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Updates to Enginebuzz.com 08/24
We have purchased a third large collection collection of old engine related files. Including an almost complete collection of the original 300 service bulletins. Currently 450 more documents have been scanned and posted to the site in the members section. We have added quite a bit in various regional groups from the 50-90’s, pickup & […]
Old Kansas City Octane Engine meeting minutes March 25, 1957
Quite a lot of good info. A ride on the nostalgia engine wagon.
History: Sales Brochure for Waukesha Engines Feb 7,1969
We found an old sales brochure from 53 years ago. Very cool to see what state of the art was in 1969, we have come a long way!
New Updates 10-28-2024 many files added.
We have reached a milestone in the history of the Archive project we now have topped 8.3 Gb. Some of the highlights are: 2 Knock engine training classes both operational and rebuilding, troubleshooting hint guides, an almost complete service bulletin index from the 50-70s, Old pricelists (1942)) with bolt and part Dims, Regional group minutes […]
Great Lakes regional meeting minutes added to the Archive
Ive just added the minutes for Great Lakes regional from 1997 to the 2020’s. Sign up and read to your hearts content. Lot of great info over 50 sets of minutes.
Verification Of Knock meters the legacy method
This information is the research in 1978 that was done to establish the method to test a knock meter. Up till this point it was a no test practice for this equipment. When StanCo Scientific developed the SSD7120 it was based on this original report. Follow it if you wish to build your own.
Testing Linearity in Knock Meters and Detonation Meters a solution.
The verification of Knock and Detonation meters has been a topic for some time for octane engines. How does one truly know if the detonation meter or the knock meter are working correctly? Is the spread linear on the knock meter dial? It is possible that the meter on the engine isn’t linear and falls […]
The first all electronic engine Knock detection system. The MIT Sperry Knockometer, Model KM-1. Amazing all tube technology from 1945.
The “New” Electronic Detonation meter from Phillips November 9,1946.
This is the prototype to the later 501 and 501A. This meter would replace the bouncing pin system which at the time was the standard. This was first published 75 years ago. The research started with the MIT Sperry Knock-0-meter. in 1944.
Words Of Wisdom from Uncle Mark
Quoted from an Email from Mark Mallet Oct 4,2021 “Below are a couple of pictures of some MAL-ADJUSTED Valve Adjusting Screws.It appears to me that the “PUSH RODS” and Valve Adjusting Screws need to be adjusted for the geometry of Valve carriage to be correct. With a digital counter reading of 722 showing in BOTH […]
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