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As a steam engine I believe the stresses would be much less than when run on gasoline. First of all the pressure on the piston is not much greater than developed during the compression stroke and far less than at ignition. A steam engine develops its power by the pressure being applied to the...

I'm not sure why you would be concerned with fatigue cracks with the way these motors are constructed if you have had experience with this problem let me know. Only time could tell if this would be a problem. Moderator I'm not sure where this thread really belongs If you want to move it go...

philjoe5 The way I solved the 4 stroke problem was to weld and machine another cam lobe onto the opposite side of the camshaft this makes the valve open every revolution. I re-timed the cam to open the intake valve on the up stroke of the piston the intake valve is larger so it is better to use...

Hi everyone I'm new to this forum. I'm wondering if any other people have converted gas engines to run on steam. Engines large enough to do practical work. There maybe a place on this forum already I haven't had time to search. I have converted a 10 HP Tecumseh gas engine that I have run on air...