Whippet Model Engine

[Nigel Taylor]

Just got sent this Enjomor Whippet model engine



It's not ready to run straight out of the box as it needs a fuel tank, cooling tank (I think a small tin can would be good) and needs some assembly.

However, the overall feel is of a quality engine. I need to get it setup and running.....

 

[artie]

I searched for pt2, but no luck.

 

[Jameshow]

Nice!!!

What would you put it in?

 

[Nigel Taylor]

I searched for pt2, but no luck.

New post tomorrow

 

[Nigel Taylor]

Nice!!!

What would you put it in?

I was thinking of sitting it on a wooden frame and adding a generator, maybe a bit old fashioned. Alternatively a very old fashioned tractor....

 

[artie]

New post tomorrow

Sorry didn't put two and two together.

I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Nigel Taylor]

A bit more of a look at the engine, exhaust, carburetor and coolant fixings

 

[Nigel Taylor]

The shape of the combustion chamber is very interesting

 

[Nigel Taylor]

A peek inside this Enjomor Whippet engine is quite interesting

 

[Nigel Taylor]

A cooling tank for the Whippet



I ended up merging two tin cans to make a cooling tank

 

[Ozi]

A peek inside this Enjomor Whippet engine is quite interesting

Years since I last saw an F head, reminds me of an old lawn mower I kept running long past it's natural life expectancy

 

[Nigel Taylor]

I posted a picture of the undercoated cooling tank and received a comment that this didn’t appear to fit with my other work. This made me wonder if there is a model making style and do I have a style?

 

[Nigel Taylor]

Running the engine for the first time and I decided to start with running it on glow fuel.



This little engine starts and runs really easily.

 

[clogs]

Nigel
that remids me of my single cylinder Ruston D (engine around 20HP)
everytime it fired on the higher revs it used to dump the water out of the tank....
actually a 45gallon ex-oil drum.....like urs just a bit bigger.....
keep that style going......hahaha....

 

[Nigel Taylor]

Nigel
that remids me of my single cylinder Ruston D (engine around 20HP)
everytime it fired on the higher revs it used to dump the water out of the tank....
actually a 45gallon ex-oil drum.....like urs just a bit bigger.....
keep that style going......hahaha....

Thank you, plan is to make a "pressed" brass stand for the fuel tank and maybe make a water pump....it needs to drive something and earn its keep

 

[Oldnut]

Running the engine for the first time and I decided to start with running it on glow fuel.



This little engine starts and runs really easily.

Just a thought, but perhaps cool better if the top (hot) pipe ran uphill to the tank.

 

[Nigel Taylor]

Just a thought, but perhaps cool better if the top (hot) pipe ran uphill to the tank.

Thanks and agree. Not helped here by both coolant pipes pointing down, this would be ok for a forced water system in a boat application.

 

[Nigel Taylor]

A bit of photoshop CAD.

Original that I ran yesterday:

Cut, paste and move around to get an idea of what I needed to do:

and then some repositioning of the pipes for real:

a bit of a mess that needs tidying up, but just ran the engine and it now runs cooler and the water gets hot. Also, you can feel the temperature difference between the upper and lower pipes.

The plastic lid has an 8mm diameter hole in it and is just there to stop all of the water escaping with the vibration.

 

[Nigel Taylor]

I decided to make 4 wheels so that the stationary engine could sit on a trolley

They are not perfect, but they have been machined on manual machines. I think they are going to look good.

 

[sawtooth-9]

Thank you for posting this.
I have always wanted to build model engines, and started by building Stuart models No 10 H and No 1 with reversing gear.
But what I really wanted to do, was build a scale model of an 8LB3 Gardner diesel - about 3 - 4 feet long ! Still have the desire, but not the time, skill and money !
I spent my early years ( about 1952 ) on an ex Naval pinnace ( 86 feet long ) which my Dad converted from steam to a Gardner semi-diesel ( T4 ) . Again, a beautiful piece of engineering ! Sadly, this was confiscated by the Egyptian government during the Suez Canal crisis.
There in lies a complete story in itself.
Thanks again, I really appreciate your enjoyment of engines.