I was gifted part of a hit and miss engine

[compressor man]

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]

Looks like an Olds by Paul Briesch

 

[GreenTwin]

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]

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​

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Lucky guy

Dave

 

[Bessemer20]

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]

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]

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]

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