Can you weld engines together?
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Andy, I proposed series only because that's what Mith had asked for. If I were to do this myself I would do something more similar to what JRP posted. Sell them and buy the right engine. I think the both the series and parallel solutions are equally half-assed. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Actually though, when I bought my house down here, the previous owner had left 12 push mowers on the property, which I aquired. About seven of those mowers I fixed and sold on ebay, complete and running, for between $30 and $70 each. Ther est were trashed so I treid just selling the motors on ebay. No bites for the $4.99 opening bid, so I just threw the rest into the county's scrap pickup pile. Really, for the couple hours effort to get a crappy push mower running, the $30 sale price doesn't even justify fixing it to sell. Next time I'll probably just give them all away, and save myself some hassle.
Probably the best possible solution for those engines, is to build a DIY foundry furnace, smelt the aluminum parts down into ingots, and sell the aluminum to the DIY casting hobbiests on ebay. In block form those engines would probably be worth lots more than they are now. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Granted, the cost to build the firnace would far exceed the revenue generated from aluminum ingot sales.
Actually though, when I bought my house down here, the previous owner had left 12 push mowers on the property, which I aquired. About seven of those mowers I fixed and sold on ebay, complete and running, for between $30 and $70 each. Ther est were trashed so I treid just selling the motors on ebay. No bites for the $4.99 opening bid, so I just threw the rest into the county's scrap pickup pile. Really, for the couple hours effort to get a crappy push mower running, the $30 sale price doesn't even justify fixing it to sell. Next time I'll probably just give them all away, and save myself some hassle.
Probably the best possible solution for those engines, is to build a DIY foundry furnace, smelt the aluminum parts down into ingots, and sell the aluminum to the DIY casting hobbiests on ebay. In block form those engines would probably be worth lots more than they are now. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Granted, the cost to build the firnace would far exceed the revenue generated from aluminum ingot sales.
Actually though, it just dawned on me theat there really is a somewhat reasonable solution. If all the motors had a hydraulic pump mounted to them, then you could add the flows from the pumps and get a somewhat smooth power source through a hydraulic system driving a hatraulic motor. Granted, for the cost of all those hydraulic pumps and motors, you could just go buy a new ATV from Honda or Kawasaki or something.
Defective
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Here's a cheap & easy answer for the hydraulic pumps...
Volkswagon!
I've got the steering pump off my wife's dead jetta around here someplace. It's separate from its reservoir. just belt a used pump to each motor & fab up a common tank.
Volkswagon!
I've got the steering pump off my wife's dead jetta around here someplace. It's separate from its reservoir. just belt a used pump to each motor & fab up a common tank.
Surprisingly i dont think itd go down that well if i 'borrowed' the steering pump off our volkswagen /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif dont know why... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Defective
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I got away with pulling ours the easy way...line ruptured in the mother-in-laws driveway...pulled the whole mess out of the car so she'd stop whining about the mess while we were there for a week & never got around to putting it back...
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Andy, I proposed series only because that's what Mith had asked for. If I were to do this myself I would do something more similar to what JRP posted. Sell them and buy the right engine. I think the both the series and parallel solutions are equally half-assed. )</font> I never said that I didn't agree with that. Hey perhaps we could build a new sump & pump based pressure lubrication system and place the old verticle dogs horizontal /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Oh yeah and twist the carb at the same time...
Andy
Oh yeah and twist the carb at the same time...
Andy
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I've thought of "gluing" 8 weedeater motors together in a V configuration somehow and putting them on a go-kart ....
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I have also tried that. I don't know why since i already have a go kart and a sand rail but i just thought it would be a good idea and it didn't work. Except i tried it with 5.
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I have also tried that. I don't know why since i already have a go kart and a sand rail but i just thought it would be a good idea and it didn't work. Except i tried it with 5.
PILOON
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Sure , why not!
If you need to anchor a dock or boat and need a heavier anchor! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
However make sure that the metals are compatable for welding purposes. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif as it is kinda hard to weld alumunum crankcases to cast iron.
(oops here goes a welding debate)
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Hey, I am enjoying the discussion (?), Some ideas and some chuckles.
If you need to anchor a dock or boat and need a heavier anchor! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
However make sure that the metals are compatable for welding purposes. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif as it is kinda hard to weld alumunum crankcases to cast iron.
(oops here goes a welding debate)
/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Hey, I am enjoying the discussion (?), Some ideas and some chuckles.
PILOON
Super Star Member
Design by Rube Goldberg;
4 engine, 4WD on board computer controlled using ABS to control traction with synchronized governors on all 4 engines.
Hey. back in the 60's some guys coupled 2 VW bugs to create 4WD dune buggies. (the old beetles were self contained engine/trans/diff) They hinged the 2 engine frames and steared with a hydraulic power stearing arrangement.
Being as to that was before onboard computers, I don't know how they synchronized the throttles. Probably one lever push/pulled the two cables.
4 engine, 4WD on board computer controlled using ABS to control traction with synchronized governors on all 4 engines.
Hey. back in the 60's some guys coupled 2 VW bugs to create 4WD dune buggies. (the old beetles were self contained engine/trans/diff) They hinged the 2 engine frames and steared with a hydraulic power stearing arrangement.
Being as to that was before onboard computers, I don't know how they synchronized the throttles. Probably one lever push/pulled the two cables.
