Recent content by LyleM

I was browsing youtube, and found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqmHuiMT0pQ The guy gives little info, which i used to search for it,and found nothing. Does anyone know what its called and where i can find plans for it? Thanks.

dparker, thanks for the reply. not sure i understand what you mean with the mirror image. Also this may sound stupid, but the piston does stop short of the inlet on the cylinder right?

i went through the hole engine and got rid of any drag, the only real drag is the compression and vacum. You can watch it pull the flame in, and you can hear the valve let the compression out so it all seems in good worknig order. I've tried different springs, and adjusting the valve tension and...

Yeah actually i did rub some of that on there, forgot to mention. did seem to help a bit. i will keep at it. may take a breather from it and come back to it fresh. thanks for all the help. you guys are awesome.

Thanks for the vids, i think my problem with drag is the valve so i loosend it to where it spun pretty good, but no change. Im at a lost. If i loosen it anymore its way too loose, and if i tighen more its just back to being draggy. I guess ill just keeping messing with it untill something...

Thanks for the reply, i was waving the burner around because where i had it mounted turned out to be to close. Ill give those tips a go. Thanks.

I remade the cam, and it came out as perfect as i can get it. I re adjusted everything, and i still can't get it to run, not even a attempt. I just don't' get it. i've rechecked everything dozens of times. I've attached a few pictures and a video, maybe you can see something im not. Thanks...

Thanks for the reply, I will probally trying to make a new one. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks for the replys, Engine Maker, i followed your advice and still to no avail. I think what it comes down to is that i didn't make the cam correctly. I wasn't real sure on how to go about it so i just did what i thought was right. What i dont know is like what diameter stock to start with...

I just completed philip duclos's fire eater, and haven't had any luck getting it to run. at first i thought the cam was off so i adjusted that and thought i found the spot, i can see it sucking fire in but that's it. it doesn't even attempt to start. I did notice that there's so much compression...

Yeah I've made a few trips to springfield buying stuff at grizzly. I do plan on taking pictures of my already completed projects and putting them on flickr in the near future.

Thanks for the welcome.

Im 55 and a hobbiest. Been at it 5 or 6 years, started out with a 9" south bend and a small mill from harbor freight. Since upgraded to a much larger grizzly lathe, 12x36. And a bigger mill. Also got a small mini lathe 7x12. I was in refrigeration for 23 years, and cars my whole life. Havn't...

I'm in the process of building the fire eater from Anthony Davies plans. I'm stuck at the cam, there isn't really any dimensions and I'm having a bit of trouble on where to start on it. I laid out something i thought was close to it but just isn't quite right. My question is can somebody give me...