The Elio Engine

[wheaters]

Best guess.

Will the engine rotate clockwise, or counter clockwise?

My guess, clockwise.

The G10 engine does; there's probably no reason to change that.

 

[Smitty901]

Not a dumb question. I've seen it posted it had reached around 80 mpg.

I could live with that. Daughter had a GEO metro in college . That thing ran a long time and a lot of miles trouble free

 

[CheeseheadEarl]

c/w facing the flywheel, or the front of the engine? See, we can all be wrong, based on perspective.

 

[Bert]

c/w facing the flywheel, or the front of the engine? See, we can all be wrong, based on perspective.

Facing the front of the engine.
I was trained early, when discussing engine rotation, it's based on looking at the front of it. When it comes to the rest of the car, it's based on sitting in the drivers seat.

 

[skygazer6033]

Clockwise if your looking at the pulley end would be my guess. The simplest design transverse transaxle with a single countershaft would dictate the output half shalfs turn the same direction as the engine. So the front of the engine is to the right and the transaxle to the left.

 

[Bigred]

Flame spray of engine liners is a VERY proven technology. I worked for Perkin Elmer who were doing flame spray in the 1960's (although I didn't start till the late 70's.) These coatings are used on turbine jet engines , train diesels and aerospace applications. A polishing may be required after deposition but the longevity today is similar or better than iron liners we used to have. Sleeves are antiquated technology

 

[Jim H]

Flame spray of engine liners is a VERY proven technology. I worked for Perkin Elmer who were doing flame spray in the 1960's (although I didn't start till the late 70's.) These coatings are used on turbine jet engines , train diesels and aerospace applications. A polishing may be required after deposition but the longevity today is similar or better than iron liners we used to have. Sleeves are antiquated technology

BigRed, welcome to the forum and the Elio family. Glad you jumped right into the discussions. The forum is the repository of information about the Elio and our diverse members are, usually, friendly and helpful. We try to keep it informative and entertaining. Looking forward to your questions, comments, and opinions. Enjoy both the Elio experience and the journey with the friendly members of the forum.

 

[wheaters]

Direction of engine rotation is definitely taken from the perspective of looking at the front pulley. That's where you look when setting up the cam and ignition timing so it would make no sense to think of the flywheel end.

 

[Johnny Acree]

and Fiat did something with their 600. The early ones turned one way and the later ones turned the other!!!

 

[Kuda]

The G10 engine does; there's probably no reason to change that.

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