Thanks for posting this, Roger. And good luck at the time trials.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Wasn't aware that Volvo made heavy truck engines for the North American market. If you've never driven any of these, none except perhaps the series 60 Detroit even approach a Caterpillar from a performance and longevity stand point.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Jim, I can't confirm it, but I was told by a friend who is an over the road trucker that Caterpillar is no longer building engines for trucks due to CARB and other emission control guiding bodies because they cannot meet their requirements. There has been speculation that the only two engine manufactures who will be left in the running are Mercedes and the Detroit 60 series. California is to reby John Britton - SteamStuff
Jim, From the information I've seen on Serpollet cars the first ones were single acting V-4 or horizontally opposed 4 and 6 cylinder engines. Strangely Serpollet switched back to a Double acting 2 cylinder in later cars. All Serpollet engines that I've seen information incorporated poppet valves.by John Britton - SteamStuff
The following is all of the information that I have on this engine from what I understand there were several articles in LSP published in the early 1950's about it.by John Britton - SteamStuff
I noticed this engine on pg. 42 of the January 2009 edition of "The Steam Car" I asked Jeff Theobald if he knew much about it and he sent a few scans from a 1950 edition of LSP, he stated the planet pictured on pg.42 was being installed in a friends Model T. Does anyone know how many of these were produced and if they performed as well as was claimed?by John Britton - SteamStuff
Jim, No, Nancy is a shining example from the idiocracy we call government. But then again I don't expect much to change in our favor when the Kenyan takes office. The price of oil is going to rise starting in the later part of March. Johnby John Britton - Miscellaneous Technical
Oppose Federal "Cash For Clunkers" Program Washington lawmakers are drafting a large economic stimulus package to help create jobs and rebuild infrastructure. They want to include a nationwide scrappage program which would give U.S. tax dollars to consumers who turn-in older cars to have them crushed, as a misguided attempt to spur new car sales. The lawmakers need to scrap this ideaby John Britton - Miscellaneous Technical
Jim, What engine drivetrain combination would you suggest for one of the retro cars? Regards' Johnby John Britton - SteamStuff
Rolly, Thanks for posting the photo of the car, it's great that someone has preserved it, too bad Wendell Mason's Goliath didn't receive the same treatment. Jim, Thanks for posting the information about this car, you are a wealth of information. The following is to a website that gives some good information about the Columbia 2-speed axle, some of the photos could be better:by John Britton - SteamStuff
Here's a Columbia 2-Speed Rear Axle on craigslist:by John Britton - SteamStuff
Attached are scans of an article from "The Steam Automobile" vol.2 No. 3 Spring 1960 article entitled "The Installation Of A Stanley Engine On A Columbia Two-Speed Rear Axle". Has anyone else attempted to do this? The car in the article was one done by Prof. Wendell Mason, I'm curious as to how this vehicle performed, on the surface at least this seems to be a good idea.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Honda To Set Record Sales In New Diesel Engine Car.by John Britton - SteamStuff
John Barr of Middletown Ohio lake goldsmith area steam mcby John Britton - SteamStuff
Rolly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can probably get you one of the four Doble F > engines being built for $75,000 > Rolly > Didn't the Doble 'F' have some serious vibration issues?by John Britton - SteamStuff
frustrated Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi John: > > I do my own pattern work. You win the Lottery and > I'll build you Doble engines for only a half a > million....cheap at twice the price...:-). > > Ken How is that a bargain? Jim can build one for $125,000 - $150,000 that's quite a bit less than 1/2 a million.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Jim, Great post, Ken brought up the possibility of converting a Lycoming aircraft engine to steam in an e-mail, but a runout core Lycoming costs $10,000-$18,000 USD. The usual route to a steam car seems to be converting an existing automotive engine, this has been done with varying degrees of success. In aircraft maintenance is proactive rather than reactive, Most people with their automobilesby John Britton - SteamStuff
Yes, but it costs 1/3 the price that Jim Crank says a Doble engine would cost.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Just a note TH, most aircraft aircooled engines were designed to and do run at 100% power for most of their 2000 hour TBO life, a feat not many automobile engines will accomplish. An aircooled VO-435 Lycoming engine in a Bell 47 helicopter spends 100% of it's life at 3200 RPM and is cooled by a fan the same as a VW. I would like to see the automotive engine that would hold up to that.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Here is an additional article on background to the Avion.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Photo of Hildebrand 1.5 hp steam motorcycle, 1889. This prototype motor biycle fitted with a small steam engine In 1889, was built by the brothers Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand of Munich in 1889. The water is carried in the curved tank above the rear wheel. In the early 1890s, the Hildebrand brothers abandoned steam propulsion and switched to petrol engines for their motorcycles. In 18by John Britton - SteamStuff
I appears that I got this one wrong after reading it again and observing the video it appears that this one is an IC engine although based on steam locomotive practice as far as the cylinder layout is concerned.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Hildebrand & Wolfmüller 1894 Steam Motorcycle: There had been steam-driven ‘boneshakers’ on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1860s and, of course, Gottlieb Daimler’s gasoline-engined Einspur of 1885, but the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller was the first powered two-wheeler to enter series production; indeed, it is the first such device to which the name ‘motorcycle’ (motorrad in Geby John Britton - SteamStuff
When I attempt to access Andy's webpage, I get a 403 Forbidden message.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Does anyone know the make of this steam engine from the Preston Services UK website? The description from their website: Steam Car Engine Twin Cylinder Of unknown manufacture, possibly Doble? Very finely made with cast aluminium casing, etc. Twin 2.5" x 4" Cylinders Inside piston valves with link reversing gear. Roller bearings on crankshaft and big ends. Brackets for horzizontaby John Britton - SteamStuff
Anyone know the rpm and cut-off spec for the Day Land engine? Graeme Vagg told me via e-mail that he thought it had a rev range of 2000 RPM. Can any one confirm this?by John Britton - SteamStuff
Errol Cramer of Errol Steam Works has the patterns and drawings for the Day-Land project. Errol also has castings for the Day Land, when I last contacted Errol he was not sure if he had all of the castings for the engine with Fink valve gear, as it requires a different set of top end castings. Errol can be reached at steamworks1@telus.netby John Britton - SteamStuff
The SACA storeroom offers quite a few options to would be builders of steam bicycles, karts and motorcycles. They offer drawings as well as castings and boiler material for the Vesuvius steam bicycle, drawings for the RJ Smith steam bicycle, and drawings for Educator which can be seen @ Karl Petersen's website. Graeme Vagg's steam trike project is also on Karl's website. Theby John Britton - SteamStuff
Another photo of the Barr motorcycle.by John Britton - SteamStuff
Video of the Haleson posted on youtube.by John Britton - SteamStuff