How Long will a Wood Cylinder Head Last? Let's find out!
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- I had a lot of comments requesting that I build a cylinder head made of wood. Obviously, wood won't survive for long. So, how long will it last? Let's find out!
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His wife keeps wondering why she keeps hearing lawn mowers but the grass is 3 feet tall
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Try a stone cylinder head, I guarantee it would rock.
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Don’t take this suggestion for granite
@@spidercubed9718 the joke didnt go over my head, reread my post. I know "take for granite" because the original poster suggested using a stone of some type
@@spidercubed9718 its okay we all have those moments
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Did you hear the one about the wooden engine?
It wooden go.
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Now that’s a joke!
@Randy Wiesendanger he must have stolen the design from Poland.
@Randy Wiesendanger probably a relative of the guy that designed the parachute that opened on impact.
@Randy Wiesendanger I also heard tell of a Polack that tried to find a jar of Toe Jam.
can we just take a moment to appreciate how much time he puts into these videos like he could have gave up after the first time but he made more and took more time out of his day for our entertainment
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no i dont care and i will not spare a moment
@@budlight2969 well a moment was spares
This is such a good channel. There's literally nothing I dislike about these videos. And me being the picky bastard that I am, that's saying a lot.
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Hey, Can you try to "supercharge" an engine using a leaf blower or a compressor or something like that? I think that would make a cool video. Thanks for all the fun on your channel.
you would need a very large compressor for even a small lawnmower engine, leafblower sorta works, but by design they don't provide much pressure (lots of air flow, very little pressure)
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see Motor Trend Road Kill here on TH-cam with Mike Finnegan and Dave Frieburger when they use leaf blowers to supercharge a Chevy V8 in a Chevy Monza.
Australian mighty car mods did it a long time ago. Results were minimal, but two electric leaf blowers on a small 4cyl made a slight bump in power.
Did that back in England with my friends mini used a hoover to blow into the intake of the su carbs it worked very well
i wonder how a concrete head would fair at the same test
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Danger Zone it'd probably turn to rubble and/or damage the internals of the engine by having small rocks chip off and bounce their way through the engine
@@azukithekitty6802 I bet it would crumble and crack while tightening the head bolts on.
Hardwood!
It's amazing how much his presentation skills have improved in a few short years. Nothing wrong with how he is here, but he's like a well oiled machine in 2020.
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Next time make one with a hardwood like cherry or spruce
This is a great suggestion--thanks!
the hardest wood out there. maybe even petrified. www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/top-ten-hardest-woods/
Lee Ludtke who calls spruce hardwood? Spruce pine and fur are all junk softwoods. Hickory, basswood or white oak would be strongest.
seriously though plywood or any type of particle board is just a waste of time but a great way to get a money maker video out there for a first of its kind.
Jax Turner actually those aren't even close to being the hardest woods.
Try boosting the mower with a leaf blower or a horrendous turbo from the junkyard
Thanks for this idea!
If you do this by just hooking up a leaf blower, you'll just blow all the fuel back through the carb, so you'll have to figure out a way to get fuel in. But it would be pretty awesome to blow one up by boosting it. Good luck and thanks for another awesome video!!!
do a drawthrough setup
run a turbo with a small engine in to another engine
headle55 roadkill much? The boost caboose
I mean, plywood is garbage this result was quite honestly expected. i would love to see this performed on a serious hardwood like ironwood, southern chestnut or even locustwood. I've destroyed many a sharp tool on those woods. Basically anything above 2,500 on the Janka scale.
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That was awesome. The fact that it ran at all shows how amazing your engineering skills are.
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This channel deserves more viewers ! Keep up the good work , I love watching your videos !
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cast a whole head out of jb weld
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Dartravens Shelley. Hes done it. Look for the video. Great stuff
Saul Rodriguez I think it was because of his reccomendation
I have a better idea.
Find a way to make a ceramic cylinder head.
If there is a way, the see-through head might be replaced with a hunk of that new clear aluminum.
That would probably get to operating temp and we could see the carbonization process as it happens.
Never give up! You truly give your viewers what they ask for--even if you know it's silly. You're one in a million. I think that's what makes your channel so fun.
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Try using petrified african dark wood, that will work, if you can afford it,, why use crap glued wood layered wood, when there is 100s of types of hard woods out there.
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Why not pine or birch? Maybe crab apple!
