Re: Can a IC engine be modified for steam?
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: December 21, 2004 07:47PM
<HTML>Oh for gosh sakes,,,,,If you have a top end good for 1000rpm ,,why think of using a 3 '' stroke of a gas engine built for 3-7000 rpm ,,,The bearings at low speed with no oil pressure will be loaded over anny useful capacity,, ,,,If youre going to build a car I assume you have a adequite shop,,,ancient or otherwise,,,and can build a crank,etc,,The block is the usual stumbling block,,,Stanley Bros went from a strugglebuggy in '98 to a world record that is still rememberd 100 years later,,Can't we get something out the door that works with all the modern advancments,,and computers to boot,,,Gee, many of those shops were luckey to have gas lights,,One shop in DOWNTOWN Boston [Mc Lauthlin Elevator Co] put a 250v dc motor belted at lower speed to make 110 v ,,When the foreman came in,he threw the swich on the motor on the lineshaft,,and the lights come on Simple eh,,no switch , big motor was 600v dc , run on trolly circuit !! I saw this myself around 1980,,,Daves friend has the 6'lathe,,I passed on the 2 gear cutters,,they were on the 3rd floor on a 1way street,,{think about where to park a crane,] ,,,,I think the overwelming problem here is that people want to DESIGN and or build something without doing ANNY homework,,[[okok if you can spell it ''supppper heat'' instead of superheat,,,, i can spell it anny how ,,hohoho and get those raindeer off my roof,,Cheers Ben,,,//// P/S went up to +10f</HTML>