http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/ WarmAir Engines Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:48:43 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/660 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/660 ok,this thing is driving me nuts,maybe someone out their can give me some advice?. I'm attempting to buld an "egg cup" stirling ringbom,but it will not run on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:53 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/659 in the files section i found a folder intitled "rule of thumb" in it ,it stated towards the bottom: A. power piston should be 1/10 dia. of displacer cyl.with Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:34:48 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/658 ... it still does'nt run on its own power yet but i'm getting closer. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:08:19 GMT Maniacal Engineer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/657 ... Absolutely - this is what moves the displacer and is the key to the ringbom engine. it needs to work without heat, or the engine will never run with heat. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:17:02 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/656 hi again,i'm sorry i'm asking so many questions but i'm trubleshooting a ringbom i just compleated and for some reason its not running. maybe someone can Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:18:38 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/655 just a quick quistion,inside the displacer cylinder should it be a total vaccum,other words when you turn the engine upside down should the displacer fall Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:59:00 GMT walterdzalewski http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/654 hello, I'm the new guy with a million questions.I'm in the prossess of building a LTD stirling(my second)a ringbom, but I would like to know if I can convert Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:34:07 GMT RJM http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/653 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LOcyjZthsg ======================== RJM Could you please provide a link? Sincerely, Harold Epps ... [Non-text portions of this Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:09:59 GMT oldsagebrush http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/652 Stan, Thank you for your candid information. I'm afraid the guy who brought up the subject was dreaming. Sincerely, Harold Epps Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:02:11 GMT oldsagebrush http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/651 RJM Could you please provide a link? Sincerely, Harold Epps Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:35:58 GMT RJM http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/650 Stanhbaker: Perhaps my amateur take on this is too simplistic. If toy/model builders slap together tabletop Stirlings that have the output to drive a small PM Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:07:42 GMT stanhbaker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/649 "oldsagebrush" A successful power producing Stirling engine must be designed and built to meet specific operating conditions. There is no such thing as a Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:05:50 GMT stanhbaker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/648 "oldsagebrush" A successful power producing Stirling engine must be designed and built to meet specific operating conditions. There is no such thing as a Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:58 GMT oldsagebrush http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/647 Mike, Thank you for your response. I like the way you worded it. Apparently the person in the other group who suggested that such Sterlings would be an easy Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:44:01 GMT Mike or Carmen Dugan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/646 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors/message/646 I've been on this list a while, nothing like that's come up. All anyone's talked about is either way over the DIY'er's abilities, or a toy. I could have missed