Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Hydrogen should work without mixing.

What is a Paradox engine ?

That sounds to me like maybe acetylene gas for fuel.

That sounds to me like maybe acetylene gas for fuel.

These engines will run on acetylene, but it is too explosive and is very hard on the engine.

Does anyone here have a Paradox engine that you run, and what are you using for fuel? I seen where people have had mix of different gas made for them. Was just wondering if there is a gas that will work with out having it mixed.

Talk to Wayne Grenning. He knows exactly what it takes to make these engines run. Unfortunately, it’s not really financially reasonable to have the gas mixed for the small amount needed for these engines, but you can have the separate gasses mixed in a manifold before being fed to the engine, but it would be quite an elaborate setup. I was going to try to make mine run this way, but it just doesn’t seem worth it to me with all the expense and fooling around.

Yes, Carl's special hydrogen cigarette lighter.

Sadly those cigarettes put him in an early grave.

About a month before he passed I got a call from him to share the sad news.
By the time he was diagnosed it was way too late to do anything about it.

He was one of the good guys.
R.I.P.  Carl

Gil

Finely got it in. Haven't tried to run it yet.