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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Scale Model Gas Engines - Hit & Miss - Throttle Governed - Non-Compression – etc => Topic started by: RedRyder on April 14, 2019, 07:33:26 pm

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: crazydoug on April 16, 2019, 06:43:46 am

Very nice gil. You don't see many of those engines around. I have also found that a lot of my engines run better on nick Rowlands coil, and they run well off the 6v rechargeable  gel batteries. I'm sure you'll have it looking new with a fresh paint job before long.
crazydoug

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: RedRyder on April 15, 2019, 09:06:41 pm

Quote from: Hero on April 15, 2019, 08:10:21 am

Runs pretty good, Gil. Nice acquisition.

Green looks ecologically friendly.

Actually the red could go too and I would like to re-do it in a darker red and have just one color.
All green would be nice too and a little darker green that what's on it now.
With the engine dark red or dark green, the flywheels could be black instead of same as the rest of it.


Gil

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Stoker on April 15, 2019, 12:54:25 pm

You've got to be happy with that ... runs great even before fine tuning!

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on April 15, 2019, 12:23:22 pm

Fuel tank is high speed. Good looking model. Going to be a clicker when your through.

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: IndianaRog on April 15, 2019, 09:15:45 am

Nice setup Gil...love the engine and Doug's fuel tank setup!

Rog

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Hero on April 15, 2019, 08:10:21 am

Runs pretty good, Gil. Nice acquisition.

Green looks ecologically friendly.

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Swift Fox on April 15, 2019, 07:20:40 am

Nice runner Gil, i like the fuel tank.

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on April 15, 2019, 07:17:39 am

Runs like a champ, Gil. Great acquisition for the OoS!

Thanks for the video.

Title: Re: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: Nick on April 14, 2019, 09:04:38 pm

I would love to find one like this some day... very nice Gil  8)

Title: Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine in the Office of Steam
Post by: RedRyder on April 14, 2019, 07:33:26 pm

A friend dropped by last Saturday with a few pieces he was helping a fellow downsize out of.


I was able to acquire this nice little Coles' Power Models Small Horizontal Hit & Miss Gasoline Engine


Since making this video a week ago I have changed over to a Nick Rolands electronic buzz coil. It works considerably better than the car coil on 9 volts. I didn't like it with 12 volts due to a larger spark than I like at the points. I adjusted the timing just slightly and stretched the springs a bit to slow it down a little and that will be another video.


At some point I will also make the green paint go away but that is a bit too ambitious a project for the near future.


Enjoy,


Gil

https://youtu.be/Pk3-D6oR914