Recent content by jpeter

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Most of my engines require small amounts under an inch diameter grey iron bar for rings, cylinders and other items. Until recently I've used bar from my stock. I've run out. Seems my goto supplier, McMaster Carr, isn't supplying grey iron in diameters useful to me any more, 1 inch or under. Does...

@Peter Twissell I 3d print mine. They look realistic and work well. Moulding is a good idea too but more work, I think.

I'll add 2 cents worth: I always burn Coleman fuel and try to use silicone tube. Some brands work and some don't. I find though Coleman brand fuel contains some type of contaminate which looks like fine wood shavings. These collect in my tank outlets, valves and carburetor needles. Thus, I...

Hey guys, I hate to admit it but my 4-stroke 8 cylinder 44cc engine burned a lot of oil, spit it out the exhaust pipe and smoked up the shop. Recently I tore into it making new oil rings, changing the piston design, re-honing the cylinders all which helped but it still smoked. The next fix which...

Well, I've been away from the forum for a while. Got back to the v8 and think I've gone about as far with it as I'm going to. My first v8 I named Victory. This one I named Ultimate Victory because it tested me to the max. It runs really well. It'll idle all day and not heat up. As expected, the...

Crossfire might be more from induction than insulation so I'm not too sure changing the wires will help much. Hopefully, some readers will offer some incite. Thanks though for the fine offer. If the drive wasn't so long I do it. More than wire though I'd like to see your shop. Anyway, I think...

Thanks Steve, I'll check it out.

It was running great until I loomed the ignition wires together. Must be getting lots of crossfire. Removed the loom, separated the wires and it returned to running well. I'm using 1/8 in. od test lead wire for ignition wire. It a little big too. If I could find smaller dia. wire, 22 gauge...

I was planning to go with the gear pump but after contemplating all the plumbing and pump drive mechanism needed the splash system looked quicker. Found though putting dippers on v8 rods more challenging than expected. Keep in mind the splash dippers on the caps of a v8 don't come straight down...

Well cool weather's here so I got back into the shop for the New Victory. Ground the crank, made new rods, redesigned the cam and recut it. I need to show videos and photos of how that was done. Developed a pretty slick method, for me at least, of cnc'n the cam. Finally got it running. Had lots...

Pretty convinced the cap came off. Then when the crank came back around it smacked the rod. Could have broke the cylinder. Glad the flywheel came loose. Got lucky. Not gonna be too hard to fix. Not real happy with the play in all the rods. Might just make all new ones. First time the v8's been...

Had a bad day at the Detroit Maker Faire. The V8 took a dump in the first 5 sec run.

Great picture. That helps a lot. That's pretty much like what I'm going to do.

Thanks, wondered who you were. Now I know.