When I was a kid, my gramps had this little snow blower. I think four stroke. I was absolutely fascinated by how slow it ran. It fired maybe 2.3 times a second, going by my verrry vague memory. The whole thing jiggled and shook so much that it seemed it would bounce away! I've since had this weird fascination with slow running engines. I'm not a machine head, I've never even owned a motor vehicle, but am still, none the less, fancinated by slow engines! If you have the time and interest, I would really like to see you try this again some time!
Are you familiar with hit-and-miss engines? They're the slowest internal combustions I know. People at engine shows love them, I feel like you'd really enjoy visiting one. *edit: I definitely will try again. Some things I would want to try include putting a smaller carburetor on it. I think the carb on it, while correctly designed for normal operation, doesn't get a strong enough vacuum pulled on it to function at such low speeds. Secondly, spark is also dependent on how fast the motor is spinning, so I'd want to try a more powerful coil as well.
@@FreedomOfDegree Hmm, I wrote a reply, but I may have forgotten to actually post it :D I am, yes. I would sure like to see one! I don't know of any engine shows in Finland. I gotta check if there are any nearby. Another fun type of engine is the hot bulb engine. They tend to run very slowly, and they make a wonderful "huff-puff" kinda sound! Here's one: WXzSZVgQwts
@@Thrustmaster64 if that's the tail end of a RU-vid link then it probably got auto-deleted. I've heard of hot bulbs but never seen one. Sounds similar to a diesel glow plug. Definitely want to check it out.
That's a good point. I think so as it seemed to be firing. It audibly changes sound at some point and I think that's when it stops getting spark. It also got warm to the touch and I don't think friction and compression alone could get it that warm.
