Note a small lathe & mill are required to machine this engine. The Type D is neatly styled vertical engine with a 1-piece cylinder & base casting & it that was designed to look & be built like something that could have been made years ago. It uses an over-hung flywheel crankshaft that sits inside the four tapering legs of the engine base. This engine uses spark ignition & runs off regular gasoline by using a simple vapor carburetor. It can also be easily set up for other gas or liquid fuels. For a gas engine, it goes together fairly easy & is a neat engine to run. 3 Grey-Iron Castings, (engine base, flywheel & head castings). Detailed Nameplate with Stamped Serial #. Full, computer drawn machining plans with machining notes. A computer CD full of pictures of finished engines, machining set-ups, jigs, etc. There is also an engine manual/owners manual on the CD that can be printed out. This contains notes about adjusting the engine & running it. Note: Screws & nuts & other small hardware for this engine does not amount to much & is not included. There is a parts list with the plans. You will need to have an ignition coil (preferably a buzz coil type or one made for a model engine) & battery to run the engine. Engine Dimensions: 3/4″ Bore, 4-3/4″ diameter flywheel. The finished engine will stand about 10-1/2 tall & will weigh about 9 lbs. A video of a finished engine running on youtube can be seen below; the finished engine is not for sale. The RMC “Type D” Non-Compression Engine – YouTube. Video will open in a new window. Compared to other gas engine kits, this kit is fairly simple since the engine doesnt have any gears, cams, push rods, valves, etc. To machine & line-up. Care should still be taken to machine the few parts this engine does have and a small lathe & mill & standard tools will be needed to machine the castings & make parts for this engine. The base & head were sand cast without a follow board using RMCs own handmade core-less patterns. Because the base casting on the Type D engine is so unique, it has a longer parting line than normal. The castings clean up easily with an air die grinder, carbide burr & files. The one pic shows a couple small spots on the base casting that cosmetically could be touched up if wanted. Note that the base casting has mounting bosses placed conveniently on it, making it ideal for free-lance engine builders to make an engine out of. New Washington, Ohio 44854. The item “Scale Model Gas Engine Castings Plans Kit antique hit miss steam hot air motor” is in sale since Tuesday, January 16, 2018. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Tools, Supplies & Engines”. The seller is “nrowland” and is located in New Washington, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: RMC
