Philip Duclos "Victorian" IC engine project

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NickG:
Steve,

It's absolutely beautiful. Hope you've got it insured! I've just read about your near disaster and I was trying to think what I would have done apart from go to bed and cry, then be in a really foul mood! It almost brought :( to my eyes and felt sick until I read on. So glad you were able to gather yourself up, pull yourself together and think of a solution. :ddb: :thumbup: :bow: :beer:

Bernd:
Very nice build Steve. I don't think you can call it "Duclos's Victorian Engine". It should be called "Cedge's Victorian Engine". It's no were near what Philip's engine looks like with all the mods you made.

:bow: BRAVO. :bow:

The video will be the crown jewel in this build series. Can't wait to see that.

You need to take a well deserved vacation now so you can think up on what you're going to build next. :)

Bernd

zeusrekning:
Wow man, That is amazing. :bugeye:
I can't wait to see it run.
If you need any help with the ignition let me know, I have experience finding spark :zap:

LOL , You just called , so I rekon I will see it sooner than expected. I better find my rubber gloves and grounding rod.

zeusrekning:
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Man , I got to see the jewel in person. All I can say is Mrs. Cedge is about to have another beautiful piece added to her collection. It seems Steve may lag on the posting at times but I can understand, when he gets finished he has to hand it over. LOL
OK enough picking on Steve, the engine is beautiful and I imagine when its running it will be one of those things that takes a few minutes to wrap your head around, with all that bling spinning and moving at different speeds and directions it will be an eyeful. I can't wait to see whats next.

cedge:
All the kind words are enough to make one's head spin. I'm pleased that the engine has met with such a positive reception. One never knows how things will go when starting a build log. This one has, for me, been a total mind blower.

A short update to today's efforts to get it running. John, who I mentioned earlier was gracious enough to host me and the engine today as we tried to get the timing and mixture adjustments sorted out. While we were able to get it to hit, it just wouldn't take off on its own. After a good bit of troubleshooting we discovered that the intake valve is apparently not seating properly.

Since I've lapped the valves for the 3rd time and still have some leakage, I'll be doing a bit of surgery to the heads tomorrow to install a pair of brass seats. This should make it easier to get a proper seal and hopefully a running machine. It really really tried to run today, so I'm quite optimistic about things. We tried it on Coleman fuel and Propane, both of which were "successful" but at very different mixture settings. The Coleman fuel is my choice for the time being.

Tomorrow, the two 2-56 holes will also be drilled and I'll be adding a check valve to the fuel line to keep a nice fresh supply at the intake at all times. I'll also be attempting to modify the tank for use as a vapor carb. If I do it right, I can easily switch from aspiration to vapor or vice versa, whenever the mood strikes.

Getting closer...
Steve

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