Haynes build your own combustion engine

[MarkRSi]

Bit of a bump, got one of these (the Haynes 4 banger) for Christmas

Anyone needed to put oil in theirs? The motor can't drive the engine without the motor-camshaft cogs jumping out, seems to be a certain point in the camshaft rotation which is a bit of the stiff side.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

MarkRSi said:

Bit of a bump, got one of these (the Haynes 4 banger) for Christmas

Anyone needed to put oil in theirs? The motor can't drive the engine without the motor-camshaft cogs jumping out, seems to be a certain point in the camshaft rotation which is a bit of the stiff side.

Mines been working perfectly for years. I think I might have oiled it on assembly.

[Eighteeteewhy]

I'm sure it says use a little veg oil on certain parts?

[RichB]

Won't veg oil slowly dry up? Wouldn't you bet better with some sewing machine oil?

[MarkRSi]

I'll be getting some silicone lubricant for the door seals (frozen again today and had to get in from the passenger door ), that might be a better bet?

[Ilovejapcrap]

Have you seen the Haynes v bike engine ?

[Skodaku]

RichB said:

Won't veg oil slowly dry up? Wouldn't you bet better with some sewing machine oil?

If I recall correctly, Pocher recommend olive oil to lubricate the bores/bearings on their 1:8 scale kits. Of course, being Italian...they would.

Some proper lube oils might not be very kind to the plastic over time.

[Ritchie335is]

Lithium grease should be used on plastic parts.
Although as this is mostly white it might be unsightly on this model.

[TotalControl]

Bit of a thread bump.

Are there any models smaller than this that are an actual working engine that can be built? I fancy having something petrol powered to put in the garage and tweak.

[MarkRSi]

Might be best just picking up an old lawnmower or motorbike engine?

[Zombie]

TotalControl said:

Bit of a thread bump.

Are there any models smaller than this that are an actual working engine that can be built? I fancy having something petrol powered to put in the garage and tweak.

There are whole forums dedicated to scratch building working model engines but the only one I know of that you can buy is;

http://www.conleyprecision.com

It's nay cheap though!

[Eighteeteewhy]

Picked this up the other day, half finished. Hopefully no missing pieces