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thanks for that very helpfull

hi i have had this little engine for a couple of years now an old gent now in his eighties gave it to me for payment of a job it turns out that his dad made it but thats all we know it has what looks to be an old mica insulated spark plug a neat timming advance and ****** and all around great...

gave a little ic hit and miss engine away last year since heard it has been to a couple of school trips and sitts at the end of his bed not a flash engine by any standards just made from junk lying around

hi thanks for the question on the build of the sealion the answer is no its not on this site as i only found this site after the finish time but i will dig the camera out and take some photos you guys would soon get sick of me if i did a build thread as i tend to do a bit then do something else...

i had the same problem with the inlet studs on the sealion then i saw the modification someone did cant remember if it was on this site but it sure worked out all right in the end. the sealion was the first engine casting set i procured re deseased estate and doing a multi cly engine as a first...

hello all i finally received these castings the vendor packed them up then put them aside and forgot to post them took lots of emails to convince that i didnt have them. on checking them out the builder i can relate to very much like my first attempt pistons with wrist pin holes at different...

thanks it all helps

hi i have just bought these on ebay they look like a retirement plan seller thought they looked like holt but i see the holt has seperate cyls any ideas ???

yes they are great i have a stock on hand wish i had got more as the repair shop is now out of business

red one is 360 or parallel grey one is 180 degree have done one at cranks 90 degree that was an interesting sound

hi this is a twin briggs made from two three horse side valve some of you briggs lovers may like it lots of noise and good power not a model i know but it was good fun to machine both share the same oil so only have to check the oil on one or the the other the red one was the first one i did...

great system i ran a 1700cc car on the same system a few years ago untill a backfire through the intake put some lovley burn marks in the paint but worked well enough for a single guy with no family to worry about things have changed a lot since those teen years ;D

welcome lots of good folks on here and nice eye candy also cheers john

I like that engine a lot. nice work cant wait to retire more shop time(yeh right)

hi hope this works top one image shack bottom one u tube cheers L side flywheel retapered since due to wobble http://img531.imageshack.us/my.php?image=copyofvideotsla5.flv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWGalK2Q1IQ

thanks for sharing there are some talented people around this hobby one day (sigh)maybe, just maybe i can approach any where near the perfection

little scrappy is a runner i will be video recording saturday so all can see. sorry about the skinny wheel on one side had to make larger / wider wheels for better tickover at idle rpm

awesome thought you must have stood on the plug lead when i saw the dance great work

thanks guys for the comments its not running yet still have to organise ignition ,and float bowl for the carb ,then when i know its a runner i will get someone to video it as i dont have one so will let you know as i get on further

hi this is nearing completion its made from a block of ally and scrap bits lying around crank, piston and rod, are mcoulloch 110 saw ,crank mains printer brgs from discarded printer valves cut down from ezygo inlet valves, guides from threephase elecrical plugs,, flywheels discarded briggs cams...