Hit and Miss first engine runs

Well, my father has completed his first machine shop masterpiece with this Hit and Miss engine. Here is a short clip of one of the first engine runs. There are still some adjustments to be made, but it's pretty exciting to see an engine run after being transformed from a box of metal on the front porch.

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[popnstart]

I have had great success using a single Viton rubber o-ring on the piston. my bar-stock engines are run under a load until water boils off the head on a regular basis and have yet to replace one other than to replace to check it. C.I. rings are about 5 bucks and an o-ring is about $0.79. While the C.I. rings were in the mail I read postings about o-rings on the Home Shop Machinists website and decided to try them and haven't turned back. Nice running engine. Thanks for posting. Later, Rick.

[grizly999]

What kind of fuel are you using. I built the same engine but cannot keep it running.

Lantern fuel is all it seems to like.

[seawind0721]

That little bugger is FAST!

[vlmarshall]

Excellent!