First off ... I have an ole belt drive lathe similar to yours ... mine is a 1916 Cincinnati ... love how you 'wing it' as you go same as me. Never done a Hit and Miss but I have an ole Clinton engine I'm about to try to convert for a Rat Pit Bike project. Would love to do something with the internal governor ... what ya think?
I've seen a few of these in operation, very innovative for their time, but what I've been intrigued about is Smokey Yunick's Hot Vapor Engine. Read about it when he first un-veiled it. Was that around early 1980's? I believe some of the stats were; 250 hp from a 4 cylinder don't think it was turbo or supercharged . 51 mpg... Just crazy. Not even sure if it had a radiator or any kind of water cooling. I'd love to hear your thought on that...Maybe make a short video to talk about it??
mustie1 I want to keep the compression low so I would be surprised if it was 1 hp. The less compression the slower it will run and it's sort of a (lets see how slow it will run) competition with all the hit and miss guys.
Yes my ex-JK Jeep had wasted fire. I pulled the plugs at 80.000 miles and a couple of them were burned to the porcelain. I was in-impressed for a modern electronic ignition engine.
Without a flywheel on a hit and miss there would be no load. Without a load it would run WAY to fast. The only reason a hit and miss misses is because there isn"t a load on the fly wheel. When there is a load, the flywheel slows down quicker which causes the governour to close the valve quicker.
old indian basically rotating mass as he said it would run to fast and would not run right. With a heavy and or large flywheel it keeps more of its force mass×acceleration=force. More mass means u need less acceleration to do the same job. It also balances the engine.
Did you know that the first Hit and Miss using a latch on the exhaust valve was first invented by Körting of Hannover Germany in 1885? www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157840&page=2
Best description of an atmospheric valve I have found on the internet.
Fun to see all your projects!
excellent demo , and I like your messy shop. a lot going on in there
Hey thanks for this! I just found out my great grandpa and my great uncle had one for their saw mill, and supposedly its still up there somewhere
I have a big interest in this. I hope to buy my first one soon.
I love to watch those old engines at the threshing shows. BLAM, phut, phut, phut, phut, phut.
Thanks ,I didn't know how they worked I always wondered
the 'throttle' control is called a governor
nice engine looking forward to seeing it run
All that's missing is a hit. Neat engine
I wish I was your sort of American. Brilliant!
Neat stuff, thanks. Now I want to build one !
Very good, it happens I'm building one too. I'm using a Curtis compressor. You've got a good design. Take care
+Rusty “rustyglovebox” Glovebox Cool would love to see it! will be getting back on this one soon..
How much did you pay for your Curtis?
Got it for nothing, it was in the junk pile and stuck at the time.
JW, thanks for doing this. very interesting
Now that is freaking awesome!
That is so cool. Never heard of such a thing
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First off ... I have an ole belt drive lathe similar to yours ... mine is a 1916 Cincinnati ... love how you 'wing it' as you go same as me. Never done a Hit and Miss but I have an ole Clinton engine I'm about to try to convert for a Rat Pit Bike project. Would love to do something with the internal governor ... what ya think?
I always wanted a John Deere vintage hit n miss motor.
I've seen a few of these in operation, very innovative for their time, but what I've been intrigued about is Smokey Yunick's Hot Vapor Engine. Read about it when he first un-veiled it. Was that around early 1980's? I believe some of the stats were;
250 hp from a 4 cylinder don't think it was turbo or supercharged .
51 mpg... Just crazy. Not even sure if it had a radiator or any kind of water cooling. I'd love to hear your thought on that...Maybe make a short video to talk about it??
I now understand... thank you.
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what hp do you think that would be, im guessing 1 or 2,
mustie1 I want to keep the compression low so I would be surprised if it was 1 hp. The less compression the slower it will run and it's sort of a (lets see how slow it will run) competition with all the hit and miss guys.
would love to see one run on wood gas
do you have to stick with certain compressors for these builds or can you make most any work? I've got lots of old ones kicking around.
+Vdubadub heck out "Rusty Glovebox" he is building one on youtube now. Thanks for watching.
Ur shop is a disaster. I love it! I'll bet u know where everything is too:-)
Hi
I wish I had your workshop
Cheers
Nick UK
Ask the man who owns one
Cool!!
I was thinking about making a coke can crusher using one of these engines
That's really cool I want to see it run now lol
thanx!got it! Dano 4/2/17
Yes my ex-JK Jeep had wasted fire. I pulled the plugs at 80.000 miles and a couple of them were burned to the porcelain. I was in-impressed for a modern electronic ignition engine.
Richard Mead hahahaha no... thats called a wasted spark not a hit and miss totaly diffrent
What's the purpose of the flywheel?
Without a flywheel on a hit and miss there would be no load. Without a load it would run WAY to fast. The only reason a hit and miss misses is because there isn"t a load on the fly wheel. When there is a load, the flywheel slows down quicker which causes the governour to close the valve quicker.
old indian basically rotating mass as he said it would run to fast and would not run right. With a heavy and or large flywheel it keeps more of its force mass×acceleration=force. More mass means u need less acceleration to do the same job. It also balances the engine.
so you're turning a compressor into a hit and miss?
Yes, Here is the same model Quincy I made into a 4 stroke carburetor engine. ua-cam.com/video/DRF0fMNM1zg/v-deo.html
Jonathan W that's just awesome. Thank you. subscribed
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Dude! Cannot imagine how much that thumb hurt when it got smashed! Cringe! lol
Did you know that the first Hit and Miss using a latch on the exhaust valve was first invented by Körting of Hannover Germany in 1885? www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157840&page=2
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The thumbnail is disgusting, and I'm not referring to the UA-cam thumbnail...
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