Just in case this hasn't been aired here before -
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This guy has some patience and perseverance.Steve
How to build an engine
Feb 04, 2012
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That is an astonishing piece of work.
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Brilliant..... thanks for posting.
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Quite amazing. I presume that, as there is no fuel or ignition system, it is a static display. Rotated by some external device perhaps. Nevertheless, a remarkable display of a good engineer's skill and patience. Well done that man!
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Err did you not read the blurb? It's a V12 compressed air operated engine.
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Compressed air is so boring. It needs some oomph.
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This is more my idea of a model engine (& car).
Tim
Oops. Sorry about the double posting. Somehow lost the first message.
Tim
I gave myself the nerdy "Build yourself combustion engine" plastic kit (£18 in MenKind post Xmas), this was quite fun to assemble until the point where just one valve spring was missing from the kit. I'm 100% sure that was the case, but difficult to convince the shop. Had to buy a second kit to complete the engine, oh well. BTW, I asked the shop if I could just drop it in my car...
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Wanted to build this model engine, but wife complains there is not enough space.
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I wonder why it is described as 14 cylinder when there are only ten big ends and ten cylinders? or would the other 4 be in the donkey engine to get it running?
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They make it with differing numbers of cylinders, the pictures of the crank & block is a 10rta96c, the built pictures a 12rta96C.
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