This may be so, but, even with the coin in an optimum position, it still
demostrates a very smooth running motor!
Currell
>From: "William Herbert" <Willbarc@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "Imperial" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IML: Balancing trick
>Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:29:42 -0500
>
> I actually viewed an older Bentley where the instructions on the firewall
>for tuning.. a coin.was used.(don't ask which one) If you couldn't get it
>to balance..you had to go thru the whole procedure again. So I am not so
>sure it is "only a trick"
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dick Benjamin
>Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:50 AM
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: Balancing trick (was 63 Turbine Car)
>
>This is a car show trick demonstrated by many people to show off how smooth
>their engine is.
>
>I have done it myself on my 47 Packard limousine, to amaze my grandkids.
>What no one will tell you is that there is a trick to it: you have to
>position the nickel such that the engine vibration is in the direction to
>make the nickel roll back and forth (a tiny amount, but never the less,
>important). If you try to stand the nickel along the front to back line of
>the engine, it will vibrate and fall over sooner or later. If you position
>it across the engine, it will sit there forever (as long as the engine is
>in
>a good state of tune) and look like it is stationary to the eye, but
>actually, it is rolling microscopically.
>
>Fun trick, though.
>Dick Benjamin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Smith" <limoguy1950@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 1:28 PM
>Subject: IML: Balancing trick (was 63 Turbine Car)
>
>
> >
> > Ask Dick Benjamin: The following could be (and was) done with most of
>the
>old Packard 8s in thge 30s and 40s.
> > Bob
> > Chris Boekhout wrote: :
> >
> > > One of the demonstrations they perform with the car is this nifty
> > > little
> > > trick : With the engine IDLING at 20,000 rpm, they place a nickel on
>top
> > > of
> > > the engine, standing on edge- the engine is so vibration free that the
> > > nickel does not fall over, very impressive piece of machinery.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > 72 Lebaron
> > > 71 Lebaron,etc.etc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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