That reminds me of the eqrly days of Go-Kart road racing with the
converted chain saw engines. If you were drafting someone at part
throttle for quite a while and pulled out to pass him, you could seize
the engine because of lack of oil in the cylinder. The trick was a
couple of blips of full throttle to get it oiled up before standing on
it to pass. Damn! I was young and skinny then.....
Cheers,
CR
Charles Christ wrote:
>
> freewheeling was not just an economy device. it was due to the nature of
> the pre-mixed (oil and gas mixed in the tank of early models versus the
> better remembered oil injected later versions) 2 stroke engines. when
> decelerating down long hills or slowing down from being at speed a pre-mixer
> looses vital lubrication when the thrittle is returned to rest position
> while the car is still in motion (reguardless of road speed).
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