These engines keep bothering me. :-)
Was the lube oil consumption outrageous in modern terms? Would any modern fluids or materials or designs help there, if you were to implement something like that today?
How was the port sealing (for gasses, as well as and oil) done? I don't have access to...
This is connected to at best an educational project, not a commercially viable one. This is completely outside my field. Any answers, explanations, and (online) references would be greatly appreciated.
The mechanism has a gearwheel A that needs to drive gearwheel D (and E). A's axis is...
