Abstract:
An internal combustion engine that burns fuel from a fuel source, and an engine including a block assembly with a piston cylinder, a combustion chamber connected to the piston cylinder, and an air/fuel mixing area that communicates with the combustion chamber for delivering an air/fuel mixture to the combustion chamber. A fuel delivery system is connected to the block assembly, and the fuel delivery system is adapted to deliver a selected amount of fuel into the mixing area for mixing with air therein to provide an air/fuel mixture having an air-to-fuel ratio in the range of approximately 20:1 to 45:1, inclusive. A spark plug is connected to the block assembly and positioned to generate a spark in the combustion chamber to detonate the air/fuel mixture. The spark plug has a center electrode and a ground electrode axially spaced apart from each other by a spark gap in the range of approximately 1. 8 mm to 3. 0 mm. The center electrode of one embodiment is an Inconel 600 steel alloy electrode having a diameter in the range of 4. 0 mm to 7. 5 mm.