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Brian Rupnow:
I have reached a point of total "Burn out" on building model engines. I want to coast for a while now. I have a number of good books on building small scale engines, such as "The Shop Wisdom of Philip Duclos" published by Village Press in Traverse City Michigan. "Model Four Cycle Engines" by L.C. Mason, and "Miniature Internal Combustion Engines" by Malcolm Stride. I'm not really after small engine plans, although if they are in a book I will certainly look at them. I am interested in a book that takes me beyond the basics of model engine building. I have a difficult time expressing exactly what I want. Can anyone point me towards a book which they consider excellent, which deals with design and fabrication of small internal combustion engines (Not steam engines).---Thank You.---Brian Rupnow

Bluechip:

--- Quote from: Brian Rupnow on October 17, 2021, 10:39:54 PM ---
Can anyone point me towards a book which they consider excellent, which deals with design and fabrication of small internal combustion engines (Not steam engines).---Thank You.---Brian Rupnow


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I had this book in a previous incarnation some 40-odd years ago.

It is about full-size engines rather than models but .... principles are principles I suppose  :thinking:

Whether you wish to obtain it and where from is up to you.

https://estore.ricardo.com/en/the-high-speed-internal-combustion-engine---c-23-c-70-p-231#:~:text=The%20High-Speed%20Internal-Combustion%20Engine%20is%20an%20authoritative%20book,chapters%20on%20diesel%20and%20gasoline%20combustion%2C%20and%20components.

I found it very interesting. But that would depend on the individual's requirements / expectations. 

D.

Download:

https://ia903200.us.archive.org/7/items/dli.ernet.17723/17723-The%20High%20%20Speed%20Internal%20Combustion%20Engine.pdf

Jo:
Heinz Heisler wrote "Advanced Engine Technology" which despite its title takes engine design from the basics as far as we probably would want to take it - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Engine-Technology-Heinz-Heisler/dp/0340568224

If you want to branch out into little single cylinder Aero engines there are some interesting early books around.

Jo

rklopp:
As noted elsewhere, Strictly IC magazines are a treasure trove of information. You can still buy them all here:  http://www.strictlyic.com/b0_form.htm.

The late Ron Chernich's site is still alive and has hours of great reading on the topic of model engines:  http://www.modelenginenews.org/

Adrian Duncan has a site along the lines of Ron's:  https://www.adriansmodelaeroengines.com/

Jo:
I seem to remember someone else asked a similar question not that long ago  :noidea: but I do not think they ever replied so we never learnt what they decided/found  :-\.

Jo

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