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Offline Ye-Ole Steam Dude

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #240 on: November 19, 2018, 12:44:36 PM »
Hello David,

Great job on this new video, watched it on youtube (full screen) looks and sounds wonderful.  :ThumbsUp:

Have a great day,
Thomas
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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #241 on: November 19, 2018, 03:50:09 PM »
Nice job on this I followed along every step. Its on my bucket list of engines!

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #242 on: November 19, 2018, 04:02:17 PM »
Hi Len , Lovely engine there and the trouble with adjusting devices is that they always need continual adjustments   ;D :cartwheel: !!

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #243 on: November 19, 2018, 04:29:56 PM »
Definitely worth seeing in full screen. Nice job!  :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #244 on: November 19, 2018, 10:31:52 PM »
Great result David  :praise2:

It sounds very nice for a non-loaded engine - you should be proud of the end result  :cheers:

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #245 on: November 19, 2018, 10:36:58 PM »
Hi David, a great result, one to be very proud of.

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #246 on: November 20, 2018, 12:38:08 AM »
Dave,
Mastiff sounds great. It'll get better as it runs longer, it's not even broke in yet. :DrinkPint:
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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #247 on: November 20, 2018, 01:10:51 AM »
David---A lovely and impressive piece of work. ---Brian

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #248 on: November 20, 2018, 09:57:22 AM »
That sounds much better  :praise2:  :praise2:  There are so many little details that have a big effect  ::)
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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #249 on: December 10, 2018, 04:13:22 PM »
Very nice build  :cheers:
Can you say something About the compression Ratio? If i remember Right you had some Trouble get it running. Didi you do changes to the CR.

The Background is i can´t get my Bugatti engine running reliable. i believe my cr (6:1) is a Little high for the homemade plugs so i am planning to reduce the cr.

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #250 on: December 10, 2018, 04:38:51 PM »
HI David,
I don't think the throttle range is being limited by the single carb and longish intake runners as much as it is with the vapor fuel supply. Granted as you open the throttle it will tend to pull more fuel vapor but balancing the air supply with the engine's needs is kind of an iffy thing. The vapor fuel supply setup works well for single cylinder engines or engines that run a a pretty constant rpm but I don't think they are very efficient for multi cylinder engines
My suggestion would be to make a proper fuel tank mounted with the top of the tank just below the needle valve height and play with the carb adjustments that way.
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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #251 on: December 10, 2018, 11:59:16 PM »
Hi Michael,
Thanks!

If you look back through the build log you will find a long list of the mistakes I had to correct before Mastiff would run well. These included leaking gaskets, over-size main jets, wrong timing and leaking home-made spark plugs. The compression ratio is about 3.8:1 and at first there wasn't much compression but this has developed as the engine has been run. With small cylinder volumes the thickness of the head gasket has quite an effect on the CR, could you try a thick gasket to reduce the CR?

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #252 on: December 11, 2018, 12:27:54 AM »
I am late to the party David, but congrats on a nice running and really beautiful engine. Glad you got all the little issues worked out.

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #253 on: December 11, 2018, 02:00:16 AM »
She's a runnah!!!

Congrats and thanks for taking us along!

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Re: Len Mason's "Mastiff" - chewed from the solid
« Reply #254 on: December 11, 2018, 03:31:42 AM »
David,
I have to admit that 3.8:1 sounds low. Are you sure you want to drop it more? My understanding of L head engines 6-7:1 was optimal, 7 probably max. Though I admit I have no idea how that applies to a miniature. Besides the fact that you probably built it as designed.  I never figured it out but I think my Upshur is about 4.5-5 to one. It will run 7000rpm. Val I actually used Alibre to figure the area and have 7:1 I think I'm rambling & will stop.
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