Open Engine Model A Ford
1929 Ford Model A Open Runner Engine Display. The first thing you will notice is that the engine is on it's side to give a semi-full view of it's moving parts. Next you will see the distributor has been moved upright to give a better view of the pistons and valves. The 4th cylinder is the only working part of the engine. Bearings and pistons are lubricated with grease and oil. Run times are short due to overheating. There is no cooling other than a few holes drilled into the waterjacket by the exhaust. Yes, I could have made it water-cooled, but it's the start-up that makes the show!
Thanks to Lee Bottensek, Art Hoppe, and Joe Thorn of MetalCrafters (www.metalcraftersinc.org) for their donations towards this project.
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Every once and awhile you find something AWESOME on the internet. This was one of them.
Thank you! I'm glad that people can appreciate the work that goes into a display like this. Comments like yours make this hobby very rewarding!
@tommynygaardjensen8398
Жыл бұрын
Godt lavet bare ærgerligt at motorblokken er til skrot det kunne have været en god motor i en Ford a😟
@UncleBarn1
Жыл бұрын
@@tommynygaardjensen8398 I take pride in using scrap materials to build awesome displays
Thanks for your comments - I encourage people to make educational displays like this. People just love this wherever I show it.
First time I have ever seen a running cutaway engine. Great video!
I think if he were alive today even Henry Ford would love this display. What a great teaching tool to demonstrate the four stroke principal. Great job!
Fantastic. It runs amazingly well despite the missing cylinders. It takes a lot to impress me, and I'll come right out with it - that's pretty impressive. Good work.
That is brilliant! Even the most experienced of mechanics probably hasn't seen the internals of an engine whilst it's running. And as you say, it would also be great to show kids to get them interested in mechanical engineering, and generally motivated into understand how things work.
This is a great demonstration of how a reciprocating engine works. I've rebuilt many aircraft and automotive engines and still find this very interesting.
Never seen one of these before. That is very nicely done. I have seen plenty of cutaways but never one that actual ran like that.
Sir, what a brilliant idea! my dad worked on fords his whole life and it's great to see they are still making a contribution today. Keepup the good work
Loved your video and also the fact you explained everything very well, not to mention it was very cool to watch the engine run like that.
Outstanding! I miss working on a model A, and I miss the distinctive sound of a Model A car driving by!
This as absolutely the coolest display I have ever seen. I'm amazed. You should be very proud of this cutaway!
Great job! I've never seen a cutaway engine actually running. Thanks for taking the time to post!
This is a valuable learning tool for a young person who is interested in being a auto mechanic.
What an awesome display.Very well done.This will hopefully inspire many young people.Congrats to you and your helpers!
In case you don´t know, you are a born teacher. Thanks for sharing.
That was a great idea and very well presented! All those moving parts in there are really flying!
I have seen many cut away engines, on trade stands and in dealers shops, but never one that actually ran. Amazing teaching tool that, you can crank it by hand slowly and watch what the parts actually do , then actually run it to show how fast this happens. Great.
Great learning tool for people who cant visualize what is happening inside an engine. Kudos on your mechanically genius rig, great work!
Great use for an old engine. A cousin rebuilt a '31 Model A and we had a great time riding around in it. This would be a nice addition to a school's auto shop.
Enjoyed this video very much. Thanks for posting. My step dad has owned several model A's --- It was nice to see the inner workings of the engine.
Great Video..Really appreciate your work to help us understand these wonderful engines.
Thanks for doing this project. It's important for all gear-heads to share information.
Great video its great to see that there is still quality material on youtube
What a great idea! I was really surprised when he started it up, that made the demonstration even better and it was good to start with.
It's amazing that it shows how fast the pistons and valves move when engine is running, very nice work! :D
Excellent job. Very nice for people to see what an engine looks like when it runs.
What a great way to keep an old engine alive. That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing this with us.
It was very nice to see a cutaway SV engine in operation. Amazingly great way of utilizing a cracked block and head for demonstration purposes, hats off. Could you shoot another vid of it in HD ? :)
@UncleBarn1
10 жыл бұрын
Great idea. Check back in a couple months and I will see if I can shoot a better quality video.
@akiamimasen8608
9 жыл бұрын
UncleBarn1 Thank You Sir for those Vid's Sir You have Car of my Dreams;-) And i just can't wait for next vid's
@UncleBarn1
9 жыл бұрын
just for you, OPEN ENGINE HD has been produced!
@akiamimasen8608
9 жыл бұрын
UncleBarn1 Thank You Sir
@wilkesjournal
8 жыл бұрын
+UncleBarn1 This would be a good spot to post the link to it.
What a great video ! you are one talented person and what a great idea to provide a way to see the internals of a engine in action
This is excellent! Thanks for sharing this video. Its amazing that you could build it up out of junk parts and it runs. Well done!
Great job! Looks like fun. I almost have enough Model A junk parts to build one. I saw another one running at a Model A swap...it really drew some attention, and yes, the kids liked it too.
A great project that took a great mechanical mind for this demo. Keep up your mechanical ideas to share with us.
Well done, thanks for building and sharing this !! Nice job indeed. Greetings from Brazil !
Thank you for making this! It really helps my understanding of a combustion engine
Genius absolute genius, I commend you for your ingenuity! I am a student at Texas A&M and studying Marine Engineering and I thank that what you have done here is great. I wish I had thought of something like that. The closest thing I had to this was an engine made from glass, color coded and the main body transparent to see the internal parts. good video:-)
Wounderful idea Barney and such a interesting way to spark a young persons interest and mind. Thanks !
