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Re: Do you run your engines at wide open without load?
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2019, 12:18:54 pm »
Many engines in my stable have no throttle, so speed can only be controlled by using a variac on an electric, or building a smaller fire on the flame fired models. I almost always work at keeping my engines running well under max rpm, but just every once in awhile I like to take a Jensen 35 or 70, or a Mamod Minor out for a spin!

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