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Offline fumopuc

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #45 on: January 22, 2014, 11:01:29 AM »
Hi Jack, thanks for your friendly comments and watching my thread. I will keep you all informend about the progress. Last week end I have started the final plumbing work with copper pipes. Some pictures will follow soon.
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #46 on: January 26, 2014, 04:56:53 PM »
 Hi everybody, some progress is visible. One pipe at this engine was a kind of challenge for me, because the bend radius is only 10 mm.
I would like to go under the floor with this pipe, so I have to hit the window in the floor.
After some trial and using some "nice blue dinner table deko sand" I got it.
Thanks for visiting my build thread.
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #47 on: January 26, 2014, 06:46:35 PM »
Some very nice craftsmanship going on here. Achim you have out done yourself, that is gorgeous engine. Looks like you will have it running soon and I will be waiting to see it. Still following you and I like....... :praise2:


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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #48 on: January 26, 2014, 07:43:48 PM »
That is really a tight bend but glad you managed to do it.  Did you need to anneal the copper pipe before bending?

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2014, 08:26:09 PM »
Hi Vince, the copper tube I have used was already soft when I bought it. It will be delivered as cut goods from a coil.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2014, 05:42:59 AM by fumopuc »
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #50 on: January 27, 2014, 05:40:42 AM »
Hi Don, thanks for your compliment and friendly comments. Next step will be the piping from high pressure to low pressure unit. If you look at picture 10026, there is a flywheel visible whitout spokes and also the conrod is out of focus. During taking the picture, the engine was doing another test run with the new piping.
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #51 on: February 09, 2014, 05:05:08 PM »
Hi everybody, today was a good day and I have had some shop time again. I could do the piping between HP and LP cylinder.
After a correction of some wrong manufactured rods (for the LP cylinder, they have been to short) I could restart an other test run with 3 cylinders. So we are coming closer to the final stage now.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbSgxHLY3M" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwbSgxHLY3M</a>
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #52 on: February 09, 2014, 05:15:23 PM »
Very nice, Achim. What a smooth runner!  :NotWorthy:

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #53 on: February 09, 2014, 05:39:39 PM »
Absolutely beautiful. Love the detail, handrails, and floor. Very very nice.
First time I saw this thread...not sure how I missed it.

I see you're in Munich. I'll have to drop by next time I'm there.  ;D
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I've been back a few times since.
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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #54 on: February 09, 2014, 05:40:21 PM »
WOW Achim.  That really looks nice. :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy:

Just out of curiosity, what are the dimensions of the base so that I can have an idea of the size of the model?

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Vince

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #55 on: February 09, 2014, 05:49:48 PM »
Impressive!!  :ThumbsUp:
Lot of parts!

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #56 on: February 09, 2014, 05:53:26 PM »
hi achim, every time I see good engines it makes me want to do more lovely piece of engineering ian c :ThumbsUp:

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #57 on: February 09, 2014, 07:21:54 PM »
 :ShakeHead: I am going to have to make myself a drop valve engine that is just so  :Love:

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #58 on: February 09, 2014, 10:25:26 PM »
Achim!  That is so cool! :praise2: Its amazing to see your engine running. Thanks for sharing the video!
I really like all the valve motion, and it runs so smoothly!!

Thanks for sharing your work with us!
Kim

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Re: 16 valve engine
« Reply #59 on: February 10, 2014, 09:02:24 PM »
Simon, Carl, Vince, camm-1, Ian, Jo and Kim, thank you very much for your very friendly comments to my thread. I am proud to be a member of this forum and community.
Ian, looking at some V8 aero engines, I recognize very quick there a lot of things to learn.
Vince, the diameter of the fly wheel is 205 mm, the dimension of the base is 340 x 500 mm.
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Achim

 

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