First one from Italy

[Nick Menn]

Hello Guys!
I am happy to find and join to a community with same passion on smaller engines!

I am studying to replicate a Lohman diesel 2 stroke... already get the components drawings from Practica Foundation that reenginered the old Lohman engine...

Have a lathe, milling machine, electric welder & blowtorch, hope to assembly this diesel engine on a bike, have a tank of 170 gallons of diesel to burn..

I am not able to built piston rings & transmission gears...

 

[Dan]

Howdy Nick, welcome.

There is gonna be a lot of interest in your build. I had never heard of them and had to look it up. https://www.google.com/search?q=Loh....,cf.osb&fp=9b0c83a130f3bca0&biw=1024&bih=499

Very cool! Post lots of pics.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Will be cool to see what you come out with.

 

[Nick Menn]

Here you can see what I like to duplicate... modern version of Lohman engine..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-VLNjwIsg

 

[killercanuck]

Welcome Nick! Sounds like an awesome project. For your rings, you just go buy a nice cc set of rings you can get away with, and find locally, eh? And build to those specs and clearances.

We have a local Guru that likes to smelt down aluminum and build(mill/lathe) things out of what he smelted. http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=16550&page=15


What is your cc limit over there? <-curious

 

[Nick Menn]

Welcome Nick! Sounds like an awesome project. For your rings, you just go buy a nice cc set of rings you can get away with, and find locally, eh? And build to those specs and clearances.

We have a local Guru that likes to smelt down aluminum and build(mill/lathe) things out of what he smelted. http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=16550&page=15


What is your cc limit over there? <-curious

Thank you!
Yep, I have to change the bore diameter to mach the available rings size, the smaller one that I find are 33mm .. instead the 28mm as original project.

In case of necessity I'll ask to the Guru!
Here the limit is 1 horse power, but don't care... I have a 100 cc 2stroke, that run around 18.000 rpm (kart engine) but it is sooo much

Happy to find other people with same passion!
Bye|
Nick