IHC Famous 4 horsepower Gas Engine

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International Harvester Hit and miss engine. More photos and details can be found at: http://www.old-engine.com/ihc4.htm

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  • Cool vid.

  • Igniter (make and break) ignition must be quite a boon to the running of an oily engine: no danged plug to foul.

    I wish I lived in an area where I could see these engines in person. Thanks for sharing this rarity.

  • The gear type water pump is belt driven from a hub on the crank shaft.

    This engine does run on a 6 volt battery and uses an induction coil to make higher voltage to feed the igniter. After the engine is started, the Generator can be switched into the circuit to save the battery.

  • Actually it does have water pump located on the right side, and does not employ a magneto for ignition. It uses standard hit and miss powered by the battery and coil you see at the front in the wooden box.

  • When you think about it, they were technically the 1st fuel effecient engines mdae. Only fire every now and then, using centrifugal force of a large fly wheel to keep RPMs up. Wonder if they classify for a fuel credit at tax time?

  • Looks like the mag is driven by friction off of the flywheel. If you are wondering how the water gets up there, it is by thermal siphoning.

  • Cool

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