That's what I said!
Put real wood not shity plywood
Plywood is actually stronger than a single layer piece of wood.
The layers of plywood are layed cross-grain of each other.
If you use a single thick layer of wood, the grain goes all the way through the entire piece and it will crack when you try to torque it.
puppykicker That and .... hard woods are not actually hard. At least not necessarily.
Cool video. I think itf you wanted to go one step further and still keep the wood theme, you could mix fine sawdust with epoxy to make a cylinder head.
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Lol, that should burn nicely. Maybe put some flame-retardant in the mix?
W poo uld that be like using MDF?
need a hardwood routed out.
I think ANY wood will burn, including bamboo, and most other substances that aren't metal. Just too much heat and pressure.
Cylinder Head made out of your TH-cam Play Button once you get it? XD
802 Garage haha 😂
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802 Garage yes do this would be awesome
802 Garage shouldn't u be in the boostedboiz comment section...lol
Tyler Matthews hahaha I don't live there I just vacation. ;)
This guy wastes no time and knows exactly what his viewers want. He gets straight to the point to award his audience with quality and hard work along with dedication to keep it interesting. This is the equivalent of service back in the days where every man was for himself and did the best he could for his product he offered and not for the money. Back when the customer actually mattered. The videos on this channel have always been excellent and i hope to consistently see interesting videos to come. To any other channel, the random cut out of talking would seem somewhat amateur but when shown as an effort to get the viewer to what he/she came for faster just shows craftsmanship of pleasing the viewer. Truly spectacular.
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Soooo many interesting videos and ideas; just found you and can't stop watching. The engine/oil product comparisons are extremely valuable information for us consumers. Thanks for all the great content.
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How about multi layers of soda or beer cans for the cylinder head?
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Ken Mitchell omg love this idea
That's exactly what I was thinking too haha
Yes please
Ahaha well seeing as those are aluminum and aluminum heads have been the cheaper alternative and lighter alternative to get better gas mileage...I'd say the auto industry is already doing that to some extent. That y ppl blow so man heads cus none make them out of steel anymore
15 Seconds, that's also about as long as my wood last's when i get hea....
Oh the Cylinder head!!!
Good one im dying
I've been watching your videos for year's and greatly appreciate them. I've been trying to find the courage to start my own channel but have not yet. From watch I've gathered you live in Canada or the U.S (north America either way.) And it's nice to know that someone is as curious as I am about things and willing to go through the tasks it takes to do things like this and share them with other like ourselves. Thanks greatly. God Bless!
You are welcome! Thanks for sharing. It takes a lot of work and time but you can do it!
Cylinder head made out of granite... the rock stuff used for counter tops
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I'd use marble, easy to machine, but quartz would take the heat better.
Granite is a composite, and too many inclusions.
Using an igneous or metamorphic rock would probably be your best bet.
@@macgyveratlarge2133 It's a lil late but granite is an igneous rock lmao
Hey this channel is the best, I love it when I'm scrolling through the videos on my channel and run across one of these. I absolutely love the crazy ideas he takes into consideration and actually does it. I have honestly learned a lot from watching these too. Keep up the dang good job!!!
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Try running an engine with a super thick oil in the crank case like a sae 80.
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Caleb Geddens I'd love to that man great idea! Maybe even use diesel as a lubricant, would that even work in theory?
How about "3 in 1" oil
I had a toyota , Used anything from 90 to 140 Gear Oil,Daily driver @52 Miles a day
Project Farm gear oil even
I'm not a mechanic or even mechanically inclined but your channel is very entertaining to watch and I have learned alot of stuff.
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This man probably just spent up to four hours testing some fonie idea for us to watch, went so much as to create two more heads. he could have stopped at the first one and finished off the video in 3 mins. Idk about you guys, but I can tell his channel is very important to him, and he works tremendously hard for each video, and all our suggestions motivate his videos. I was surprised when I first looked at the subscriber count and not see at least 200k. Share his content and give him the thumbs up!
Thank you very much for the positive comment. Yes, the channel is extremely important and I made 5 cylinder heads. I didn't want to quit until I was successful. I'll use a better type of wood next time. Thanks again!
how long will an engine last running on mixed gas with no oil in the crank case?
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GarageDoorGuy89 that sounds like a great idea. Especially if he runs the same type of engine twice, once without oil and once without oil with gas/oil mix.
