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ShadetreeMotorcycle

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Stirling engine powered car
« on: April 10, 2021, 09:10:03 pm »
Not so much a car as a wood display base on wheels with belt drive.
  I did not order as I thought $70 a bit steep for wheels that can not steer. I did order the engine only for a lesser price. The manufacturer is the same as the QX6 horizontal Stirling In one of my other threads. Upon closer look, the wheels on this model appear to be Flywheels off of QX6!
  The engine does look a class up from QX6 with dual Flywheels mass and glass Cyl bore it should make more power. Perhaps I will mount my engine on base with front wheels that steer so it could be set to run in circles on the kitchen table.

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Re: Stirling engine powered car
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2021, 09:29:40 pm »
Just found this version for $58
  You give up the wood base for sheet metal and gain a wind screen around the flame but still no steering.


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Re: Stirling engine powered car
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2021, 07:05:52 pm »
Not sure where the heat source comes/goes for this low temp one Ben -

https://www.enginediy.com/collections/stirling-engine-vehicle/products/ltd-stirling-engine-vehicle-low-temperature-stirling-engine-model


That one is pretty neat Jim, it Does steer and the heat source is a little tray in the bottom you fill with Hot water!...its a little more spendy and lower power than the one in my thread but not to bad. I will try to link the video


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Re: Stirling engine powered car
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2021, 07:25:13 pm »
Ok that answered that, I wondered where the heat source came from.
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Re: Stirling engine powered car
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2021, 07:41:46 pm »
I finally found a video and was correct in thinking the wood base model makes more power with glass Cyl bore. I am warming up to this version...if one where to fit o-rings as tires it would nearly silence it's rolling sound, then modify it to steer so you don't have to chase it then it would start to be quite appealing, also saw a video if you put a little stand under the drive wheels lifting them only about 1mm it functions as a stationary engine. I found some discount codes so may give it a go.