre. There's a photo of mine on http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/plo1.html It's the one at the top. -- Andrew
From: platypus on 4 Jun 2007 16:52 Naqerj wrote: > Dave Gee wrote: > >> >> Heh! Do you run it? and if so, on what? > > Paraffin and two-stroke oil. Some people use weird concoctions but > paraffin works for me. You need to run it on TVO: http://tractorbits.com/infofiles/TVO.asp -- platypus "It was not yet obvious that the war would bring misery to the whole world, but it seemed probable that it would do no one any good - except the contractors."
From: Pip Luscher on 4 Jun 2007 17:40 On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:33:27 +0100, Naqerj <pattle(a)globalnet.co.invalid> wrote: >There's a photo of mine on >http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/plo1.html >It's the one at the top. Umm. 'Error 404: page not found' -- -Pip
From: Mark on 4 Jun 2007 19:34 Pip Luscher <pips.computer(a)spammers.foad.ntlworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:tm1963ttffhjunl022hetnoks5l2p1bcks(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:33:27 +0100, Naqerj > <pattle(a)globalnet.co.invalid> wrote: > > >There's a photo of mine on > >http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/plo1.html > >It's the one at the top. > > Umm. > > 'Error 404: page not found' > -- > -Pip http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/pl01.html I.T. or university graduate ? -
From: Dave Gee on 5 Jun 2007 14:48
On Jun 4, 11:33 am, Naqerj <pat...(a)globalnet.co.invalid> wrote: > Dave Gee wrote: > > > Heh! Do you run it? and if so, on what? > > Paraffin and two-stroke oil. Some people use weird concoctions but > paraffin works for me. > > > 18cc seems iffy, but from > > what I have found they seem to work/help, though not "true" diesels > > and performance seems to be pretty tied to fuel and ambient temps too. > > Pretty interesting little motors in their way! > > They seem to have a speed they're happy running at (somewhere around > 14mph but dependent on what fuel your using) and the trick is to keep it > at that speed. At the merest hint of a hill, start pedalling lightly to > keep it at its favourite speed. I've fitted mine with a > "Lohmann-freilaufschaltung", which means I can reduce the roller > pressure in dry conditions and waste less of its meagre power on > squashing the tyre. > > There's a photo of mine onhttp://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/plo1.html > It's the one at the top. > -- > Andrew I had a problem with the link, but that is OK! Otherwise I would never have searched the moped site and found the "Astounding" Lohmann Marine Attachment! Makes me wonder what else is out there, a Lohmann "helper prop" for hang gliders? Did Lohmann have an Italian division producing an Auto called a Cyclops? </snark> Found the bike/lohmann too I think (1951 downtube type?). Thanks for the replies. The upshot of these questions is that I have found a Lohmann in a box (apart, so some things are sure to be broken/ missing). I have decided to go ahead and buy it, though I know better, it's cheap and at least won't take up much room! Cheers! Dave G. |