Not long at all. 5 seconds max. Not enough mixed gas will get past the piston rings to lube anything.
Engines can run for a while without any oil at all but when they do fail it's usually the bottom end that fails. Running it on mixed gas would not lube the bottom end.
GarageDoorGuy89 maybe if you opened up the ring gap a bit and took out the oil scraper.
2 stroke gas will not get passed the rings in a 4 stroke without some modifications.
But the ring mods. I suggested would lose a lot of cylinder pressure.I bet
Combustion gasses would leak into the crank and starve the main bearing of oil.
Knock knock
And also. Dont smear the gasket glue with your finger, that creates air pockets, just put an even consistent line of gasket glue in the center of the contact points. This creates an even seal.
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That’s awesome!! I applaud your ingenuity and Never Giving Up!!
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Challenges: fire slots from the center, from intake side halfway around, from exhaust side halfway around, fireport halfway around the quench area and not connected to the main combustion chamber... Kinda like a post chamber. Measured amount of fuel and blade wings turned or weld on to 90 degrees (dynamic load with air and raise the deck). You will get a huge surprise. Use a 1/4 ball die to cut it. If you have enough spare heads, even play with smoothing one side of the sharp cut to quench. I have done this and learned many things...
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Can a engine work with only WD40 for oil? Is it to thin? to thick? not the right lubricating effect?
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Project Farm We want to know ! Keep the good work, love your channel ! Hi from Geneva.
wd40 is basically kerosene which is pretty bad at lubricating stuff and very thin but itd be cool to see
wd40 is water displacement 40.. It would work for maybe a minute then it would fuck the entire engine I think
apparently the answer is yes!
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lmao wtf
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I really don't think most folks really understand the value of this kind of content. Like the old head at your shop who never seems to get stressed. Thanks +Project Farm. Great video.
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Im sure many of us would very much like to see a 2.0 of this, with some revisions/ adjustments.
-The cyl head was made of pine, very soft and quite inadequate wood for an awesome test such as this. Use a mega dense hardwood to give this an accurately proper fighting chance. As she would say, harder the better.
-Did you clamp when you jb welded it? That would be essential. As well as running thru a planer it to ensure a true-flat surface for proper seating and potentially significant compression increase which may have a dramatic effect on run time before a blowout.
-That pine however was also laminated. So quite weakened by air pockets and lack of density. Use a solid piece of wood instead. Very intrigued at potential compression results, which then would also likely have a very different outcome- in theory.
-If youre going to laminate 2 pieces though, use 2 identical thickness. At least .5in each or 2 @ .75
-High temp thread lock around the plug in case you successfully make a solid monster head that actually holds up. Wouldn't want to be defeated by a then potential blowout.
-Maybe simply use wood glue when laminating as it bonds stronger than wood. Maybe if you decide to laminate 2 pieces, use a gasket in between the sandwich as well.
Just some thoughts.
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Oak with no glue would hold up much better. The glue in plywood isn't going to hold up to that... Solid hard wood would work much better
Plywood glue is highly flammable side note. Lol
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I would get several different kinds of hardwood not just Oak. There is a really dense wood from Australia I believe would do well.
I wanna see a video about trying to raise compression with sanding down a cylinder head!!!
Great suggestion--thanks!
Jake Duerr I had a Tecumseh 6 horse go kart engine. That I took the head off of, I milled the head down about 60 to 80 thousandth of a inch. It raised the compression from about 120 to 165. I added more fuel to it and its prolly about 7.5 to 8 horses now little brother likes me😀😀😀
Jacob Clubb - Ha! That sounds like fun. :D
My grandfather Hubert LeVoy Schryer, was a clay modeler for Raymond Lowey on the Studebaker Silverhawk, Goldenhawk, and the Avanti. After Studebaker folded he worked for Ford on the GT - 40, Mustang and Pinto. He said in the Great Depression, there were times they had to use hardwood for brake shoes to make due. He had a body shop and general repair. There was a fire and that led to him getting a job at Studebaker.
Lignum Vitae, hardest wood on Earth and can be purchased on eBay. Or Brazilian Ipe but either would be an expensive option for an engine that might run 3 minutes. Maybe more, who knows but I imagine a glued composite like plywood is not a good option for the kind of heat involved.
