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Open Runner I bet a lot of you guys have seen this one, but I hadn't... And figured I would post it for those that have, like me, been hiding under a rock. This guys is nuts. I like him.... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Ford Barn, click here.
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Re: Open Runner I agree. He is a good kind of nuts though. The engine does make a good educational tool.
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Re: Open Runner I never saw it. Thanks for putting it up Boss. That's a great educational tool.
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Re: Open Runner I've seen it before. The guy basically said it was a crap engine that he did this to.
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Re: Open Runner Seems to run smoother on only one cylinder than I would have thought.
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Re: Open Runner Neat. thanks for sharing that.
We did that once when I was a motorcycle mechanic. Used a Yamaha two stroke twin with one head removed. With a variable timing light we could "stop" the piston at various places in the bore and actually see the fuel droplets coming thru the transfer ports. Then we put the choke on and got a lot of gas coming thru. Great fun. Like it was suggested it could of been a great teaching tool to explain how a two stroke works. If we had thought of it... But then we had to put the customers bike back together and that ended our fun... just kidding. |
Re: Open Runner wow i need one of those
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Re: Open Runner i posted this a few months ago, and i thought this was truly amazing!
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Re: Open Runner Ryan: Thanks, Great for school kids, And maybe some other folks.
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Re: Open Runner Cool, but how does everything stay lubricated?
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Re: Open Runner I first saw Uncle Barn and his open A engine last year at the Hill and Valley Model A and T meet in Cross Plains, WI. He fires it up for a few minutes on the half hour and has a lively discussion / Q & A with this audience...He is the real thing for being a very creative self taught mechanical guy and he also happens to be a really nice guy. He has taken this engine to several Model A events and is wanting to encourage the younger generation to start wrenching on old engines...
He oils any open exposed bearing / wear areas with an oil can and also has some oil lines with oilers. His Open Model A Engine is run at an idle with no load and just for a short time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9xzU...8&feature=plcp |
Re: Open Runner Enjoyed that video, great post. :D
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Re: Open Runner Neato'.
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Re: Open Runner Great !!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Open Runner Thanks for the post. Neat.
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Re: Open Runner Three thoughts jumped into my head about that fast.
#1 Hey that's Neat! #2 Looks alittle dangerous with that exposed flywheel area and crank spinning (This thought is due to working at US Steel and them beating safety into our heads everyday all day.) #3 Wow that must be nice to have all your projects finished and go looking for unusual things to build just for the heck of it. Great video I'd like to see the thing in person. Greenfield Village and or The Henry Ford should have one, At least at their big car show coming up next month. |
Re: Open Runner I can't help but wonder how he lubricates the engine if there's no oil in it? Still a cool thing to see nonetheless.
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Re: Open Runner That is so neat. Thank you for posting.
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Re: Open Runner Here's a link to my fellow Model A club member Julius Schnell's cutaway Model A engine and transmission. It was built with a lot of careful thought to show most all the aspects of the A engine and transmission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0OTrFSQA8k |
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