James Maiwald Flame Licker / Flame Gulper
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2015
- This wasn't working as well as it had been so I stripped it down and used degreaser and cleaned out a lot of oil and built up gunk. Now it's working as well as the day it arrived from James. These engines are a lot of fun and sound great.
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very cool looking jobby right there
It's a really nice sounding flame licker.
I like Your Videos I m Fan of ur Work
That's very kind of you....much appreciated - cheers Jim
Nice model.. this type of engine was a project in Popular Mechanics during 1930s. That one had a flap valve on the top of the head and ran off a candle.
Thanks for the information :)
So good
Imagine if *this* was the only type of engine we'd invented, so there were cars of all types with large burning flames everywhere.
Baard, That did give me a smile - Thanks Jim
And a man with a box of matches running ahead to re-light the flame every time the wind blew it out. I guess it would be less frustrating to just stay home on windy days.😂
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Haha
Wow, i love this engine, You could show and explain each of its parts in another video please, thank you
Where did you get the cooler on the front? Did James fabricate it? I have the dual flywheel version, but I haven't seen the cooler before. Nice engine
Hi Michael, yes James made it for me when he built the engine.
May I ask what you paid for it?
What valve timing does it have?
The carbonised oil deposits reducing the performance isn't that surprising. This type of motor only has atmospheric pressure to drive the piston so any extra drag or friction is going to throw a spanner in the works. My own homebuilt flamelickers all use graphite pistons so no lubrication is needed. On the water cooling,it most certainly does make a big improvement to the run time as the water cooling keeps the head temp down around 100° Celsius. Simpler air cooled flamelicker have much shorter runtimes until the cylinder gets so hot that a vacuum differential can no longer be sustained and the engine slows and eventually stops running.
How do I buy one of these I can't find them
+Billy Kingj, you will find them here www.kellergeist71.de/en/ (English version)
This is homepage of James Maiwald
Regards, Juergen
They are available on German eBay. James Maiwald is a terrific person to deal with, a true gentleman.
How much thermal runoff do you know? I wonder if thermal runoff would cause heat problems if ran for a long time under 80 percent of maximum load.
I really wouldn't know the answer to that. The small 'radiator' on the back does end up boiling the very small amount of water that it holds.
@@SteamEngines just an awesome piece.
@@ivanscountrymusicandcars2357 cheers and thanks.....appreciated 😊
I’ve found that right before thermal runoff you’ll get an inverse reactive current at about 79.3% of your unilateral phase detractors. Be super careful.
@@K7KLN I am not a technical guy when it comes to thermal runoff I just know it exists and if it reaches a point it can’t be stopped/corrected. I appreciate your expertise and will refer to you with anymore questions. 79.3 this gentleman really know his thermal runoff. Hell this guy probably knows about all runoff.
Flame licker, flame gulper.. These are two terms for the same thing.
Yes that's why I referenced them both - Cheers Jim
Don’t use ether use 95 98 alcohol it’s better
Hi Perry, I'm using what is called Methylated Spirits here in Australia - Cheers Jim
Vacuum engines are horrible for carbon buildup, due to their function.