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Hey So it finally happened, yesterday I had time to run the engine again, I remade the pistons with brass and adjusted the wick as you said and it worked on its own for some time:o:thumbup: (The position of the flamme really is all this engine's about) Afterwards I wanted to show it my dad but...

Okay I tried to do the same with mine and the pistons started slowly running down and falling out, even though my thumb was covering the hole. What is the difference between the first and later version, despite the material that is used for the cylinder? Beautiful little engine you've got...

Hei John I think the operating rod is working fine, if I let go it doesn't move so that should work. As for the pistons they should form a vacuum, if I cover the hole with my finger and try to move the flying wheel, it is blocked and can only be moved with "force". Maybe I used the wrong...

Hey guys So I've been away for a long time due to stress in school. Now I have finished my apprenticeship as a polymechanic and I though I'd give my little engine another try as I was not able to get it to work until now. I think I figured out what the problem is. The piston that should close...

I'll try to run it tomorrow if I can find a wick, which is going to work. So should I remake my actuating rod? Michael

I just washed the bearings, but I'm still not sure if it is enough. I'm gonna upload a video when I try running it the next time. Thanks for your answers Michael

Thanks for your answers! I'm using a sealed bearing, any tips how I could get rid of the sealing? Where could I get bearings which are already unsealed? Picture of the bearing: Orangeray

Alright, I'll try it with this fuel tomorrow, gonna post how it went. Michael

@JLeatherman Thansk for your fast answer! Yeah I didn't think about this, until now I wasn't able to test the engine with a flame that is hot enough. What would you recommend should I use to burn the wick? So you think theres not to much friction? I'm not sure because I saw some engines where...

Hey, my name is Michael A month ago I started working on my first Flame Licker for a school project. This week I've finished it and saddly it isn't running at all. I saw some trouble shootings for Flame Lickers and read a lot about running this engine right, but there's nothing that fits my...