Replica of Henry Fords first 1893 ' Kitchen Sink ' engine. Built by the students of Penn state, and being run at the Henry Ford Museum / Greenfield Village during the Old Car Festival 2014
Would be nice if you could give scripts, but it looks very interesting. Very few people know how much Henry Ford has done for the poorer people. My highest respect for that man !
Modern mechanics are so poetic to me. The epitome of our ability to tinker as a species. From the Stirling, to the hermetic compressor and internal combustion engine all the way up to rocket turbines and nuclear reactors. Thinking about this stuff makes me teary eyed. It's marvelous to watch it all work as designed and make life easier for all of us. It's non fiction wizardry.
@Smarter Than You Exactly, there were more advanced engines already operating. I guess this must just be his first attempt at building his own engines.
If my memory is correct,the 1981 Ford Escort was the first Ford with an onboard computer. I would be very surprised indeed if even one of those nightmares was still functional. In actual fact,this 1893 was better engineered. They put B 24 bombers together, no problem. Millions of Jeeps. Lots of other stuff. NASCAR winners. But no,in the new age,they could not even pour piss out of a boot. Nice to see they returned to below the original engineering standard.
The replica Henry Ford motor I built did not start as easily as your did. I did not install the fine screen mesh in the mixer. I should try installing a screen to see if that would aid in the starting. Any comments? Thanks
Yes, it was common in the early days to use what was called an "automatic" inlet valve with a very light spring. When the piston descended on the intake stroke the pressure in the cylinder was lower than atmospheric pressure and that pushed the inlet valve open. It worked but was very inefficient and the engine would run only at low speeds. As technology evolved they found it was necessary to operate the inlet valve from the camshaft in the same way the same as the exhaust valve to get higher engine speed.
On 5.4 3 valve if it starts rattling better pull it apart fix lifters on #3 before they come apart and destroy the engine only seen it on #3 none of the other cylinders come apart
@@iriscasam5975 Yes it is, the Belgian-France inventor made his engine, but since it have not compression cycle, I am not sure if Lenoir engine can be compared with Benz one. However, I do not claim that the Benz engine was the first one.
Yes... But no one was claiming Henry Ford invented the piston engine .... Not by a long shot. Henry Ford is credited with popularizing and fine tuning assembly line production and this leading to the first truly affordable mass market automobile - at least in the US. I am not sure about the rest of the world.
They used a drip oiler and removed the glass sight glass so the air is sucked in around where the fuel is dripping.. Had to look several times to figure it out.
Probably a traction engine or steam roller, or other road-going (non-locomotive) steam vehicle, sounds like a lot of old equipment from that era gathered for some sort of meet or show.
A replica should be exact or close. Which you have neither. First of all the original did not have flat flywheel. The shaft did not protrude out past the flywheel. The original did not have 2 camshaft. The original did not have exhaust pipe. The pipe T fitting is new style not old style. The original did not have spark plug. The original did not have square brass bar supports for exhaust push rod. The original did not sit on wooden box. It set on a flat single board.
It is similar to Ford's engine not a replica!! I built one myself so I know what I am talking about:-) Original engine had no counter balance on the crank and only one camshaft,the conrod was made from square bar not round bar, I have seen the original!!
Just wondering what is the compression ratio of this engine? I guess it has low compression ratio since the valves are mounted at the side of cylinder.
@@michaelbenoit248 I use to sell FORD one time aguy came with a1988 Ford f250 that has 800k original, and another one 1988 ranger 2.3 engine with 700k original miles
With all due respect that is not a replica of Ford's first engine (kitchen sink engine) it is totally different there was only one camshaft that engine is fitted with a modern camshaft and the crankshaft had no counterbalance weight and the conrod was made of square section not round bar, so were is the replica?????? A replica should be a photocopy of the original:-))
Could have been resolved, at least to some degree, with a lapel mic, but that would only be if the camera used to film this (these days probably a phone) is compatible with such, and someone having one on hand - more of a professional filmmaking crew thing. I thus don't blame them for not having that.
A replica should be exact or close. Which you have neither. First of all the original did not have flat flywheel. The shaft did not protrude out past the flywheel. The original did not have 2 camshaft. The original did not have exhaust pipe. The pipe T fitting is new style not old style. The original did not have spark plug. The original did not have square brass bar supports for exhaust push rod. The original did not sit on wooden box. It set on a flat single board.
This is just more evidence that the only thing Henry Ford brought to the table in terms of capabilities was in the area of mass-production. When it came to cars, he didn't have a clue. He just paid other people to design them for him, and he was also a world-class anti-employee/anti-union shitbird. The fact that people idolize him just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
@@kpkndusa That's not entirely true. Not everything you think you know is wrong. Just most of the shit you learned in school or on the news. Most of the shit I learned in History class, for example, was total bullshit. There is still truth out there. You just have to know what you're looking for. There is no one source that will give you everything that you're looking for. You just have to diversify your efforts and cross-reference everything.
@@MidwestFarmToys What kind of dumb-fuck question is that? It's pretty obvious that you don't care, but that doesn't mean I have to play the fool as well. People like you are what's wrong with the world. If you don't care, why did you speak? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Is this some kind of half-assed attempt at promoting apathy? If so, you're one hell of a sad excuse of a human being.
