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Reliability was not an issue with Detroit 2 strokes. They made engines from 1 cylinder to 16 cylinder, all with interchangeable parts within a series, from about 1935 to about 2000. They made three series, 53 ci, 71ci an 92 ci per cylinder. They quit when they couldn't make the engines meet the...

One welding book I had said that you could cut 13" of steel with an oxy-acetylene torch at O2 full bottle pressure. The picture of flame cutting the crank webs must be very close to that maximum.

Although you measure your shop in Imperial, I see you work in metric by the wrench hanging over your bench. Good to see you feeling well enough to be back in the shop again.

The original Rider Ericsson water pumps used very little heat. A very small wood fire in the fire box pumped a lot of water. They upped their efficiency a lot by using the water being pumped for cooling.

Thanks Marcello. It is on one thread only and I had tried to post a picture on that thread without success so I may have hit numerous buttons trying to get Photobucket to work. I haven't used it for a while and things have changed (again).

Why did I suddenly start to get emails telling me that there is a new posting on a subject that I had posted on? I hadn't changed anything on my computer and it just started today.

Here is a hint for people who use the silicone type of gasket sealer. Put a thin layer of sealant on to the cleaned surface and then set the object (sealer side down) on a piece of wax paper. Come back the next day and lift the object of the wax paper, trim away any that squeezed out and you...

I had some high temperature gasket paper and I cut gaskets for both ends. I made a gasket for the power cylinder also.

To determine the correct rotation. The valve should just start to open when the piston starts it's down stroke. Flame position is critical. Small changes in a small area vary the speed. Outside of that area, it doesn't run. When I made a new burner for mine, of that basic design, it took me...

Now you know why I diplomatically commented on you calling it a Rider Ericsson.

Lap the valve plate to the cylinder. Than has to be a vacuum tight seal. It also has to turn over quite freely.

I don't remember what plans I used, but I built a Stirling that looks like the one in the video. Sealing air leaks was the solution to get it to run. I made the displacer guide/bushing several times before I achieved a close enough fit. The hot air has to move from the displacer cylinder...

Are 208 V motors always three phase? I thought these voltages were nominal, meaning if a motor is labeled 115V, it'll run fine on anything from 110 to 120V. Mains voltages vary from place to place and apparently have gone up over the years. Most home outlets are now 120V, it seems, rather than...

Everclear is almost 100% ethanol sold in liquor stores. Denatured ethanol is almost 100% ethanol except for the small percentage of contaminant put in to make it unfit to drink. I can't find denatured ethanol in the hardware or paint stores in Alberta. It is what you need to thin shellac but...

Crab has it right. 120 volt is single phase and 208 or 440 are 3 phase. It might be a good motor for a 10K if you buy a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive). For 1/2 HP you can get one that will convert 120 single phase to 220 3 phase.

Jeremy: You need to study the rules for the Green Sticker and the White sticker. If the parcel meets the Green sticker rule you don't even have to go to the counter. Pick up a pack of stickers at the Post office and just write the name of the item and the price on the sticker and throw it in the...

It doesn't look like the couple of Rider Ericsson pumps that I have seen, or the models of them on the market. If the original was made by a small local company, there may not be many around. If it is a Rider Ericsson, do you have the original model number or name?

I have built a couple of Stirlings and both designers called for a precision fit on the displacer gland. One called for a lapped fit. The air in the displacer has to be accessible to the power cylinder, not to atmosphere.

Although I don't plan on bidding on your chuck, I have two comments. You only ship to the US where there is a glut of machine tooling while in Canada there is a shortage, and buyers are prepared to pay higher prices. Shipping items such as this to Canada only requires a free sticker from the...

I posted earlier but my post disappeared into the internet file 13. Congratulations. Those can be very frustrating to get running for the simple reason that there is nothing to check or adjust. As Dave pointed out, the heat exchanger has a major effect on speed. Steel wool works better than SS...