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Ed Anderson wrote:
>Err, not certain I followed all of that.   The shaft side gear is 
>rigid with
>the block/housing - not the the eccentric shaft  (if I understood you
>statement correctly.)  The moving rotor side part of the gear "Pushes"
>against the fixed (bolted to the front and rear iron side housings) 
>gear due
>to the power stroke. This causes the rotor to "Push-move" away taking its
>eccentric shaft journal with it on the journey around the race track.
---
I didn't express it very well but I did understand the above.  Still 
pondering the possibilities but at least I can see why it would be 
difficult to make that 1:1 gearing without introducing a lot of new 
elements to the equation, even if it were possible.

Thanks, Ed.

Steve