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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
it seems kind of silly to make it a flathead engine just to make sure it won't be an interference engine
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If I would ever make a flathead engine, or fit an off-the-shelf one into a vehicle, I would do it because they look cool to me, even though some OHV could serve me eventually better.
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That would be like making it have points just to make sure it's not a wasted spark system.
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Odd enough, IIRC some old motorcycle ignition systems which had points were actually wasted-spark too.