Pythonista

In the 80's and 90's, I used to write my two stroke programs in TI Calculator Basic. Mainly I didn't want to risk a $3000 laptop in the garage around heavy things, gasoline, oil, etc. So I would write it in TI Calculator Basic and risk a $100 calculator to the environment of the garage.

Between JetSki's and Georgia's rules on mopeds, I have renewed interest in two stroke motors, I have been resurrecting some of the programs I wrote back in the 80's and 90's. I have found that if I write / re-write them in Python, they will run on Linux, Mac, Windows and with Pythonista on my iPad and iPhone.

http://omz-software.com/pythonista/

I am finding I like Pythonista a good bit and I am liking the reduced decoration requirements of Python (Perl is historically my preferred scripting language).

An example of how I am using it, is my hp.py script, which I have up on GitHub:

https://gist.github.com/edt11x/52c69a6448f7a379ad19

Oil Injection Block Off

I bought from Ebay a Oil Injection Block Off for a Honda DIO. It's close but not quite right, but close enough that I will buy a couple more and modify them.

The grommet that seals the oil injection block off is right about where the hole for the outside bearing oil goes. I have taken off all the metal below grommet and will use a cut off tool to cut a new location for the grommet.

There's the oil hole which provides oil to the back side of the crank bearing that I am worried about.

Two Speed Motor

Happy that these later motors have case bolts rather than Phillip head screws:

Motor seems like it hasn't been apart, bolts look fairly clean, old spark plug doesn't show anything scary.

Insides:

Downside is the motor appears to have very little compression.

Output shafts are different lengths. Need to get a rear wheel from the two speed honda express.

SIP Horsepower Dyno

Program I am playing with attempts to estimate a HP curve by listening to the RPM and having you input gear ratios and weights:

http://www.siphorsepowerdyno.de/siphorsepowerdyno_en/home.html

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821522

One of my runs:

Leak Down Test on Original Motor

The rule I learned, was that if you sealed the intake and exhaust, a 2 stroke motor should hold 5 lbs for 5 minutes.

The original motor doesn't fair too well on the leak down test. I guess I shouldn't expect anything from 35 year old seals.

Hand pump to generate the 5 psi:

Leak down gauge to measure the result:

Into the cylinder:

Test tube rubber stopper clamped in the exhaust port:

And and intake part that has been sealed with plumbers Goop. I just filled the whole turn down:

I also did a straight cylinder compression leak down test with the piston at top dead center, to test the original rings. It lost pressure quickly, so much, I didn't bother to record the data. 

Using the wind up starter, I was able to get up to 100 psi on a compression gauge.

The original motor was running, I was using it. On a good day I would get 28 mph. If I reverse this into RPM, it would be 7234.

Notes on the Stock Motor

1978 HONDA NC50'78 EXPRESS

NC50

A 49 cc scooter which was manufactured from 1977 until 1983, it featured an air-cooled 2-stroke engine. The versions from 1977 until 1980 had a manual choke, points ignition, and a spring starter. Versions from 1980 onwards included a kick start, capacitor discharge ignition, and automatic choke as well as an improved compression ratio. Most versions include an automatic one speed transmission with a centrifugal clutch, double suspension, and oil injection. Two speed automatic transmissions were introduced towards the end of their production run.

• ENGINE
  • Engine: 49cc 2-stroke single cylinder
  • Bore 40mm
  • Stroke 39.6mm
  • Compression Ratio 6.5:1
  • The engine was lubricated by oil injection.
  • Spark plug: BP4HS
  • Plug gap: .028
  • The ignition was controlled by breaker points.
  • It also had a manual choke.
  • The starting system used a wind-up spring.
  • Battery: 6N4-2A-6 (see also 6N4-2A-8)
• DRIVETRAIN
  • Transmission: only one speed
• CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
  • N/A
• DIMENSION
  • N/A
• OTHER
  • Colors:
    • Parakeet Yellow
    • Pal Green
    • Mars Orange
  • It had a two-tone black and white solo seat.
  • The downtube featured a logo change with the name "EXPRESS"
  • Serial number began NC50-2000013.

Rear Wheel Diameter, approximate 18.5”

Rear Wheel Circumference 58.2” (pi * diameter = pi * 18.5)

I measure a little over 58.25

The stock tires are 2.25 - 14. The 14 gives us the rim diameter, 14 inches. The 2.25, the way I understand it is that this gives an imaginary circle sitting on the rim, representing the tire:

And we know the tires are not ideal circles. In the case of the stock tires, 2.25 - 14, we would expect the outside diameter of the tire to be 14 inches + 2 x 2.25 = 18.5 inches. Then the circumference would be 18.5 inches x pi = 58.12 inches. In the ballpark of what we measured.

Gear Ratio 14.220/1

(from http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=59952 )

Service manual also gives the Gear Ratio as 14.220 : 1

MPH = (RPM * WheelCirc/GearRatio * ft / 12inches * mile / 5280 ft * 60 mins/hour)

38.7 MPH = 10000rpm * 18.5 * pi  ÷ 14.220 ÷ 12 ÷ 5280 * 60

Gear Ratio that SIP wants is the Gear Ratio (14.220) divided by the tire circumference in meters (18.5” is 0.4699) which is 30.2617

Old engine 100psi of compression

Seals leak down within a minute

Some additional information from https://sites.google.com/site/vpcrabtree/home/honda-nc50-tuning

Measured Parameter	Value
Bore	40
Stroke	39.6
Con Rod Length	80mm (est)
Number of Transfer ports	2 plus 1 boost
Main transfer Height	6mm
Main transfer chord width	17mm
Boost port height	6mm
Boost port chord width	17mm
Exhaust port Height	9mm
Exhaust port chord width	19mm
Reeds Cage	2 petals, 10 by 20mm windows
Carb dia	12mm
Exhaust Type	Plain Muffler
Combustion chamber volume	7cc
Squish Clearance	~1.5mm
Compression Ratio	~6.6

Ultrasonic Analyzer

I use FFT iPhone programs to find my peak RPM. I have a new find that is much better than the ones I was using, Ultrasonic Analyzer. Right now I am turning about 9660 rpm, 60 * 161Hz.