I was gifted part of a hit and miss engine

compressor man · Jan 28, 2025

A friend of mine just gave me this very nice hit and miss. He knew absolutely nothing about it and I am hoping someone here will be familier with it. It is missing the head and everything that goes on the head and I do not know if there is supposed to be rings in the piston or not. I would like to find the parts for it or at least some drawings of the missing parts.

Jasonb · Jan 28, 2025

Looks like an Olds by Paul Briesch

GreenTwin · Jan 28, 2025

Briesch Olds.
The guy who built this one changed the letter from "B" to "Z", but normally it would be a "B".
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SmithDoor · Jan 28, 2025

GreenTwin said:
Briesch Olds.
The guy who built this one changed the letter from "B" to "Z", but normally it would be a "B".
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I have want to build one since 1970’s
I have plans and 8" cast iron flywheel and bar stock read for one.

Looks Fantastic

Lucky guy

Dave

Bessemer20 · Jan 28, 2025

This is the gentleman who is now selling the castings. Michael Pershinsky. PO Box 382, East Petersburg, Pa 17520 USA. (717-676-8115) [email protected] Casting kits, Associated 1/3 scale "Hired Man" Hopper Cooled or Air Cooled versions with 6-1/4" diameter flywheels with Spark Plug ignition or Make and Break ignition. Olds 1/2 scale hit & miss engine with 8-1/4" diameter flywheels. Please e-mail before ordering to make sure I have castings in stock.

Chiptosser · Jan 28, 2025

You matbe able to buy the head casting and other castings that you are missing, plus the plans from the current person selling the kits.

rklopp · Jan 28, 2025

Yup, Breisch Olds. It's a model of a Type R. I built one toward the end of COVID, which afforded more time in the shop. Yours probably won't run without piston rings. The oiler is my own design from an early 1900s patent drawing. The engine was fairly straightforward to build, with the usual mess of machining cast iron. It's big, and requires "real" machine tools due to its size.

compressor man · Jan 29, 2025

Bessemer20 said:
This is the gentleman who is now selling the castings. Michael Pershinsky. PO Box 382, East Petersburg, Pa 17520 USA. (717-676-8115) [email protected] Casting kits, Associated 1/3 scale "Hired Man" Hopper Cooled or Air Cooled versions with 6-1/4" diameter flywheels with Spark Plug ignition or Make and Break ignition. Olds 1/2 scale hit & miss engine with 8-1/4" diameter flywheels. Please e-mail before ordering to make sure I have castings in stock.

Thanks! Good info here

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