Seems to work well, but you have made 2 errors. 1- the pressure gauge has to be placed before the inlet valve, if you want a more accurate reading, else you need to use one of those to check engine compression ratio. 2- the inlet valve is made to keep the pressure inside the motor. it's not made to keep compressed air from entering the cylinder. I also suggest to put something like a big pipe between the air/steam valve and the motor inlet, like a 1" pipe, to make sort of a burst storage. It absorbes energy while emptying the cylinder and provides a burst in the filling phase. I would also say that the current pressure gauge is reading half the maximum pressure, 'cause it's doing the mean between 0 and max pressure. Great work!

@youtubeisfullofspam7068

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself

@emil.honganmaki5461

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the pipe coming to the engine must have a control valve, you can adjust the revs accordingly. this is how it is in all steam engines..and a certain decent pressure in the boiler.

@FPZzzz

4 ай бұрын

Why don't you make one and show us how it works?

Not sure why nobody thought of a steam generator for campers ?? Simply throw the boiler in the fire & away you go ......

@jlyle51

3 жыл бұрын

Until it blows up! Steam is not easy to safely produce ! A boiler has to be watched close! Safety first ! Steam can hurt you !

@lukasbekcic

2 жыл бұрын

@@jlyle51 well I guess there’s why nobody thought about it then 👍🏼

@teammouse

Жыл бұрын

@@jlyle51 just put a safety valve on it lol its not a big deal

@joshuadenman9977

Жыл бұрын

They have.

@FiercefoxProductions

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Very good ideology

This is interesting and I’m glad your on to the right track. I can imagine this in an off grid setup to charge batteries thus powering a cabin. 120v at 5a (600w) would be an ideal start. Just throw a couple of logs in the boiler add water and bam!

i driiled and tapped the b&s cam, added 1/4" bolt, rounded off, to make it a 2 stroke, $14, ran lawnmower on 80# steam, from a hospital under counter autoclave sterilizer. bought 50' steam rated rubber hose and cut grass. steam conddnsate getting into the crankcase oil would be a problem if trying to use it alot. good video, thanks

Really cool, think I've seen this video before, crazy how i came back to the same rabbit hole again :)

Excellent. Thank you Daniel Borg for making this wonterful steam engine and denomstating how it works. From Liver pool England.

Super cool. I'd love to see the crank lobes, and or how you changes or added.

@TrueHelpTV

6 ай бұрын

same..

@pepposax

2 ай бұрын

Go to 4:30 of this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2WAtbqtfbDNhJM.htmlsi=rNP_LT-k53-zOMb3 The camshaft still rotates at half the speed of the crankshaft but, thanks to the second lobe 180 degree phased, the valve will open at each revolution and not at each two revolutions of the crank.

Very educational. I am glad you are getting it. Cheers!

Thanks for taking the time to make and upload this video. A couple of questions: Did you have to do much tuning with the new lobes on the cam? Did you ever build a boiler for it?

Great work mate

Super rad man. Cheers from Tennessee 🐿️💪

Impressive Mate! Thank you for sharing

Nice, well made and well explained video... Very interesting stuff... Thanks ... Thom in Scotland.

Please can you tell me, how do you lubricate the bottom end. Can you just fill the crankcase like normal or,will you use some kind of oil injection?

That's neat,half a steam engine.

Cool video. It’s just what I want to build to run on steam.

I found your video after seeing the devastation in the Philippines. All kinds of wood and no electricity leads me to think that your simple generator could save lives.

Muy bien gracias feliz año nuevo mister Ford gracias.

Fascinating. I'm looking into building a small steam engine car

Couldn’t you run on both intake and exhaust valves with a splitter on the air line and use a low pressure gauge and run the exhaust out the spark plug hole ? Just wondering ?!

What are the long term maintenance concerns of a steam engine?

Would an air compressor work so that steam drove the crank shaft and not the motor

Nice work - have you tried gears to increase power output ? Seems you have torque going to waste ?

That's sweet man

Can someone answer this question.? How do you keep the engine from rusting? Doesn't all that steam rust the engine inside?

