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Corporation. The test involved attaching the engine to a dynamometer to measure the amount of horsepower generated by the engine in its self-running mode. It generat- ed a consistent 350 hp for nine consecutive days, which astounded the engineers at Bendix. They concluded the only source of energy which could generate this much power in a closed system over an extended period must be of an atomic nature. Construction of the engine was from off- the-shelf components, except for the hol- low shaft and the custom cone with the enclosed spiral channels. Richard Clem worked with heavy machinery for the city of Dallas and had noticed that certain kinds of high-pressure pumps continued to run for short periods after the power was removed. His curiosity into this phenomenon led to the develop- ment of the Clem Engine. eight gallons of vegetable oil only every 150,000 miles and never buy any gas. "Clem said he uses vegetable oil because his motor runs at 300 degrees—a tempera- ture where water has boiled away and con- ventional motor oil breaks down. Though he won't divulge many details of the engine, a 12-volt battery apparently is the only other source of power. "When Clem finished his first vegetable- oil engine in 1972, he mapped a 600-mile test trip to El Paso for the first engine model he had financed through his earn- ings. But he only made it as far as Abilene before the 'shafts and everything bent in it’. "He blamed the failure on poor construc- tion, too small a shaft and the use of chains instead of gears. Undaunted, he decided to try again, but said, 'I needed money to build this thing better.’ "Neither the automobile industry nor the 15 other companies he wrote—some as far away as Taiwan—were interested in financing a prototype and then manufactur- ing it. Then last year, he said, a large coal company offered to back him. Clem refused to disclose the name of his benefac- tor, but did say the coal company had signed contracts to sell the engines to power companies for use in pulling tur- bines. "Clem said he expects to finish work on the motor by the end of this year." by Jerry W. Decker few months back, we got a call A™ a friend who had heard of this incredible motor that was said to run itself and generate excess usable power. The details were unclear at the time, but our friend gathered more details and we met for lunch to discuss what he had found out. As we understand it, inventor Richard Clem died of a heart attack soon after the deal was signed with the coal company. His workshop was raided by law enforce- ment officials and all his notes and draw- ings were removed. The story as told by our unnamed friend: A local man from Dallas developed a closed-system engine that was purported to generate 350 horsepower and run itself. The engine weighed about 200 pounds and ran on cooking oil at temperatures of 300°F. It consisted of a cone mounted on a horizontal axis. The shaft which supported the cone was hollow and the cone had spi- ralling channels cut into it. These spi- ralling pathways wound around the cone, terminating at the cone base in the form of nozzles (rimjets). When fluid was pumped into the hollow shaft at pressures ranging from 300 to 500 psi (pounds per square inch), it moved into the closed spiralling channels of the cone and exited from the nozzles. This action caused the cone to spin. As the velocity o: the fluid increased, so did the rotationa speed of the cone. As the speed continued to increase, the fluid heated up, requiring a heat exchange and filtering process. At a certain velocity, the rotating cone became independent of the drive system and began to operate of itself. The engine ran at speeds of 1,800 to 2,300 rpm. Immediately after the inventor had the heart attack and the papers were removed, the son of the inventor took the only work- ing model of the machine to a farm near Dallas. There it was buried under 10 feet of concrete and has been running at that depth for several years. In later conversations, our contact says the engine had been tested by Bendix Vegetable-Oil Engine, 1972 The following is from a newspaper clip- ping that has no name or date. "In 1972, Richard Clem announced the invention of a way to operate automobile engines on cooking oil. He's still making that claim today, even though his first pro- totype motor fell apart and he had been ‘strung along’ by at least 15 companies before he found financial backing. "Clem, 48, a heavy-equipment operator for the city of Dallas and part-time inven- tor, says if the automobile industry adopts his invention, motorists could change the Update as at Nov-Dec 1992 The above article was reported as being Richard Clem OverUnity Engine (CLEMI.CIF) KeelyNet BBS 2/26/92) 214-324-3501 | 3 CHI ened Cooking ou Clutched — —— Starting Motor aw Fluid causes cone to spin as pump forces fluid through center of sha Rim jets eject high pressure fluid for jet > engine type thrugt Enclosed spiral ehannels direct fluid through rim jets for drive NEXUS - 45 THE RICHARD CLEM ENGINE DECEMBER 1997 - JANUARY 1998