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I guess this can officially be called a work in progress now. The plumbing tee used for the cylinder block is a 1/2" brass tee. I bored it out so the 1/2" brass nipple cylinder is a sliding fit inside the tee. This will be soldered into the tee permanently at some point.
As a point of reference, the flywheel is 7.25" in diameter. The cylinder bore is ~.65 and the stroke will be around 1.5" - 1.75". I'm working on the cylinder head now. It will be an overhead valve arrangement and the head will attach to the cylinder block with 4-40 SHCS.
I'm trying to keep the design as simple (rustic) as possible. I'm hoping the combination of a low compression ratio, large flywheel and long stroke will keep the engine RPM's pretty low.
Chuck
As a point of reference, the flywheel is 7.25" in diameter. The cylinder bore is ~.65 and the stroke will be around 1.5" - 1.75". I'm working on the cylinder head now. It will be an overhead valve arrangement and the head will attach to the cylinder block with 4-40 SHCS.
I'm trying to keep the design as simple (rustic) as possible. I'm hoping the combination of a low compression ratio, large flywheel and long stroke will keep the engine RPM's pretty low.
Chuck