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My first built hot-bulb engine.
Four-stroke lamp-start hot-bulb engine. Built 1988.
My first built hot-bulb engine was a so called "four poster" engine, with fly-ball governor controlled injection pump and a water-cooled injector.
Fly-ball governor controlled injection-pump. Water-cooled injector.
The engine needs a continuos flame from the blow-lamp to run.
The fuel is kerosene. and the bore and stroke: 20-22mm.
Watch the engine running.
Four-stroke lamp-start horizontal hot-bulb engine. Built 1990.
My next built hot-bulb engine was a horizontal engine, with fly-ball governor controlled
injection-pump, and still a continuos blow-lamp, to heat the hot-bulb.
A close up of the fly-ball governor, site-shaft with injection-pump cam and valve cams, cylinder head with
on top, inlet-valve at bottom exhaust-valve.
The fuel is kerosene, and the bore and stroke: 20-22mm.
Watch the engine running