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Project Farm Yeah they built the Jersey Boardwalk out of Brazilian Ipe which was supposed to last forever until Hurricane Sandy ripped it up. Like you dude, smart straightforward fellow making good of the TH-cam
I have a better idea. Hardwoods is what I do for a living. I can send you some good cuts of black walnut.
Black walnut is a great suggestion. I have access to all sorts of hardwood. What do you think of "hedge" or osage orange? That stuff is very hard.
All are very good woods. Someone also suggested cherry too, but cherry will burn similar to poplar. I feel like black walnut would seal off best and would be less likely to burn. Very few open pores too.
david miller please make this happen boys!
I'd like to see a hardwood head too.
What about Ash or iron wood? That's pretty tough stuff
Jb weld and plywood oh my!
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Project Farm thank you for the time you put into these fun videos! How about a hardwood cylinder head?
Are these tests “practical”? Probably not. But are they everything you really wish you could try? Absolutely. Don’t stop coming up with these ideas. They are intriguing and fun to watch. Who knows, all this may actually lead to some crazy discovery.
Glad you enjoy!
Wow, I've seen countless videos with this mower, and this is the original one! Amazing how much abuse it's taken over the years. Definitely a testament to the tried and true Briggs and Stratton engines.
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A wooden connecting rod!!!
Yep, a wooden connecting rod!!!!
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the wife only gets that one
what happens when you put diesel in a 2 stroke engine?
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I been wondering that too, because diesel is more oily so it may work
It’ll do nothing because diesel needs high compression to ignite. Not a spark plug.
what a great invention. With this you could mow the lawn 6" at a time. I think I will get started making wooden cylinder heads, it is going to take a lot of them.
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Just subscribed because you have videos full of content -- no fluff, no BS. Keep them coming.
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whole engine mad out of wood or piston and head at same time
and make it out of stronger wood
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And burn alcohol for fuel
Use ironwood or locust wood
Wooden run properly
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colonelcoltech lmao that was a good one hahahahaah
Head have to be made out one piece of hardwood. We tried this and it runs 20min before it Burst;) this was in the 80s
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Todd, You're just some crazy fun. Thanks!
You are welcome! Glad to hear!
This was very interesting. I'm sure a solid piece of hardwood would work better and last longer but this was a great proof of concept. Going back to your lubrication videos, I'd be curious to see just how long an engine would survive on regular cooking oil instead of engine oil. I'm guessing about as long as it would with a wood cylinder head. :)
Boring Old White Guy there's a vid of a guy running a car with veg oil in the crank. I have to find that now.
last longer? It is WOOD, it has got to burn.
Brandon I know I've seen that one somewhere too. I'm curious as to how a small engine would handle it. A splash oiling system might not work as efficiently as a pressurised system.
John Of course wood will burn but different woods do burn differently. Ever tried to heat your house with cottonwood instead of yellow cedar. BIG difference. :) I'm sure something like oak or maple would last MUCH longer than plywood.
My morning wood would've withstand that like a champ💪🏾
You made me laugh when you said that wood wasn't designed to withstand the combustion process. I enjoyed this, I know you put alot of effort into your videos. thumbs up.
Thank you very much for the positive comment. I've gotten a lot of comments about hardwoods lasting a long time and might create another video on this.
Always interesting videos, thanks for the time and effort you put into your work!
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You should also load one with lots of NOS and see how long it takes to blow it up
ezekiel vanvolkenburg it will take a 200 shot before even flinching
+PROJECT FARM TRY MOONSHINE IN A ENGINE ! My cousin said an engine on moonshine or anything with 95 percent or more alchohol will run he same if not better than gasoline ! TRY IT OUT !!!!
THis is a great suggestion--thank you!
Pretty much, and Hydrous Ethanol (IE. 190 proof moonshine) is actually less corrosive to the fuel system than Anhydrous Ethanol (as in E85)
That's basically how NASCAR started.
You are one of the TH-cam original. I really appreciate and love your works. Always something new.
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That was really interesting to see the wood burn that fast. Awesome video👍👍👍
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Maybe see if you can get your hands on manzanita or a harder wood
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Anthony Delgadillo i like this idea
Can you bolt the original head back on and see how she runs?
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Danny Big fan love the car
i was thinking the something
It should run fine.
I wonder how it would do if you painted it in a ceramic paint including the holes and ports.
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I doubt a ceramic paint would hold up to the vibration and forces inside an internal combustion engine.