See a lot of thought inspiring comments but a few critics that didn’t seem to listen. No, he didn’t use steam for this demo. He said that. Steam is a whole separate issue but for now he has the power head. Nice job!

Great, I like it. The output voltage are quite high to charge battery. Is that using treadmill motor?

It's a awesome generator and keep the steam pressure up

Would it be simpler to use a 2 stroke engine to convert?

Two connected by a timing belt in obverse configuration would be like a locomotive.

Pretty cool man

I don't get the point of the multimeter... I can generate thousands of volts by rubbing a balloon my head, but it's not exactly useful. I wanna see that sucker under some load!

Anything on the cams? Would like to see what it looks like

Its work on two stroke or four stroke engine?

Could you power your house off it if you built a steam boiler?

When you switch over to steam, it would be better to use coils for the boiler than a huge tank of water. Youll have a couple liters being heated rather than 20-30 gallons.

Yeah right. Good job!

You can just change the cam gear from 2/1 to a 1/1 ratio.

Could you run this thing 24/7 with steam?

aha! it looks almost the same as mine! except mine runs backwards because i used the exhaust as the air input cause it was already threaded. nice!

@danielborg3115

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Cheers!

@WildfoxFabrication

3 жыл бұрын

@@realfamilyman i just oil mine occasionally, steam engines run a lot slower than a gasoline engine meaning its not a big deal if its not oiled but i just oil the crank bushings and under the connecting rod occasionally just to help it last a long time

@WildfoxFabrication

3 жыл бұрын

@@realfamilyman i just take the crankcase cover off and oil stuff, ideally id have the side cut out but what im doing now seems to work fine so why change it 😂

@howardwestercamp2799

3 жыл бұрын

@@realfamilyman h99b

@rickybailey7123

3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at doing a bigger engine im going to leave the oil in the bottom and it will separate when not in use drain it off before starting it my thoughts

The steam pressure will overcome the spring holding the intake valve closed under heavy load. You need to find a way to connect the valve mechanicaly to the crank shaft to maintain the timing regardless of pressure.

@jr540123

2 жыл бұрын

Could just put a meaner spring in there. They make racing parts for these little buggers.

@wilsterone6689

2 жыл бұрын

@@jr540123 I suppose but it would be a very strong spring. Because the valve is round you would need to calculate the spring pressure by multiplying the max psi x diameter x 3.14. that means to effectively hold a 1 inch diameter valve shut at 100 psi the spring would need to withstand 314 lbs. Double that at 200 lbs.

@onescaryapothiconboi7475

Жыл бұрын

In a pushrod engine, there is no simple way to permanently couple the valvetrain to crank. The pushrod is moved up by the cam, and moved back by the spring. To permanently couple it, you would have to design the camshaft like a crankshaft, and the pushrods would have to be designed like piston rods. You would then have to bolt or weld the push(piston)rods to the rocker, and then bolt or weld the rocker to the valve stem.

@onescaryapothiconboi7475

Жыл бұрын

Which means since the rods follow the full length of the cam, that you would have to redesign the valves to be able to follow a longer path, the pistons to be able to accommodate that longer path (valve slap and all) in the lengths would have to be perfect.

@martin-vv9lf

7 ай бұрын

the original vespa 2 stroke moped engine used a rotary valve on the intake. I should think it would be ideal for a steam conversion because of this issue.

What kind of voltage do you get under load? Can you run a 12v light?

@Teknopottu

2 жыл бұрын

Those treadmill motors are quite powerfull generators. Yes, you could light 12V lights with buck converter dropping the voltage at a suitable level.

How much power output does it have?

But can you get it to compress air in the reverse? I have been looking for an engine that can power a generator and compress gas when powered by the generator so that it moves in both directions

@beyondpsychotic3161

2 жыл бұрын

If you wish to head down this path i would look into nikola teslas circular turbine design. It can flow both ways, but my knowledge of this only pertains to water and its viscosity. I only just figured the idea, turns out tesla already beat me there(and refined it quite a bit more than i had thought about), but i feel that we could benefit from more innovation. It was originally powered by steam so im thinking(and curious) if compressed air would have a desirable effect.

