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The Servi-Car used variations of Harley-Davidson's 45 cubic inch flathead. From 1932 to 36, the Servi-Car used the engine from the solo R model. [1] It was changed in 1937 to the engine used in the W model, which differed mainly in having a recirculating oil system instead of the constant-loss system of the R. [2] [7] The "W" flathead engine continued until the end of production in 1973 ...
The oil that entered the combustion chamber lubricated the rotor tips and was then total-loss, but the oil that fed the bearings became a mist within the rotor-cooling air, and around 30% [2] of that oil was recovered and returned to the remote oil tank.
A pit crew mechanic performs an assigned maintenance or repair task to a racecar during a pit stop along a racetrack. Pit crew jobs include raising and lowering the vehicle with a jack, filling the car with gasoline, changing the tires, and cleaning the windshield. [7]
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Factory No. 7 is a factory building of the Harley-Davidson company in Milwaukee listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. It was at this plant where the company invented and refined the automated system for casting and milling engine parts and wheel hubs for their motorcycles, which helped to secure the company's position as a leader in motorcycle ...
The Panhead is an overhead-valve Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so nicknamed because the rocker covers resembled cooking pans. The engine is a two- cylinder , two- valve -per-cylinder, pushrod V-twin , made in both 61 c.i. (EL) and 74 c.i. (FL, FLH) displacements.
Crude oil washing (COW) is washing out the residue from the oil tanker using the crude oil cargo itself, after the cargo tanks have been emptied. Crude oil is pumped back and preheated in the slop tanks, then sprayed back via high pressure nozzles in the cargo tanks onto the walls of the tank. Due to the sticky nature of the crude oil, the oil ...
The engine design was borrowed from Harley's Evolution Sportster engine with the rear cylinder eliminated. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The plastic bodywork pieces of the Blast were made from Surlyn , a substance used to make the outside of golf balls, to protect the surfaces when the Blast is dropped, and the color is molded-in. [ 2 ]
(The Harley-Davidson Dealer September 1915) [2] Weishaar was made a part of the Harley-Davidson factory team in 1916. That year he came in third place at Dodge City, and he won the FAM 100-Mile Championship in Detroit. He became a dealer of Harley-Davidson motorcycles for three years after being given a dealership, but he returned to racing in ...