Just bought drawings for a 100cc, 90 degree, V-6 Glow-Plug engine. The engine-build will be complicated, and a little daunting for a first-timer. I will not attempt to build the engine now, but I'll wait until I acquire more machining skills.
Some generalized questions:
Could I just build a single cylinder, or, a V-2 from the V-6 plans?
Assuming that I make the necessary changes, are there hidden dangers in doing this? The V-6 engine seems to be just three, V-2 engines in a row, with each twin, having a separate carb.
Is it common for you experienced engine builders to take a viable, but complicated, multi-cylinder, engine design, and then just make a single-cylinder engine? What's the difference between an 8 cylinder radial, reduced to one cylinder, with a new crank set-up, different carb, etc? I see this done with the "Morton" engines, with in-line, two strokes, etc.
I know the questions are very generalized, and cannot be answered with a yes or, no.
Just speculating, in print form.
Frank
Some generalized questions:
Could I just build a single cylinder, or, a V-2 from the V-6 plans?
Assuming that I make the necessary changes, are there hidden dangers in doing this? The V-6 engine seems to be just three, V-2 engines in a row, with each twin, having a separate carb.
Is it common for you experienced engine builders to take a viable, but complicated, multi-cylinder, engine design, and then just make a single-cylinder engine? What's the difference between an 8 cylinder radial, reduced to one cylinder, with a new crank set-up, different carb, etc? I see this done with the "Morton" engines, with in-line, two strokes, etc.
I know the questions are very generalized, and cannot be answered with a yes or, no.
Just speculating, in print form.
Frank