RETROL HIT MISS ENGINE MODEL enginediyshop

[@Daledavispratt]

Very nice. Next time you run it on video, try putting a slight load on the engine with your finger on the flywheel, I'd love to see the governor respond to that. Thanks, Mr. Pete.

[@grntitan1]

Mr. Pete, I always add a couple very small drops of 2 stroke oil to the fuel for my model internal combustion engines. Just adds an extra bit of lubrication.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@lathammarx1458]

That is a very nice little hit and miss engine. Looks and sounds pretty sweet running. Thanks for showing it Tubalcain.

[@mrpete222]

It is awesome, and you are the first one to actually realize this

[@richardbrobeck2384]

What a great little working model and I see you could even run a flat belt to drive something ! I have a friend who had a real engine like this driving a Icecream Maker every year like clock work he gets it out .

[@ellieprice363]

Hook it up to a paint can shaker. Instead of the paint can clamp a clear jar half full of red liquid with a few marbles. I know Mr Pete can rig it up.

[@joecolanjr.8149]

Beautiful hit and miss engine Mr Pete....Thank you for sharing it with us. Take care!!

[@jcsrst]

The older I get the lighter I like my hobbies to be😂 I have always been a fan of hit or miss engines and this little model seems quite faithful to the design. Love it! If I had one I'd have to build small implements for it to power! Thanks for sharing!

[@duron700r]

Very neat! I've been drooling over these engines for months yet havent pulled the proverbial trigger. Glad you got one to play with!

[@AlanMclennan-n5j]

Great little Engine, I have one myself, but I haven't ran it yet as I cheaped out and didn't get the box or rails and I still need to build them.

[@causewaykayak]

Wonderful little engine . Many thanks for displaying it to the world. Impressive !!

[@tallyankeegal]

Very nice engine! I must confess I bought a model 6a steam casting kit about 5 years ago and it's still in the box. ;)

[@mrpete222]

😂

[@tonyn3123]

I'd love to have one, well really two for the grandsons, but the price is above my budget. I am impressed with the precision of the casting and parts. Thanks for the video.

[@EVILDR235]

That appears to be a well made mini engine. Years ago I went to a lumberyard and they had a old single cylinder hit and miss engine that had flywheels that were 15 feet tall. A employee there told me it use to run on kerosene and they would wrap a rope around one of the flywheels and use a horse to pull on the rope to turn over the engine. That was appox 55 years ago the last time I saw it, so it probably has been scrapped by now.

[@johnmccrane1660]

Need a large hypo needle to fuel the engine, need one just ask. Perhaps rubber feet would help with the jumping? Great video, as usual, thanks.

[@20bluebug]

Nice video :) They really hit the ball out of the park with this little gem! I have one and I love it!

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@Katzenkratscher]

Instead of the rosewood box you could install a generator on the base timbers. In that way you could charge your battery while the motor is running. The rosewood box could installed on a separate cart like those used for starting aiplane engines.

[@EVILDR235]

I remember when you could go to the store and buy reconditioned spark plugs and re-refined used oil. I also remember when you could buy engine rebuild kits for less than a $100.00. The kit had piston rings, rod and main bearings and a full gasket set.

[@oregonwinger64]

Pip kits ?

[@EVILDR235]

@@oregonwinger64 All I remember about the rebuild kits were they had Ridge Dodger Rings and Badger Bearings.

[@100yojimbo]

What a wonderful little engine runs perfectly, thanks for the video Mrpete 👍👍👍👍

[@jasonburns1407]

Like to see you build one of these Mr Pete 😊

[@taj1460]

I got the kit had to put it all together and it runs good!

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@keithpattison6763]

Hello Lyle, like the beam engine, this little hit & miss engine is beautifully made and finished. Regardless of where it is made, it appears to be made with pride.

[@rogertaylor1589]

What a great engine. Have you tested the castings with a magnet?

[@danbreyfogle8486]

I am impressed with this engine. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@edl5074]

Nice little engine !!

[@enginediy_team]

thanks

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

looks like fun, could watch it run for hours. wonder if you could hook up a dynamo up to it and charge the USB on the battery from the power of the engine. Happy Saturday!

[@contemporiser]

I don't understand why whis moachine is not running your minilathe?!

[@nitro74cs]

Nice engine and nicely presented.

[@junkmannoparts9696]

Hi Mr Pete nice little engine . it would be cool to have a belt and implement to drive . Thanks

[@caparice1879]

Can you tell me the settings that you ended up with on the fuel needle and throttle opening, Thank You

[@bcbloc02]

Very nice made unit!

[@truthreigns7]

Thank you Mr Pete

[@ssboot5663]

Beautiful engine!

[@frankpresley494]

Looks like a great model. Thank you sir.

