[SEL] The McVickerish Engine and video

[Steve Royster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk1AwYAqZ-w Hi Jim, This is the video of mine running so you can se the difference. Steve

 


 
> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:20:53 -0400
> From: james.kangas at timken.com
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine and video
> 
> That explanation finally makes it clear to me, Thank you again Elden
> I can across this video of a McVickers that seems to be different then the one you're building
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB-_yxULB4s
> 
> Jim K
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> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Elden DuRand
> Sent: Tue 3/23/2010 9:54 AM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine
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> Jim:
> 
> Unlike Diesel exhaust brakes, the McVicker engine is not working as a true compressor when it is in "miss" mode. The mixture is compressed and expanded, acting more like a spring - taking energy on compression and giving (most of) it back on expansion.
> 
> Take care - Elden
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
> > Behalf Of Kangas,
> > James G.
> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 07:59 PM
> > To: The SEL email discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine
> >
> >
> > Thank you Arnie and Patrick but I'm still a
> > little puzzled. If neither the exhaust nor intake
> > valve is opened at any time while the engine is
> > missing wouldn't that be like a Diesel using it's
> > Jacob brake? The compression without firing will
> > stop the engine very quickly if it was not for
> > the vehicle's momentum forcing the engine to keep
> > turning over.
> > Jim K
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