Hey folks!
I'm building a model of Henry Ford's kitchen sink engine from Leon Ridenour's plans. It's almost finished (the gas tank is in the mail), but on the compression stroke i hear air is escaping from the cylinder. It may be that the spring holding the exhaust valve is too weak, but more likely is that the piston ring isn't sealing effectively. This is my first model so i don't know how much compression to expect from it (there is moderate resistance on the compression stroke when i turn it over by hand), should i be worried?
Thanks!
sorry the picture is sideways
I'm building a model of Henry Ford's kitchen sink engine from Leon Ridenour's plans. It's almost finished (the gas tank is in the mail), but on the compression stroke i hear air is escaping from the cylinder. It may be that the spring holding the exhaust valve is too weak, but more likely is that the piston ring isn't sealing effectively. This is my first model so i don't know how much compression to expect from it (there is moderate resistance on the compression stroke when i turn it over by hand), should i be worried?
Thanks!
sorry the picture is sideways