Here are the details on this engine. The engine itself, minus the wooden base, is 10 inches long x 11 inches wide x 16 ¼ inches tall. The wooden base itself measures 22 inches long x 6 ½ inches wide and is 2 ¼ inches tall. Total height with the engine on the wooden base is 18 ½ inches tall. The flywheels measure 9 ¼ inches. It weighs 40 lbs. Many hours of machine work and assembly goes into producing a quality scale model like this. A lathe, milling machine and experienced operator were needed to finish the castings and to fabricate the additional parts required. Having to pay someone for all of the machine work and fabrication involved would cost quite a bit! I do not know if this was built from a casting kit or completely custom made from plans. Either way, as you can see whoever built this one sure did a heck of a nice job! Should anyone out there have any information about this engine, please pass it along and I will post it here in the ad. Several parts of your engine look very familiar. I believe you will find out that it is a vintage Briggs & Stratton that was converted to hit & miss by a man in Texas. He built several of these although most were open crank horizontals. I have one of those. I never could find out his name so if someone should tell you, please let me know. Here is a web link that will take you to the video of this engine running. I ran this on Coleman lantern fuel with just a few drops of castor oil mixed in at about 40:1 for some upper cylinder lubrication. It started for me on the 2. Try, turning the flywheel to the beginning of the compression stroke and giving it a easy, quick turn. On the first turn of the flywheel I had my finger over the air intake (choked it) to pull the fuel up to the mixer needle. Only a very slight adjustment of the mixture needle is needed to get it running properly. The crankcase is enclosed. There is a copper drain line attached to the bottom that allows the excess cylinder/ crankcase oil to drain out. Keep the cylinder drip oilier filled and turned on when running this engine. Ignition is provided by a antique Ford buzz coil that is mounted below the engine. I used a 6 volt jell cell type battery to power the coil. Most any 6 volt DC power source will work. The battery and the white battery cord that are shown in the video are NOT included in the sale. I show the details in the video. I check my emails often and will respond in a timely manor. NOTE: This is a running reproduction of a antique engine. It is a adult collectible item and is intended to be used by a experienced adult. Just like the original engine, it has no safety guards in place. Loose clothing, long hair or fingers could become caught in any moving part when this engine is running or even being turned over by hand. Use commonsense and keep your fingers especially small fingers! Away from all moving parts! I make no guarantees or clams as to how it will run for you or even if you would be able to get it started. Some mechanical knowledge and experience is needed to run any antique model engine like this. I have clear photos posted of this engine and I have a video posted showing it running. You should have some knowledge of a engine like this, like how to maintain it, keep it lubricated and adjust it if necessary as I provide no instructions other than what is in my videos and written in this ad. No guarantees of any kind are included with a custom hand made, adult hobby item like this. The package measures 25x25x16 and it weighs 51 pounds. I completely wrapped the engine up in many pieces of heavy duty bubble wrap. I have 2 photos posted showing my packing job. You will need to carefully cut away the many layers industrial type bubble wrap to remove it from it’s protective cocoon. For sales outside of the U. This is gasoline powered scale model engine that comes with no instructions or guarantees what so ever!! Do not stick your finger or other body parts in a rotating mechanical assembly!! The new owner assumes all responsibilities and liabilities to himself/herself and others with this engine. This is an adult collectible item not to be operated or played with by children. I make no clams to it being safe as it is a antique scale model reproduction produced back in the day when no safety guards, air bags, safety warning labels, ect.. Were attached to dangerous products. I make no claims that it will even run as some might not have the mechanical ability to figure it out. By purchasing this item you are stating that you have read my whole ad, you understand it and that you agree with the terms and policy’s stated in this ad. I have detailed photos posted. A link is in this ad that shows this engine running. Thank you for looking!! Should you have any questions, please ask. Thank you for looking! The item “Vertical Hit and Miss running scale model engine, antique looking, gas motor” is in sale since Saturday, August 29, 2015. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Tools, Supplies & Engines”. The seller is “wifesedsell” and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Hand machines
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