@@PaddyO1958 you do know we are talking about a wood cylinder head, right?
@@brettsilva7317 Yes. I understand the head is wood, and therefore combustible but with the way materials engineering keeps progressing some clever so and so will find a ceramic that dissipates enough heat from the wood to keep it from igniting. It theoretically possible but totally impractical when steel or iron are available. There is no substitute for using the proper materials for the service conditions.
That was great!! When I was kid about 13 years old I had a Clinton engine about 2 HP and had a broken connecting rod so I made one from I think a scrap 2x4 and it cranked up and ran for about one minute or less.
LOL! I'm impressed! That's pretty good mechanical prowess for a 13-year old!
It would be cool seeing how a small engine would hold up to high octane fuel like race gas
This is a great suggestion--thanks!
Actually, higher octane lowers the combustion temperatures of gasoline. Engines run cooler with higher octane gas. There's nothing for the motor to "hold up to." Higher octane gasoline has no more energy than lower octane gasoline. I've used Torco 100 unleaded in my power equipment and it works just fine. At the moment, I'm using VP Racing gasoline in my power equipment. Higher octane fuel is used for high compression motors to keep them from knocking (fuel detonating before the top of the compression stroke). Unless you're using fuel with nitro methane, nothing will happen to a small engine from using high octane gasoline.
4 stroke would be a waste of expensive gas unless the compression was raised significantly.
4 stroke. I put 100 + octane gas in my four stroke 100 cc dirt bike a few times, the only difference I noticed was the exhaust was slightly cleaner.
There'd be no difference.
High octane fuel just resists igniting to pressure with higher compression engines.
The higher the octane, the less likely a high compression engine is likely to detonate and ping
110 octane is no more volatile than 87.
Do some googling about octane ratings, detonation, and compression ratios then you'll understand
😂 “wood is not designed for the combustion process”
lol
This was interesting and entertaining. Not long ago I watched a video from Garage 54. In their video they had this car called a "Lada". They made wooden pistons and ran them in the engine of their car. What happened when they tried to get the engine running was very similar to what happened to the cylinder head you made. The pistons all got burned through very quickly.
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You are a mad genius! I can't stop watching your videos. So happy I found this channel. Keep up the great ideas. 👍👍👍
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But the J&B weld held up really well again even with a coat over wood it started and ran at Full idle very impressive
Great point
How many lawnmowers do you have?
Over 20. Thanks for commenting!
Project Farm you need more lol
@@ProjectFarm Jeesh.
I thought you really made great cylinder heads. Just goes to show how important materials are to the success of whatever it is you're doing. Thank you for the video
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Inspired by a "never give up" poster!!? Ha ha ha I love every single one of your videos Todd! You're an inspiration to us all!
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Did you make the video of the Plexiglas I want to see that one I’d be kind of cool looking
I have quite a few videos in which I used it to test various fuels and fuel additives. Here's one video:th-cam.com/video/bEf9Fdvx_Sc/w-d-xo.html
Perhaps acacia wood would hold up better.
Valiant try my friend. Going out on a limb here and say you totally proved the point. Any wood whether plywood, cherry, etc short of some very specific species will have an ignition point of between 400-500 F. With a total flash I very at around 600 F. The combination temp inside a small engine would be much higher then that. Various wood species will only shorten or legthen its life cycle. Since all wood is consider a "fuel" and therefore combustible it has to fail by definition. I WOOD not purposely miss any of your videos.
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@@ProjectFarm just found. your video from Apr 30 2018.👍👍. Great series of videos.
I had to do a rebuild on a 4BD2 Isuzu turbo diesel because the owner drove it with a blown turbo.
That's what all of the pistons looked like.
Extracting the cylinder sleeves was the hardest part.
The next hardest part was finding someone to call Japan to order the parts, as the engines are considered bulletproof, and there are no rebuild kits.
Wow! Thank you
Love your videos keep them up!
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Just given you a sub bud. I have a 2 stroke flymo engine I think the piston is shot so I'm going to possibly try and get it going maybe with JB weld as you have done in past vids. Your vids, give me encouragement that I could get it to run. Check it out and see if you think its possible.
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Wow to of my favorite you tubers talking to each other
Here in Australia a man bought an old single cylinder stationary engine at a swap meet and when he removed the head he found it had a Redgum Piston which had been used in the engine for many years. Strange that it never burnt out!
