[SEL] The McVickerish Engine

[Kangas, James G.]

How can this engine be a hit and miss when it sounds like the engine must hit in order to operate the exhaust valve?It would seem if the engine doesn't fire and no valve is being held open the engine would quickly slow to a stop.
  Jim K
  

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of curt at rustyiron.com
Sent: Mon 3/22/2010 9:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine




Elden,
This will be a fun project to see developed.

Have you considered moving the exhaust valve operating mechanism to the
top or side of the cylinder, to keep all the crudy products of combustion
and oil from pouring into that mechanism? Just a thought.

Curt Holland



> Gang:
>
> In case you're interested, I've started another engine project.
>
> This time, I saw Steve Royster's McVicker engine thread and casually asked
> him for some information.  Steve was good enough to send me a copy of the
> original 1901 patent and I've decided to build an engine that runs on the
> same principle.
>
> BTW, the McVicker is a four-cycle Otto-cycle engine but it has no gears or
> cams.  The exhaust valve is operated by overpressure that is ported to a
> small cylinder which operates the exhaust valve at the end of the power
> stroke.
>
> It's hit and miss in operation and Steve says that his McVicker sounds
> really wierd when it's "coasting" because the valves remain closed during
> the "coasting" period.  I guess the sound is sorta like, "BANG, WHOOSH,
> SUCK, SQUEEZE, EXPAND, SQUEEZE, EXPAND, SQUEEZE, EXPAND, SQUEEZE, BANG,
> WHOOSH, etc".
>
> It's gonna be interesting to see how it runs.  While doing the design of
> The McVickerish Engine, I've come to the conclusion that it can run either
> direction with, at most, a tweak of the ignition timing.  It may be
> reversible by advancing the spark to the point the engine backfires and
> starts in the other direction.  I don't think, though, I'd want to do that
> at full power.
>
> If you wanna have a look, go here:
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand/McVickerish/McVickerish.Html
>
> Take care - Elden (starting to have fun)
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand
>
>
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