@beyondpsychotic3161

2 жыл бұрын

To add on to this i havent had time to fully research his design, just an errant thought, and definitely worth research

How powerful is the electricity production per hour?

So why use a 4 stroke engine for this conversion? Why not start out with a 2 stroke engine?

Nice. I'm making one of these. What does it do with an electrical a load on it? Just a warning, from my limited experience, what you (and I) have done is apparently the easy part. Hooking it up to a boiler is much more complicated, as I am discovering day by day.

@atticus2581

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you dont make a really pretty steam bomb.... safety first my guy.

@vihreelinja4743

Жыл бұрын

with a belt like that. prolly nothing :D

سؤال هل يختلط الماء الناتج عن البخار مع الزيت داخل المحرك

I wonder what the HP is ? Perhaps build a steam car or buggy ? Will it only start a TDC or anyplace on the flywheel ? With product of electricity you could run an air compressor and not worry about steam thus having an electric vehicle or buggy just add batteries and an inverter !

Could you teach me how to build this?

Propane barbecue side burner to heat the boiler tank don’t leave out the need for the pressure relief valve.

I wonder if you could hook the electrical output to a small air compressor and have perpetual motion?

@Tota1Everything

Жыл бұрын

it wouldnt last long and it wouldnt work. u wouldnt make enough power for that.

@honestabe4027

6 ай бұрын

@@tadaaaa952 nice insult.

Ow put a bigger engine pulley & you’ll get better output.

@ataphelicopter5734

2 жыл бұрын

What

@deleriusofpower5103

2 жыл бұрын

@@ataphelicopter5734 If the pully on the engine is bigger itll turn the pully on the alternator faster, generating more power.

@catthecommentbothunter6890

Жыл бұрын

The bigger the pull of the engine th higher the RPM and lower torque

Nice!

Parabéns

I've built a few of these.. one day I want to mount them together and make a compressor powered by air... hmm

And what about the oil? Won’t the steam “clean” it right out? It will definitely end up with the exhaust steam/condensate. Then you need to add that oil back in plus any losses thereof because of leaks.

im surprised that no one has made drop in cams for this

Salt water or fresh water can be converted to hydrogen three or four different ways, involving electricity. So this can be used on boats as a heat source for external combustion engines, like Stirling and steam Engines. Think about the fact that you could use the entire Earth's water as your fuel. Never buy much fuel, only use your diesel engine in port or for show during Coast Guard inspections. Only when you absolutely have to. Otherwise, a Stirling engine gets you moving while the boiler heats up, then switch over to steam power. An engine could even be designed as a Stirling/steam combo engine to get the boat moving while the boiler heats up. Of course, the oil companies won't like this, but it's a fact.

You won't build up a lot of pressure in the cylinder as long as you're running at light load. Need to connect to a load that will stress the engine a bit, then you'll see higher head chamber pressures. The two lobe feature: Not sure you really need this, but it may be more efficient that way. Why not just run steam (compressed air) into the exhaust port, out the intake port and really reverse the ICE process? Seems a bit simpler.

S1R9A9M9 triple coils assembly shown- used plated #14 gray and red copper wire from riding mower chassis. Circuit has 100% on 7turns Magnetic field as 90 degrees over 5 turns of #12 gauge wire for firm frame for the upper 7 turns. see wire with side tap joint #1 to ground, 6-10amps through plug, accessory spark gap, diodes, Timing shifted to -34degrees late timing by the field, the 6-10amps fire only when plug fires through 13 turns. Joint #2 as Hi V + amps together to plug. Water in carburetor changes to water vapor pressure at low end of piston stroke, along with minute amount of hydrogen gas that also fires. Vacuum pulls only level of water engine needs. Electrical Circuit source of resistance to limit current not known. Battery start, battery removed., Circuit runs on onboard dual alternators - Probably AC for field + DC for spark plug amps, (or Bridge rectifier to get 15 A) . High voltage ignition is negative with positive ground. EGR was not applied on Briggs 18HP as was done with earlier car conversions that used sets of obsolete relays. S1R coils was to replace the unusual relays. He called it electromagnet + booster coils.Original spark plug of 4kohm changed to 125ohm QC12YC Engine ran on water at idle speed and sounds somewhat like a water pump! Parts contained in plastic tub on side of engine with wires coming down from upper engine cowl and all wires wrapped in blk elec tape - it's not just 1 plug wire!. Alternator wires always come out on left side starter motor. Extension cord , if jumped at the plug end, can be the extra long RETIURN WIRE from bottom of spark plug he said was required and back to tub alt wire. See Videos #1 + #2. at slow speed. Web site shut down.

