Showing posts with label 1/4 scale VW Engine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1/4 scale VW Engine. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

1/4 scale VW engine - the video

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Here we go, the 1/4 scale VW engine in all it's full working glory.  Press the button on the base, and the model turns over for 40 secon...
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Monday, February 13, 2023

Finished flat four engine

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And with that. the VW engine is complete. Mounted on its base containing the batteries, the model can be made to work at the touch of a butt...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Nearly finished, and I'm exhausted

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  We're nearly at the end of the VW engine build, and it's time for some of the larger bits in the box to be fitted - the exhaust sy...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Getting dizzy

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  My first thought when looking at the distributor, was that it doesn't look like any VW dizzy I've ever seen.Had the kitmakers desi...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

Pumping fuel

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  Now this is a bit different. Because this is an early engine, the fuel pump is mounted on the side. Later versions, such as the one in my ...
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Wednesday, February 01, 2023

Blowing hot air

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  If there's one technical thing people know about the VW Beetle, it's that the engine is air cooled. In practice, this means that a...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Painting plastic bits

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  I've mentioned in the past my aversion to self-coloured plastic parts in kits. Mould them any colour you like, but I still prefer pain...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Off my rockers?

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The push rods are connected to the vlaves by a series of rockers that effectivly reverse the direction of the thrust. On the real VW, it...
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Monday, January 23, 2023

Heads up!

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The moving parts of the VW engine get every more exciting. We're on to the cylinder heads, with their valves.  These are driven from the...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Turning the engine over

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  With everything installed in the crankcase, I removed the timing lock things and gave the engine a quick twiddle. All works well, there...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Timing

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  We have gears - both the timing gears for the bottom of the distrubutor and connecting the camshaft and crankshaft. There's even some ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Cylinders and camshaft

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  So we can watch the mechanics of the engine work, most of the main parts are moulded in clear plastic.  Just like a real VW engine, the cy...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Pistons and crankshaft

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  First out of the kit box are the parts for the all-important pistons and crankshaft. Time to find out how well this thing is designed! The...
Monday, January 09, 2023

1/4 scale VW engine

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  I first spotted the Franzis range of working plastic kit engines at the London Toy fair in 2020. Sadly, I didn't take any photos at t...
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