It is possible to build an air compressor from a V8 engine. Disabling one side of the V8 engine will basically make it into a 4 cylinder engine. The compressed air from the engine will be very hot and may contain engine oil.
Yes one could get a “Spark plug pump” and screw it in to the spark plug hole and have a compressor, but the valves in the motor will only allow it to pump on one out of two strokes,. Here is a Google search for air compressors under $150, many under $75,air compressor – Google Search. The other factor is most check valves are not desigend to handle the heat that is created by a compressor head, air compressors use reed vales or disk valves normaly, and I think you would have spring and seat/seal failues if used much,.
View Full Version : Can anyone explain to me how you convert a engine into a air compressor. 03-19-2006, 10:05 PM. Smith built air compressors out of 351 ford engines , had special intake for one bank and a air filter for the compressor side think they where rated at 90CFM , worked for a pipeline company that used them worked alright but limited onhow far they could blow a pig. 06-01-2006, 07:31 PM. Smith built air compressors out of 351 ford engines , had special intake for one bank and a air filter for the compressor side think they where rated at 90CFM , worked for a pipeline company that used them worked alright but limited onhow far they could blow a pig.
Measure the diameter of the valve stem, divide by 2, square it, mutiply times 3.1416, subtract from the area of the valve. Most simple poppet style check valve have a 1/8″ NPT unloader port on the bottom of them which could be hooked up to a copper line and attached to a needle valve on the pressure switch. Crude valves will have no way to unload. The compressor will blow off the tank safety valve when delivered CFM exceeds demand.
It shows trailer construction and engine modifications,and it uses half of a Ford F E engine. Shows how to make “Poppet valves” for the pumping head.How to fabricate a discharge manifold for the pumping element. It too,had fabricated “Pumping heads” for the compressor element,and I believe it had “Reed” style valves,same as most run of the mill air compressors.
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Can you turn an engine into an air compressor?
A custom camshaft and manifolds should be all the major parts needed to turn an engine completely into an air compressor. Basically you would be converting it into a 2-stroke. A 6CT will take a lot of power to run, I’d bet a 6BT would be needed to run it 1:1 at high RPM/pressure. Maybe a 4BT if reduction drive is used.
How do you convert a diesel engine to a steam engine?
The conversion process replaces a cylinder head of the Diesel engine with a steam jacketed, poppet valve steam cylinder head. Further, a roots blower, as part of the Diesel engine system, is replaced with a high vacuum condenser. The resulting converted Diesel to steam engine operates at high volumetric efficiency.
Can AA C compressor be used as an air compressor?
The three most common A/C compressors converted to onboard air systems are the Sanden, York, and occasionally, the Harrison R4. Although there are some scroll-type A/C compressors that don’t use pistons to compress the refrigerant, our understanding is that they won’t work for onboard air conversions.
Will an AC compressor compress air?
A motor powers the compressor, which is itself constructed like a motor, with a cylinder and piston. The compressor compress the gaseous refrigerant, and this raises the refrigerant’s temperature so that changes it into a high pressure gas.
Can you run an engine on air?
Yes, it could. You could compress the air at your house using an air compressor, fill a compressed-air tank in the car, and the car could run off of it. You could use an engine very similar to a steam engine (using pressurized air instead of pressurized steam) to convert the compressed air to rotational energy.
How do air powered engines work?
First, energy has to be stored in it by squeezing the air tightly using a mechanical air compressor. Once the compressed air is released, it expands. This expanding air can be used, for example, to drive the pistons that power an engine.
Can a gas engine be converted to steam?
Re: Convert gas engine to steam?? You would need to: 1) Change the camshaft to open all the valves at BDC to use them as exhaust valves. 2) Change the camshaft gearing to one to one, or use a double lobe camshaft design. Very easy if the cam is chain driven.
Can you put a steam engine in a car?
However, modern materials mean that steam-powered cars could be as light as their regular cousins. With advanced condensers and modern flash boilers, it could be possible to build an efficient, light and viable steam car with a warm-up time of seconds rather than minutes.
