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Hey Cogsy! Are living in a Metric Country? If I'm not wrong when Reagan was the president of USA, he issue a document changing the imperial system to metric but it was never implemented. I worked for a USA company (saw chain manufacturing) here in Brazil for 23 years and I never got used to...

Hi Nelson! The TI4 is a very enjoyable project and look nice as well. You got to be prepared to deal with a very small parts. I really liked the video thanks for sharing. Very interesting method. I only did not understand why he did not use the tailstock to align the journals once he did the...

Hi MUUTOR! Thank you! Are you Brasilian? Where are you located? Tks, Edi

Hello CS and Cogsy! Yes, the material is aluminum highly recommended due to its heat dissipation properties. According to the instructions from Kelly, TI4 Designer it is glued with 5 minutes epoxy. I have not tested it yet for leaking. I still need to glue the bottom end upper caps then I...

Hi Jamie! Your building is very nice, congratulations. This engine runs very nicely with a great low idle. Keep the Photos coming. One suggestion on posting pictures to show directly on the post instead appearing as attachment. Go on Upload a File buttom then choose the picture and open that...

Hi to all! Thanks for the words Jamie, John1958, John69 and Cogsy. It is running better but not yet the way I would like. For now, it is OK latter on I plan to make a new carb and see what I get. I just started the radiator. It gave me a lot of work to make the bottom and top caps removing a...

Hello Cuck! I think your suggestion is good thanks, but I don't have much room to increase the flywheel diameter due to the water pipe getting into the block. Anyway, I will check how much I can go. Edi

Hello Steve! Bingo!! After reading your comment, I spent some time in front of the TI4 just thinking what could be wrong, then I checked how free it was spinning manually turning the flywheel. Steve, you were right!!! I found that on TDC it was loose however on the position the piston was...

Very nice building Pat! For sure it will run perfectly. Good pictures. Edi

Thank you Chuck! It is not running properly yet. I will not give up easily.:cool: Edi

Hi Steve! I have set the timing according to Kelly instructions. The distributor is set to 30 degrees before TDC. I have purchased the timing lamp as you recommended. Please see the instructions bellow. Tks, Edi

Hello fellows! I'm still struggling to get better running condition on the eTI4. It runs only at high rpm and does not stay running. Reviewing the Kelly instructions, he indicates to use Coleman with WD-40 10%mix for break-in and 5% after that. My questions. - Why to use Coleman fuel instead...

Hello Ozzie! That is correct it is running on gasoline fumes. The language is Portuguese and he is explaining that the parts used to build the engine came from DVD player, kichen stove and other house applaiances. Edi

Impressive work. Congratulations! I saw that it will be Glow Plug version. Was it CNC machined? Which CAM are you using? Edi

Congratulations Dick! Very nice engine and great craftsman work. It sounds very nice too. Edi

Congratulations LeZap! Impressive work. I observed that you use the boring head as facing head, I have never thought about that, very clever. I have learned one more skill. Good pictures too! Tks, Edi

Hi to all! I just wanted to share with you all a video about an engine made out of junk/scrap without any accuracy at all. Almost everything came from scraped DVD players. The cylinder and piston came from a refrigerator compressor. What amazed me is that it works. By the explanations, the guy...

Be welcome to here Marco. You will find lot of help if you need it and as well as people willing to share experiences. Thanks, Edi

Hi Steve! Thanks. Yes, you are wright. I was so afraid/scared thatthe TI4 would not run. The satisfaction to see it running and hear it roar is indescriable. This is my first engine and project ever. Hi Cogsy! Thanks for your help. The video bellow is a test to see how it works Today is...