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[@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]

👍

[@joecolanjr.8149]

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

[@MatthewTang_trailcode]

I like the rhythm of the hit and miss. Still learning machining. Hopefully in the future I will try one of the pm research hit and miss engines. But I would like to try and machine and build their more complex steam engines first. Great presentation of this engine, inspiring!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much for commenting. Very few people watch my steam engine or gas engine videos. And it saddens me greatly. It’s good to hear from a sensible person that is interested in these amazing items.

[@mrpete222]

I meant to tell you that this company has offered me virtually any engines. I want free to be used in videos. I have turned them down because no one wants to watch the videos.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@causewaykayak]

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

[@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!

[@frankmartinelli336]

Thank you for all your videos and time . I have learned so much from you .

[@20bluebug]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@100yojimbo]

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

[@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.

[@jasonburns1407]

Like to see you build one of these Mr Pete 😊

[@nitro74cs]

Nice engine and nicely presented.

[@willsheffield2000]

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

[@edl5074]

Nice little engine !!

[@danbreyfogle8486]

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

[@contemporiser]

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

[@taj1460]

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

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@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.

[@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.

[@bcbloc02]

Very nice made unit!

[@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!

[@caparice1879]

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

[@familyd5952]

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

[@mrpete222]

Hello there!

[@frankpresley494]

Looks like a great model. Thank you sir.

[@thumpershd]

I have enjoyed your review of the Retrol and am in the process of building mine right now. I would like to use a 9volt battery to power mine, do you feel that this will work properly? Thank you!

[@mrpete222]

I think that will work

[@thumpershd]

@@mrpete222 Thank you!

[@thumpershd]

Mr. Pete, I am ready to start my engine but am confused about the points. Should they close or open to fire spark plug? On a car I know thy open to fire the plugs but is it the same with the hit and miss. Seems like the spring side of mine is bent improperly, the points want to open as the piston nears top dead center. Your thoughts?

[@junkmannoparts9696]

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

[@angelramos-2005]

What a beauty,mrpete.Thank you.

[@ssboot5663]

Beautiful engine!

[@thumpershd]

Hello Mr. Pete, first start and run of my HM01 yesterday. Running on Ronson lighter fluid, and timing set to just near TDC and it ran very fast with the ignition lever up and as soon as I moved the lever to the hit and miss setting it died every time even with some carb adjustments. Also the engine got very hot on continuously firing mode even with water, too hot to touch the casting. I stopped running it as I thought it was going to overheat. How hot does your engine get? Any tips on going from continuous run to hit and miss mode carb settings? Thank you.

[@truthreigns7]

Thank you Mr Pete

[@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….

[@rogertaylor1589]

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

[@vichageman1838]

Hi Mr. Pete Fantastic video. I think you use a 2000mah 7.4 v Zeee battery. Amazon has a 2200mah 11.1v battery. Will this battery work?

[@deankriskovich9065]

Thanks for all your advise. Can you tell me where I can find flat drive belt material suitable for this engine? Thanks

[@mrpete222]

No idea

[@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".

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Thank you 😊

[@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 😂

[@toddlfrank]

Great video

[@marvinpybus4599]

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

[@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.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very nice engine

[@egghead992]

Wow is that salty 😂😂😂😂❤😊

[@christurley391]

Thanks again

[@crazywayne7051]

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

[@garthbutton699]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@nomercadies]

Morning Lyle

[@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?

[@strongandco]

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

[@inventivemachinist8747]

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

[@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]

😂

[@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.

[@jerryobrien]

Battery? Where's the magneto?

[@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

[@russpeck1320]

RTR, but no spark plug.🙄

[@jacobpoucher]

It sucks you sold your hit and miss motors to diriesta