[biofuel] Re flywheel engines

2000-12-16 Thread Karl D JŠrnhammer
Are these the oldies that you heat with a blow lamp and then swing the fly wheel. They go 'flump' and an age later if your lucky they will 'flump' again, blowimg a nice smoke ring out the stack. They will tick over at less than 100rpm for ever. Some of the old ones have a cooling system

[biofuel] Re Flywheel engines

2000-12-14 Thread DAVID REID
Quickly searched and found the following: http://www.lister-petter.co.uk/Home_Page.htm ,also: /product.htm, and: /fulldist.htm New engines look nothing like the motors I remember which were mostly tall and slim (especially the ones that were 100 years plus). Daresay in NZ a lot of these are

Re: [biofuel] Re: flywheel engines

2000-12-14 Thread Alan S. Petrillo
Message: 13 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:24:55 - From: Andrew Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re flywheel engines Yes, they are still made in India. I have an Australian made version. It is 4hp, and

Re: [biofuel] Re flywheel engines

2000-12-14 Thread dougy
, December 12, 2000 11:57 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re flywheel engines Keith, I think they still make them in the Phillipines and use them there. B.r., David -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free

[biofuel] Re flywheel engines

2000-12-13 Thread DAVID REID
Keith, I think they still make them in the Phillipines and use them there. B.r., David eGroups Sponsor Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[biofuel] Re: flywheel engines - was Re: skarr

2000-12-13 Thread Keith Addison
Alan S. Petrillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did see a diesel of 1/2 H.P. many years ago. It weighed about ninety pounds.It was started by turning it's big flywheel.It was so slow,I always thought it would die at any moment.But it kept on running for years.The gear box and flywheel must