Brian Hutchings
Well-Known Member
I'm making a 1/4 scale model of Henry Fords 1896 Quadricycle and have just started work on the engine. There are two areas that are of concern and I'm hoping for advice from fellow modelers on here to overcome them.
The first is carburation; Fords method was to take a small pipe from the petrol tank that drips petrol into the inlet manifold. He simply squeezed the end of the pipe until the engine ran. Would this work on a model?
The second is the ignition; Fords method was to break the circuit, causing a spark at his home made spark plugs. Would this work at model size or would commercial model spark plugs of glow plugs be better with some modern electronics to drive them?
I'm not aiming for any sort of performance from the engine, just that it runs for short periods.
Any advice would be more than welcome.
Brian
The first is carburation; Fords method was to take a small pipe from the petrol tank that drips petrol into the inlet manifold. He simply squeezed the end of the pipe until the engine ran. Would this work on a model?
The second is the ignition; Fords method was to break the circuit, causing a spark at his home made spark plugs. Would this work at model size or would commercial model spark plugs of glow plugs be better with some modern electronics to drive them?
I'm not aiming for any sort of performance from the engine, just that it runs for short periods.
Any advice would be more than welcome.
Brian
