Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Jon, I got my parts!  Looks like they made the oil pan from sheet stock. Probably couldn’t locate any leftovers. No powder coat finish. Not that it matters on the bottom.

Question.  How did you know which wires to use to connect the points? The goofy instructions, such as they are, simply say to hook it up.  There  are three wires though, and unlike earlier CDI boxes, no need for a ground to the engine block.  I had a clue when you mentioned the plug firing without touching the block, the braided shield on the plug wire is the ignition ground.  But the three wires on the hall switch had me going.  So I looked the company up, and sure enough, RCEXL is CH ignition.  They’re old school. They actually publish a phone number and a real person with technical knowledge answers. Use black and white, ignore red, or so he said.  That’s what I’ve done, 
so far I’ve got oil pan installed, engine mounted, oil in the crankcase, breaker wires attached, cooling system plumbed, and the battery/ignition box laid out.

I just dragged out my baby table saw, so I can cut square 1/8” ply. Battery box pieces much easier than any other way.  Since my downstairs neighbors are away, I can run said noisy saw this evening, and with any luck, turn gasoline into noise tomorrow.