Really inspired by this , I'm definitely gonna replicate this one😃 I wonder what is the size of the engine en what power can you get from the DC generator at which rpm at this 1barr input pressure? I've build a liniaire piston steam engine ( Tesla mechanical oscillator) en I want to run is on vacuüm Steam, wett steam seturated steam or supper heated combustion steam, I wil test al the types, en compare power output en efficiency after I finished the liniaire alternator which is a pain to build 😅 after seeing your video I think this is way more easy to get electric power from heat than any other way I've tried, keep up the good work!

@thomashance2190

7 ай бұрын

Have you made anything yet I’m interested in this for of grid?

@oscarverwey

7 ай бұрын

It turns out the low temperature steam system is only capable of running itself en nothing else 🤣 also my high pressure Steam Tesla turbine was no success, so I'm back to gasification en modified Internal combustion piston engines , in a few tests a Thermal efficiency of 24% average was realised using wood chips made from my olive tree prunings, if 10% plastic or old engine oil was mixed in the wood fuel the gas mixing ratio changed from 1 to 1.4 to 1 to 2.5 ( Fuel to air ratio)

@oscarverwey

7 ай бұрын

@@thomashance2190 en also the air test replication of a engine like you have was not successful only 100 watt for a awful lot of air input

Where did you find a Cam that was made out of steel so you could weld the Cam lobe.

@user-zx7tg4ph5r

3 жыл бұрын

He said he used the existing cam and welded lobes which he ground down to match the existing

@pauljohnson5116

3 жыл бұрын

Cams are made out of steal or cast iron aluminum is to soft of a metal for the tension they're under because of the valve springs. I'm sure small engines can use aluminum because the springs are light

@danielborg3115

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chuck. The cam that was in the motor was made of steel. I was able to wed to it.

@henry56ism

3 жыл бұрын

OK thanks for your reply@@danielborg3115

Compressor pump work?

Good

Id like to strip an old Datsun pickup, add a water tank, batteries. Run it on propane, wood pellets, whatever is available and cheap. A person could buy a small pellet mill and press their own. It could be driven instantly as a hybrid, before the boiler is even hot. It's all 120 year old technology.

Steam Engine is easy. Where you getting the steam?

How do you prevent the steel inside the engine to rust? Is your engine made of stainless steel or something?

@hayden9102

3 жыл бұрын

It’s still got oil in it

@connorssmallengines6663

3 жыл бұрын

The block is all aluminum the piston is chromed. Even the bore is aluminum

@ataphelicopter5734

2 жыл бұрын

Connor has a good point, but in addition bolting a small bar of Mg or Zn to the engine will prevent rusting

@jongsookim636

2 жыл бұрын

just change engine oil. open the head and clean it out.

How did you do your oiling?

stainless steel beer keg 30\50L pull out the tap valve and screw in a a steam pipe with a safety valve and job done.

50 volts... You could weld with that..?

couldn’t you just half the size of the cam sprocket?

Hi, maybe try a mono-tube boiler.

@GoVertical17

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWh3x8d_m8zLgLQ.html

Thank you very much.

Nice

What do you think the HP is? Lower then what the engine was rated for? Or the same?

@danielborg3115

3 жыл бұрын

I’d suggest it is a lot lower. Hp depends on the steam supply.

nice! you have to make a boiler!

Why did we quit using these

What exact model of engine is that?

