I watched him start this in the past so I know it will run, I think all that’s needed is a 12 volt battery. It was built from a early 1900′s brunner air compressor pump. It comes with a 12 volt coil and a relay to use to make it a buzz coil type of ignition and a drawing explaining how to wire it up. It runs on gasoline, and possibly other fuels. The base is the gas tank. It has a lot of compression and everything moves smoothly. It has an 8 flywheel. Feel free to ask questions, and I’ll do my best to answer them. The item “Scale model hit & miss engine compressor stationary steam” is in sale since Monday, January 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Light Equipment & Tools\Stationary Engines\Engines”. The seller is “skipedro1″ and is located in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.