Recent content by Patrick Janson

Sorry, no pics of the burner. Handmade from steel tubing and sheet. Next time its out ill get some pics.

I handmade this Ericsson Sterling Cycle hot air pumping engine from scratch using plans from an Article in Live Steam Magazine October through December 1978. Totally fabricated from angle iron and pipe and bar stock. Steel, aluminum and brass. This is a link to a larger video =. This is a...

Thanks Brian.... Pat

Hi guys, I have to stick my nose in here and say a few things. Brian, I respect your viewpoint but I must disagree. Both hit n miss engines and make n break engines are exactly the same type of engine. They both have the same parts and do the same thing. They are not different at all. They use...

Thanks for the happy responses.

Oh, Brian, I don't feel badly at all. I enjoy working in my shop building whatever I want whenever I want. I decided to build this engine using nothing but my "junk drawer" and assorted bar stock and whatever I could find that would work. The semantics of what it should be called is quite...

I may have used the wrong expression. A make and break uses the ignition system for speed control and a hit n miss uses aspiration as the speed control. Where I live they're all the same.... no one cares about the difference. The engine does the work and a running engine is fun to watch. I...

Yes ,I am aware of some differences. Are you?

Here's another video short on you tube. https://youtube.com/shorts/SKgNJJu_Td

I thought I'd post a video of my engine running. Many hours spent tuning and adjusting. Thanks to all for the help and ideas to get me through the "it won't run" crisis. Still some work to do, but I'm happy at this point...... Thanks, Pat

Well, after much tinkering I finally got my engine to run. I replace the intake spring with a much weaker version. It still would not run, so I tried starting with a power drill. That turned it too fast and the governor kicked in and defeated the effort. So I tied the fly weights down and tried...

Thanks for your responses. No, you are not insulting me. I am stumped and admit it. Your help is greatly appreciated. I admit that I am blind to something that I should see, but can't because I thought I built it right the first time. I have looked for a wet plug but that is so very difficult to...

Thanks for that test idea. I'll try that.

Hello, I am a retired auto technician and have worked for 40 years in the auto industry, most recently as a Master Toyota Technician. I know engines and what makes them tick. That being said….. I recently built a freelance 1 cyl. make and break engine. It is a 1” bore and 1” stroke. I purchased...