+BallaratDragon - I think Redgum is a dense hardwood, isn't it? That, plus being a low-compression old stationary would help it last too. (I looked it up. River Redgum has a dried density of 54 lbs per cubic foot. Western White Pine {cheap plywood wood} is 27 lbs/ft3. And Red Oak, for perspective, is 44.)
+retrorestore - Funny you should say that. I have a Flymo hanging in the shop, that was rescued from the trash a decade ago. By the look of the engine I'd say it was built in the early '60s, so it's probably a little bit older than I am. I've ALWAYS wanted to find some time to strip down that old antique and make it run again. May have to do that, sometime this winter. ;)
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I'm impressed, didn't think it wood have worked as well as it did
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Wow that is dope. And it’s amazing to see someone who actually appreciates his fans. Luv it. Keep it up. Do you think you could maybe make a electric go-cart or maybe lawnmower.
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What about a wooden cylinder head with sheet metal inside the cutout? I just might prevent the burn through.
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I admire your passion for making content for folks like me with a "what would happen if you" mind!! Thanks bud...
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I heard a rumor that is you can use E85 in a lawn mower I wanna know if it is true
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Dylan Finnegan where I would be worried is the quality of the seals in the carburetor. Maybe yes or no,. A ton of the new engines are set to be stoic from the factory (no throttle, just a timing phaser to help start it). F***ing California regulations.
Warren S. See I live in OHIO
Technically, you can. Then engines are just not designed to hold up to it. The E85 acts like a solvent and will cause problems with fuel lines, seals, and some gaskets. But the engine will run on E85.
racing go karts ran methanol all the type you just have to jet them a little different and the alcohol would eat the carbs if it sat very long so we always would run gas through them at the end of a race weekend
It's funny how many times you take cylinder heads off
Yes, I should have used a better quality piece of wood. Thanks for commenting!
Project Farm no problem loving the videos at the moment!
Lol you never have up and gave it EVERY shot! I'm impressed
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A very interesting video. Well so much for using a wood cylinder head. I know it took some planning and effort in making the wood cylinder head. I appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do.
Plywood??? Really? I was sure you would use one of the hard woods like Oak or an exotic hard species.
Could a engine run on bug spray?
Professional Hacker orrrr spray paint or hairspray or any other flammable aerosol?!? That sounds like fun!
Adam Savage That would gunk up the motor and no spray paint wouldnt work because the propellant would dissipate too quickly. Hairspray has no chemical propertys to burn any more. That was outlawed in the 70's.
Makes me remind of the first mechanic course I attended to. Some colleagues referred to engines they disliked or that were poorly-mantained as a "madeira" (wood in Portuguese).
lol. Thank you
The wood cylinder head did better than I thought, on the last time around.
The result was expected.
There is a video on TH-cam where a Russian (I presume) made pistons out of wood and installed them into the engine of a Lada.
The pistons burned through in less than a second.
Wow! That didn't last long.
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I thought so too, then realized how many cycles it went through.
Even in that small amount of time, it was significant for wood.
We are talking about fire under pressure here, after all.
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Piece of 4x4 or 6x4 of solid treated oak would probably get a small yard cut
Yes, it would have done much better for sure. Thanks!
Oak is not a good choice, it is ring porous, you can suck air/water through it. lignum vitie ( hardwood used for bearings) would be a better choice.
Also while you are at it getting the spark plug in further so the spark is not in a hole in the wood, would give the wood a greater chance.
Try it with a ceramic head
Thank you for this recommendation!
Considering you can have heads ceramic coated, I think it would work.
I wish I had the time to spend doing these experiments with you, but a fun video. Can't wait to check out more of your videos.
Thank you very much for the positive comment!
6:34 I guess, that's what "firing up the engine" really means :)
I've always wanted to make a ceramic engine!!!!!! With the temps ceramic can take you shouldn't need oil
Thank you for this recommendation.
Back in the mid 80s in Europe they were working on a ceramic engine and expected it to have been in all new cars by the year 2000
Ford did make it
Run a diesel engine on hamburger grease
Thanks for this recommendation!
I love the mad scientist aspect of this video 😆 Keep up the great work !
Thanks, will do!
reminds me, as a teen I built a carburetor manifold for a Corvair, twin single carbs, to use a 2 barrel chevy carburetor. It worked, half assed, but it was an experiment. lol
Thanks for sharing.