And here again two points are waiting for you. What is shown in the picture? Just before the puzzle disappears into the black hole, I will put another picture online. Whoever solves it before will get two points.
Well, let's see what the experts can do.
Well it looks like it could be the end of a control rod for an automatic gearbox.
The scale appears to run D 2 3 4 which would suggest the scale is used to calibrate the rod /cable pull to ensure the gearbox selects the correct position?
Sorry, but no. No connection to a automatoc gearbox.
Is it a fuel gauge or something to do with calibrating fuel mix on a two stroke?
Not a bad idea, but wrong.
Is it some sort of dipstick?
Unfortunately also not :(
Since that looks like a gearbox and final drive is it possibly an indicator or adjuster for the friction plates on a limited slip differential?
A great idea :thumbsup: a sign of a lot of technical understanding and even more imagination. But unfortunately, unfortunately wrong. But the direction is right.
Hmm let's try a different tack.
Is it mounted in a motorbike?
Yes! :thumbsup:
BMW motorbike?
No.
European?
Yes.
British?
No.
Shaft drive?
Yes
Sorry, NO shaft drive!!!
Italian?
No.
Is it a rotating shaft?
No.
Is it a 'push- pull' shaft?
Yes, it is a 'push- pull'-lever.
Manual gearbox lever?
Yes
This is a part of a maunaual gearbox control. Locked for "richard fridd" to disribe the function and to name manufactorer and model.
A Sequential gearbox 1, neutral, 2,3,4. Gear adjusting tool? German? Can't of anything else so please unlock.
Richard, You are right, it is the gear indicator of a manual gearbox. No German manufactorer. So, go on searching, good luck!
Southern european?
No.
Northern european?
Between them.
Czech? Please unlock for others to have a go.
Not Czech, unlocked. Respect for your fairness! :hail:
Variable rate suspension adjustment?
No, we are already at the gearbox.
Central European country of manufacturer?
Yes!
Well know brand?
Yes.
German?
No.
Austrian?
Yes!
Over 700cc?
Yes.
Proprietry engine shared with other brands?
I don't know.
Horizontally opposed cylinders?
Yes, nearly.
Vee cylinders?
Difficult question to answer. Cylinders nearly horizontal, crankshaft built like a V-engine.
More than 110 degrees?
Around 150 degrees.
Civilian or used by the authorities?
As well as... ;)
Military issue?
Also civilian.
Professionals are now in demand.
Puch P 800 1936. 165°-792ccm-4-cylinder-engine, 20 HP, only 550 examples produced
Some pictures attached
Some Puch P 800 engine infos (and difference between V-engine and boxer-engine):
V-engine: Two connecting rods on a common crank pin
Boxer-engine: The connecting rods of opposing cylinders are mounted on their own crankshaft throws, which are offset by 180 ° from one another
See these principles at the attached six-cylinder sketch
Please compare with the anatomy of the Puch P 800 engine
Yes, you are right, it is a Puch 800. No wonder, there are only 200 km between Vienna and Graz ;)
The description of boxer and wide-angle v-engines are very informative and will certainly make some users smarter. But there are other informations about the cylinder angle. They tells that the cylinders are raised by 16 degrees each, that makes complete 180 degrees minus 32 degrees, i.e. 158 degrees cylinder angle. But there is still something to be clarified: my main-question is: "What is shown in the picture". And that is not the complete motorbike but only a specific component. Which compnent?
Quote from: sichel on October 29, 2021, 03:52:34 PM
Richard, You are right, it is the gear indicator of a manual gearbox. No German manufactorer. So, go on searching, good luck!
Thought you accepted this as an answer?
For double points I can be picky ;) The Puch 800 gearbox differs in one important respect from other hand-operated motorbike gearboxes and therefore has the gear indicator.
Overdrive mechanism?
No overdrive. Locked for 'fromwien' to clear this last detail.
The four-speed gearbox was operated by means of an automatic gearshift - after the gear change, the hand lever clicked back into neutral.
The indicator on the shift linkage, prominent part of your picture, showed which gear is engaged at the moment
Yes, thats it!!! Two more points. Another interesting detail: the gearshift linkage is inserted through a hole in the main frame tube. And here another histroc photo, you like so much.
Many thanks to show this Austrian motorcycle icon and its specialities our 'AutoPuzzles'-community. And for the historic pictures!
A Puch-brochure attached