Has anyone built Elmers Fire Eater Engine and get it run? I did and cant get it to run. I followed all the directionas and am using Alohol just like the...
Gary.... Thanks for your answer The engine turns with ease, no binding. The valve is sealing and the cylinder/piston gives good compression. I don't quite...
Nice looking engine, Ernie. Timing: Piston at top dead center and valve is wide open. As the piston goes back fire is inhaled into cylinder. At about 90...
Gary.. Another thank you for the explanation of how the engine works. It still don't work! The Fire Eater still has me baffled. The timing cycle as you...
Hi: Is the plan for this engine located here? It looks like all engines are steam engines. Can't find it. I have another plan from another source and says the...
Hi John: Here is a start. Never built one myself: http://www.pureenergysystems.com/os/StirlingEngine/photologie/index.html http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~khirata/ ...
http://www.btinternet.com/~sylvestris/stirling.htm has some also. I have been working thru the fizgig plans with the intention of building one. I also found...
see also http://www.stirlingengines.org.uk/work/cyc2.html ... From: russell To: Elmers_Engines_1@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 5:43 PM Subject:...
Thanks for all the Sterling links. I also saw the elbow engine that caught my attention. I remember from when I was a kid in the '60s a PM or ME article on a...
... .... and I don't find it in any of the other Elmers Engine groups. I'd guess that the postings on the groups came out of the book, and that's probably why...
Could you post the plans in the file area? That way you only have to send it once. If not I'll contact you directly for a copy Thanks Aaron ... From: Ernie To:...
Ernie, That would be really great if you could post them in our FILES section. It might be a little tight on THIS group as we have used 93% of the file space...
ernie I would definitley like to see a picture of the engine and I thnk that I can open up a dxf file with my computer.I am presently building the grasshopper...
Hi Greg. I remember seeing a plan by Elmer which had a simple valve arrangement, bash valve I think. Do Google search for "Poppin", its not an Elmer design but...
Gary, if not, you can download a viewer from the autodesk website to view any autocad drawing. Johnny On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 04:23:13 -0800 (PST) GAREY FONG...
... email them to you in DXF format. Do you want me to email a pic of the engine? ... Hello Ernie, Could you save them down to Acad2000 for me. Thanks, ...
This is just a reminder to everyone who is getting plans from Ernie. Please remember to thank him. So, why am I saying this? A year or so somebody was looking...