Re: Heavy flywheel

Russell Maddock (rmaddock(at)petrie.starway.net.au)
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 14:38:29 +1000

My dad used to have a Commer flywheel in his warmed over Gazelle. That thing had more torque than it knew what to do with. Eventually he replaced the flywheel with a regular one some years later for some reason I can't remember. It was never as much fun to drive after that, but at least tyres lasted longer.

Russ Maddock Brisbane, Australia

-----Original Message----- From: Rootes(at)aol.com <Rootes(at)aol.com> To: lauri(at)lorenzo.pp.fi <lauri(at)lorenzo.pp.fi> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net> Date: Sunday, 16 August 1998 8:11 Subject: Re: Heavy flywheel

> For a point of info, the flywheel on a 1725 cast-iron head Commer
engine >is HUGE. I kept it, rather than use an Alpine flywheel when I rebuilt my
>campers' engine. Figured with all that mass to move, I needed that torque!
I >don't think it would be quite as appropriate in an Alpine, however.
>
> Also note, that in Finland, perhaps Commer or Hillman engine parts
were >easier to obtain than Alpine parts??
>
>Jon Arzt Rootes(at)aol.com
>