[DeTomaso] Gear drive (was RE: Radical fuel economy improvement)

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/24/10 1 28 28, guson at home.se writes:


> It looks like the "dogbone" part rattles around quite a bit when the 
> engine
> is not turning. The larger intermediate wheel is just pushed into the
> cam/crank wheels by the engine rotation? Just curious.
> 

It's not 'rattling loose'.   It's a very precision fit, and it slides in 
between the upper and lower gears just so.   There is much less slop than 
there is with a typical timing chain, even a new timing chain.

Mike