[@angelramos-2005]

What a beauty,mrpete.Thank you.

[@crazywayne7051]

Sadly their website is so blocked with ads you can't even get to the products.

[@Vladviking]

Of all the engines I've seen you with I am trying to delude myself into the price tag.

[@WrenchHead]

That $15 spark plug should add 50 horsepower 😂

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Thank you 😊

[@nomercadies]

Morning Lyle

[@garthbutton699]

What a sweetheart little engine,like to hear it under a wee bit of load,any body have any ideas?🤗😎🤗😎

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@nomercadies]

Can we (you) make it run something? How cool would that be? Do you have some machine around that would be belted up to it?

[@toddlfrank]

Great video

[@scottsmith9232]

The RPM and the hit and miss sound do not seem synchronized. What is causing the sound? Thank you for the video.

[@aerogfs]

That's how it works. It only has ignition when it's running under a certain RPM. The "hit" is the combustion, which raises RPM, followed by slowing down, no combustion in the chamber ("miss") . When it slows down enough, on the next cycle you get another "hit". Because ignition happens only at a certain point in the cycle, the interval between explosions might not be always the same. It might get to the hit speed just after the ignition point or just before and so on.

[@aerogfs]

Might also be affected by component's precision, lubrication, temperature and so on... Quite often, the governors running this mechanism are not that smooth... I think this is quite visible in this example.

[@scottjones7279]

​@@aerogfsthank you. I did not realize that a power stroke did not follow every compression stroke. They should add a compression release so it would freewheel longer.😊

[@mrpete222]

Great explanation

[@aerogfs]

​@@scottjones7279 This model was not exactly made with efficiency in mind. Besides, people would complain about the lack of "hits".

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very nice engine

[@ckvasnic1]

Very cool! Beautiful little machine. Is there something you can run/power with it? Maybe a charger for your Tesla!😂. Or maybe your cell phone….

[@steeveejee4647]

a little too pricey for me but that's a pretty cool little engine even and an even cooler little torque wrench and tiny spark plug please be careful and rinse your syringe out good i would like to see more videos from you in the future

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@peteengard9966]

All you need now are some belt drive mini machine tools.

[@nomercadies]

Agreed!

[@aerogfs]

Use it to drive the Unimat. It's already belt driven anyway.

[@grntitan1]

@@aerogfsThat model doesn’t have near enough power to drive that lathe spindle. Not even close.

[@mrpete222]

True

[@washingtonstreet7084]

@@aerogfs Oh yes.

[@familyd5952]

Good Morning Mr Pete!!! The Tennessee Mole Man 👍🇺🇸🍊🍊🍊🙏✝️

[@mrpete222]

Hello there!

[@Vladviking]

My father had one sitting to the side after he got a new electric well pump. Wish I knew what the hell it was and it's value before it disappeared in the way back machine circa 1970's

[@mrpete222]

😂

[@TravisSteamburns]

Can you explain this tubalcain thing. What does it mean and why do you put it on every video.

[@causewaykayak]

Explanation on Intro Banner. Its some biblical reference.

[@TravisSteamburns]

@@causewaykayak what is an explanation on intro banner?

[@causewaykayak]

@@TravisSteamburns Right at the start of Mr Pete's videos he has an ornate banner with the Title, Production number and other info. The reference you are enquiring about features on there. I think it us on all his recent videos. I would send you a screenshot but UT doesn't allow that.

[@electricannulus8854]

Excerpt from Genesis 4:22 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron.

[@causewaykayak]

@@electricannulus8854 Thanks for that information. Makes sense given Mr Pete's vocation.

[@willsheffield2000]

Good thing my mouth was empty..." Boy is that salty!" always the comedian ! LOL ! Great little video!

[@inventivemachinist8747]

If those lithium batteries get drained down under their critical voltage, it will damage them

[@jerryobrien]

Battery? Where's the magneto?

[@Peter-od7op]

Wow 400 dont. Think so❤

[@robc8468]

It you tried to make a model like that from a castings kit assumming you had a machine shop your time would work out to less that $1 an hour.

[@strongandco]

Will you stop showing these things...now I wanna go out and buy one 😄

[@marvinpybus4599]

No wonder I enjoy your videos so much, Mr. Peterson. You are a "salty" nut like me!

[@ethanphillips8637]

looks like you are ready to power an erector set now

[@pirminkogleck4056]

as a serious model engineer i havent thought that you support those chinese made models ! every serious modeller stays away from those modells ! Mr pete , i know you are a serious model engineer and you did a lot for the community, especialy the stuart build books are valuable , but those modells , in my honest opinion run good but are poorly made

[@jacobpoucher]

It sucks you sold your hit and miss motors to diriesta