Engine stuff.

Engines galore!

Steam Engines:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/steam.htm

http://www.animatedengines.com/locomotive.html

Stirling Engines:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine.htm

http://www.animatedengines.com/vstirling.html

http://www.animatedengines.com/stirling.html

http://www.animatedengines.com/ross.html

2-stroke Engines:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/two-stroke1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/two-stroke2.htm

4-cycle Engines:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine1.htm

(single cylinder)

Intake, Compression, Combustion, Exhaust

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine2.htm

(more typical, and more complex)

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine4.htm

What goes wrong typically?

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine3.htm

car review / field trip

FOLKS:

Car review will be due on Tuesday.  Feel free to turn it in early. This is such a crazy week for many people - it seemed safer to extend the deadline by a class.  Remember - it should resemble a pro review that you might see in places like this:

http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/

http://www.caranddriver.com/

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/index.htm

We're doing the field trip next Thursday (Oct 4) to DC.  My astro class will hit the air/space museum while you'll hit the American history museum.  Let me know if this presents problems.

moped parts, etc.

It's a place called Treatland - treatland.tv

For next class, I anticipate having a go-cart frame and engine.

Hopefully also handlebars for the bike.

I should have ordered a moped (Puch) throttle cable by then.

Enjoy the weekend!

Go-ped folks -- decide what is next.  Two Go-peds are basically running.  They could definitely stand tune-ups, etc.  The third one (with the seat) needs work.  Think about that one.

Josh and Chris - keep up your spirits!

Check out the Stirling stuff on the previous post.

Other info:

The bike engine kit is on order.  I hope it's here by the end of next week.

Still looking for a go-cart.

It looks as though I'm going to have some donor bicycle(s).

Stirling Engines

Have a look.  Have a read.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine.htm

http://www.animatedengines.com/vstirling.html

http://www.animatedengines.com/stirling.html

http://www.animatedengines.com/ross.html

http://www.animatedengines.com/ltdstirling.html

Also, if you have time - look on youtube for some Stirling engines.

Have a gander at these sites and read what you can:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/steam.htm

http://www.animatedengines.com/locomotive.html

If you have time, look into steam engines and Hero's engine.

Enjoy!