Thanks for this video. I really appreciated it. I love those classic engines, I never work in one this old. Many thanks!
Wow, this is a really great concept, I have seen cutaways before just never one that ran on its own power. Great job!!!!
Really great engine you have there. Its hard to justify building a Model A banger for a hot rod when there are so many other options out there, but I want these engines to live on and not be forgotten. This is awesome. It has inspired me to build a max-effort 200hp+ version destined for an engine stand!
@akiamimasen8608
9 жыл бұрын
Hot rods are good... But these old Cars with original condition - they are just great;-) If i had one old car in my short life for example Ford Model A - then i will gonna spend my all $ for restoration that beauty, and just make 2'nd one Clone or replica for Street Rod or Hot Rod ( I'll always prefer Street Rod Cars )
This is amazing, I've always wanted to see this thank you!
Excelent job indeed! Sure wish I had you as a neighbor when I rebuilt my 27 Nash Special Six last year. Now I am practically an expert on the Nash Special Sixes.
this is great. I love working cutaway engines. this is the first model A engine I've seen like that.
@backpackerthrulife8497
6 жыл бұрын
Wish you'd put some videos on KZread.
Awesome video, what a great use of something that would have gone to waste otherwise. I love to work on old cars and this is just amazing.
this is the first display of it's kind that I have ever seen,, I am intimately familiar with internal combustion engines but this shows it in a completely new light ,, I work on lawnmower engines every day and I have seen different machines with clear covers and all manner of modifications like that but never one of this quality which i find very cool Congrats on a job well done ,, very impressive
This video is beautiful. It's educational and very clever. Way to go.
Hi Barney, I just saw your You Tube video on Old Iron News from Farm Collector magazine. It is the very best model of an internal combustion engine that I have ever seen What a great teaching tool. You should be very proud of yourself. Take care!!
@UncleBarn1
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this is my wife's favorite engine, of my collection. I asked her why? That is because you told me that you only have 100 bucks into it 😁
The cutway is just amazing. First I've seen a working cutway engine. Good job
Beautifully done.
Thanks - it was well worth all the work...everybody is just blown away by it.
I've seen many cutaway engines,but not one made to run,very nice work,and great creativity!
What a great video! im a senior in highschool and i just finished making a small cutaway from a weedwacker (doesnt run of course) to teach my english class the difference between a two cycle and a 4 cycle engine. but what a great idea having the #4 closed!!! very very very awesome! ill make sure to show all of my friends
Thank you. My goal is to get young people interested in the field of auto mechanics.
Really nice video! You gave a great educational display there!
@UncleBarn1
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
That was EXCELLENT... thumbs up. Thanks for the effort
Nice one. Thanks for being so thoughtful.
Fabulous, man. You're obviosuly one hell of an engineer.
This is really cool! The world needs more guys in sheds building stuff and sharing with the greater world.
Excellent view of engine actually running. very impressive
@UncleBarn1
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, still taking it to shows.... More than 10 years, always draws a crowd
Very cool display setup!
AWESOME! Totally AWESOME! That was one of the best things I've seen on here. Two thumbs up, and both big toes too!
This is a great idea and the fact you made it out of junk parts is even better!
Great demonstration! Thanks for showing it.
One of the coolest things I have ever seen.
Wonderful! Great work!
this is the kind of educating videos youtube misses!!! excellent job!
really cool! I always wanted to take a look inside a working engine
Very impressive.....great job !
@UncleBarn1
5 жыл бұрын
thanks
Hear Hear to the awesome video comments!!! Thanks for posting. Cheers from Emerald Queensland Australia
Excellent idea! And well executed.
You're a good teacher, and that machine will be surely useful.
That is freakin brilliant... thanks for posting
Man, you are amazing, that is just so instructive.
Brilliant and fascinating. Well done!
Great Project! Well done!
wow that is impressive by a long shot awesome work and im sure a lot of people will like that
Now THIS is really neat! Nice job!
I think its great that you were able to take junk parts and make a useful/educational engine out them. How many times have we had a cracked head or block and thought that it was too bad that it was all she wrote for them.
thank you so much for showing us how they used to do it
totally what youtube is for, best open running engine ive seen.
@UncleBarn1
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Still draws a crowd everywhere I go...
Way cool. Nice work
Mate that's a great idea you done a fantastic job on that I have always wanted to see what an engine looks like while it is going.
I'm impressed.. Very nicely done..
You are brilliant. It is good that there are explorers like you around. I am sure this is how the Wright Brothers got started. Who says that America and her people are not exceptional?
Great video. Great cutaway.
Great project , thanks for sharing it !
That is a pretty cool demonstrator.
Awesome job. Im a 12 year auto tech and that just blew my mind.
wow runs really good for 1 cylinder, great video.
Nicely done. Thank you.
Very clever idea. I enjoyed this vid. Thanks!!!
Wow, that's really a nice project!
I always wondered what it looked like inside,when running.......great video.......
Great job! Glad you explained that the parts you cut up are all junk! The first thing I thought was oh man what a waste of good parts! THANKS for posting!
Thnaks for posting a great video and the is one hell of an idea.
great video man, awesome idea
Nice work !
Amazing job! Congrats for the initiative.
Thank YOU, that was a very good idea. Well done!