@clintonian12

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't really matter what model it is off of if you're looking to build this yourself in all honesty. Briggs and Stratton kept the same flat-head motor design for around 70+ years, it's not hard to find here in the USA. I have a gas powered air compressor from 1950 that has the same technology as my 1998 push mower. They're plentiful and common (to say the least). Lol

Overbuild the boiler as much as possible. If you think the pressure hull should only be 1/8” thick, make it 3/16” ect. Its better to underestimate your welds and joints and to over build the components than have a nasty steam bomb

There's a big difference between an air motor and a steam engine. The problem with this conversation is lubrication. The stream will push past the rings and immediately emulsify the oil. These conversions don't work unless you rework the entire oiling system.

@danielborg3115

3 жыл бұрын

And what’s needed to rework the oiling system?

@georgeblack589

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielborg3115 What I've seen from others doing this kind of conversion is they have either gone to an open crankcase with oil/grease cups, or they have modified the components to fit a pressurized oiling system.

@exterminater267

3 ай бұрын

2 years late but grease is an instant easy replacement to oil.

The boiler you need to power that, could it be saltwater?

@josephpadula2283

3 жыл бұрын

No

@ataphelicopter5734

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ataphelicopter5734

2 жыл бұрын

You’d just be left with salt in the boiler afterward, which would need cleaned periodically

Amazing! why is there's no steam coming out of the exhaust port? It Must be magical or air pressure! How long will this run before the crankcase fills up with condensed water i wonder? If it is running on steam to begin with

@jbmoto2253

3 жыл бұрын

He said its running on air

@danielborg3115

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, it is running on compressed air in this video.

@user-zx7tg4ph5r

3 жыл бұрын

When will you use steam to test it? I suspect it's a failure design since lubricating it will be futile and water and oil don't mix. Or at least not for long

@kirkstinson7316

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zx7tg4ph5r Well as those old engines were splash lubricated not pressure I would think he can build a work around for that. RPM is no where near the normal engine RPM so he could even add a grease cup to the crank bearing

@user-zx7tg4ph5r

3 жыл бұрын

@@kirkstinson7316 All single cylinder 4 strokes are splash lubricated. Mix a little water or steam in that and see how long before things seize up. As things heat up water infiltration gets easier

Of course it's easy, the difference between them is steam is an external combustion engine while internal combustion happens inside the engine

If you use bigger pulley on motor side you'll need lower rpm

One day ide like to covert and out outbiard motor like this and have a small steam boat.

@AJ-Palermo

2 жыл бұрын

You could even get the water for steam generation from the body of water you're on, as long as it's not saltwater!

I f you introduce the compressed air/steam pressure in thru the exhaust port instead of the intake port, you don't have to do anything ti the cam lobes. Exhaust the steam out of the intake port, and any four stroke engine will run backwards on steam or air pressure.

use a larger electric engine!! steam power generates insane amounts of torque, so a larger electric engine can still likely maintain the same max rotations per minute based one the amount of torque you get. so if you have a more powerful electric generator, engine you will get more watts faster charging, more things can likely be powered if im not mistaken.

you forgot to mention the altering of the camshaft

Boil next?

ow man man man what about the load man what are you doing evry one want to c load were is it

Man why you just cant use 2 stroke instead 4

@michaelbenoit248

3 жыл бұрын

Because if you did it wouldn’t stay running.

They still use steam at powerplants

I like it.. but seems like every project like this on the net shows a voltage and calls it good. With out a load you havent really shown anything. I do think yourr on to it. I am going to subscribe and watch. But Id like to see it loaded up. Run something like a washing machine.

Plz show energy fuel tank

@danielborg3115

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mahar. In this video it is running on compressed air from my air compressor. I built a steam boiler later.

@connorssmallengines6663

3 жыл бұрын

@leonardo migot no he didn’t, common AF engines

Me siting in class not doing anything my frend comes overe ,we nead to make a steam boat

Let me show you how to make hot water on demand

Change the pulley. To a LARGER SIZE... DUH !

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I know someone who took a generator and did that