Building a Clem's engine

[vince]

Great to see you back Tommey!

I have one comment about your setup. In the original "conceptual" drawing of the Clem engine, the intake to the spiral turbine was interconnected to the pump with a check valve and sat in the oil sump.  Pressure from the pump got the unit running. Once the unit achieved it's required speed  the check valve in the system allowed sump oil to be drawn up into the spiral chamber and the pump was no longer needed to continue the cycle.  With your new design the intake to your turbine is on top and fed by the power steering pump. Your sump feeds the intake to the pump. For your unit to self maintain it will have to draw oil from the power steering pump to continue operating.  If you stop the pump motor the oil will have to flow from your turbine sump to the intake of the power steering pump, thru the pump vanes and pressure hose to the top of the turbine. I'm curious as to your thoughts on all the extra flow restrictions you are imposing on the system.  I know the original drawing was just a concept and not from Clem himself but it did make sense. 
In any case I look forward to your videos.
Great work you're doing!

Vince

[TommeyLReed]

Hello Vince,
I try to do just that, but could not get the system to pump on its own. I think the Clem engine was doing something else.
I have added a bypass to allow the vacuum to pull in the oil as the drum reach higher speeds, even in this version.
I do think that nobody really knows if this engine worked or how it could work.
All I can do is experiment, and find the answers to the Clem mystery.
This is another update today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-p1RSiBJpQ&feature=plcp
Tommey Reed

[vince]

Does anybody know what happened to Tommey Reed's you tube videos?  I was following his progress and it seems that after video 29 he pulled all his video's off line and closed his you tube account! This happened last year as well.  He was posting as homeprojectguy then innovationmadesimple this last time.  He had just made his latest impeller for the Clem engine and then just disappeared.  Seems like a shame because he was doing great work and if anyone was going to prove  out that engine it was him!                                     
  Tommey, if your looking in at this forum let us know happened?


Vince

[TommeyLReed]

Hello Vince,
The reason I romoved the videos is Jim Ray, he has beed working on the Clems engine for years, yet he has nothing, until he claims he solved the mechanical problems after seeing my video's.
He wants to patent and control this Clem engine, Jim Ray has a web site at:microcombustion at:
http://www.micro-combustion.com/
I have a new youtube name, and have all of the video still, I will have to upload them in the future...
I am almost finished with a new test run, I will put up soon, but won't show how I make it...


Tom....

[JamesBe1]

I'd like to know also.  Bump for more information.