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Any engine that will run on 2.32 psi is a pretty well tuned engine,I run a fair amount of engines on my aquarium pump next to my chair in the evening.

I like this idea, my pump is quiet but
You can hear it Hum, mostly in the top 30% range (full throttle).
   I ran it at least 3 hours last night and it was not even warm to the touch, I am thinking of glue some of that wavy egg crate soft foam (or other sound deadening) inside a cardboard box and place it over the pump on the floor. In this way after a long days work, I could select an engine and listen to it ticking over without any fuss, just occasionally give it a loving shot of oil. I got a bunch of these little needle dispensers with all my QX6 engines, there not fancy looking but just the ticket for placing oil right where you want it to go.
   That Wilesco D45 I got from you has the most pleasing sounding ultra slow idle, very closely mimic a Grandfather clock, just the thing for relax after work


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