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by walker925
Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:40 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

new video up:
http://www.youtube.com/user/walker925?feature=mhum
am i getting closer?
by walker925
Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

i've got one of those big vise grips bolted onto a metal table. The pipes are definitely tight, but i'm not sure about leaks. I'll test it out
by walker925
Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:46 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

1.5" CC; 3/4" tailpipe; 1/2" intake
by walker925
Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:21 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

ok i've got another coupling for the CC that has a hole drilled in it and a filed down nut welded over that to keep the spark plug in place (it was on in the first 2 pictures i uploaded). I can put it back on the CC, but the spark plug is rather small; CJ8 (came off an old weed eater). Will a weed w...
by walker925
Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:44 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

would it help if used a sparkler for starting? that way i would have more control over the fuel and air
by walker925
Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:40 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

alright now i have the 2 elbows with the close nipples, and measures out about the same as the other intake. this is all that happens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Fso4eLj00 every now and then it will blow out both the intake and tailpipe, but still not sustaining. P.S. the giant bolt looking th...
by walker925
Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

i tried downloading the plug-in, but it won't work
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by walker925
Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:18 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

where do i find that?
by walker925
Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

i don't plan on running the pipe over like 5 minutes, but i do have access to welding materials. do i need a bigger combustion chamber? i could weld the two couplings together and get rid of the nipple in the middle, but if that's not big enough then i could just try to make a bigger one. I'll just ...
by walker925
Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:44 am
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

yeah it did have a smaller intake. I got rid of it because of it's poor bending and tried the Shubert way, but my dad bought the wrong size pipe. We tried it anyway though. thanks for the help though, I'm going to buy those new parts tomorrow and see if it works then
by walker925
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:39 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

how do i start it with an open flame at the tailpipe? i made the changes to it that you suggested.
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we're not getting kind of pulsation. just fire. i don't have a regulator for it, and i'm not getting any poping like i was before
by walker925
Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: Please put your "I am new and need help" question here.
Replies: 404
Views: 1947875

Re: Please put your "I am new and need help" question here.

i'm only getting pops and bangs now. anything i can do to make it sustain?
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by walker925
Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

alright now i've got it to ignite, but all it is doing poping and banging. how do i get it to sustain?
by walker925
Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:34 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

i filed down the nut thats holding the sparkplug in place and opened up the gap, but it is still not working
by walker925
Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:51 pm
Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
Topic: can't ignite
Replies: 30
Views: 23629

Re: can't ignite

it's not doing anything really. i'm trying to upload a video now, but my internet is slow. my spark plug won't ignite the propane
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