Ed Huntress wrote:
Remember those great winter rally battles in the '60s, between Erik Carlsson
(Saab) and Paddy Hopkirk (Mini Cooper)? They were spectacular. Saabs were a
real premium small car in those days.

One of my buddies in high school had one of the 3-cyl., 2-stroke originals.
Very clever cars. But the freewheeling transmission would scare the **** out
of you if you didn't know it was there. g

I had a 850 GT (whenever it was that they came out) and it
was very good vehicle. Those were the ones with the oil
tank and metered total loss lub. so didn't have to mix the
oil in the gas. Did have Weird spark plugs they called them
surface gap, ie. the center electrode was at the same surface
as the insulator and outer shell.
...lew...

"Lewis Hartswick" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
Remember those great winter rally battles in the '60s, between Erik
Carlsson (Saab) and Paddy Hopkirk (Mini Cooper)? They were spectacular.
Saabs were a real premium small car in those days.

One of my buddies in high school had one of the 3-cyl., 2-stroke
originals. Very clever cars. But the freewheeling transmission would
scare the **** out of you if you didn't know it was there. g

I had a 850 GT (whenever it was that they came out) and it
was very good vehicle. Those were the ones with the oil
tank and metered total loss lub. so didn't have to mix the
oil in the gas. Did have Weird spark plugs they called them
surface gap, ie. the center electrode was at the same surface
as the insulator and outer shell.
...lew...

Yes, they were used in outboards, too. The design resisted fouling much
better in two-strokes, before electronic ignition.

--
Ed Huntress