BruceK
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This comes adrift from the Showtime and Minimum RPM threads.
I`ve heard some engines are rated for continuous use, like JD and Gardiner. What exactly does that mean? Who assigns the rating? Of the maker, common experience,and a rating agency, the first is most likely. How reliable is that? Any maker could claim it as part of a sales spiel, but it could all come undone in practice.
Which engines have such a rating, and why? The Dauntless experience suggests at least one FL deserves the rating. One member was astounded I didn`t already rate the FL, I didn`t, I own 2 of them, I`m still not sure. So, would we include the common FL 120 and/ 135? I`ve not heard Ford or Lehman did. Who apart from Richard has run one for days on end?
And let`s not get too fixated on the FL, there are plenty of other possibilities in engines out there.
I`ve heard some engines are rated for continuous use, like JD and Gardiner. What exactly does that mean? Who assigns the rating? Of the maker, common experience,and a rating agency, the first is most likely. How reliable is that? Any maker could claim it as part of a sales spiel, but it could all come undone in practice.
Which engines have such a rating, and why? The Dauntless experience suggests at least one FL deserves the rating. One member was astounded I didn`t already rate the FL, I didn`t, I own 2 of them, I`m still not sure. So, would we include the common FL 120 and/ 135? I`ve not heard Ford or Lehman did. Who apart from Richard has run one for days on end?
And let`s not get too fixated on the FL, there are plenty of other possibilities in engines out there.