Great to see a first run
Per
Thanks Per.
Not quite the first, there were several runs prior to the video. However this was the first one that lasted for any serious length of time.
I was under the possibly misguided approach that I needed lot’s of compression for the engine to run. This turned out to be a bad thing. It was only after the curator of the museum removed the cylinder head that all was revealed. ( see photo ) A new piston, a shorter conrod and a much larger hole between the cylinder and head made all the difference. I’m now able to start the engine with a pull on the flywheel.
I don’t know if anyone knows but the model has been built from just photos and lots of measurements, this is a first for me. Normally I would have the engine available to work from.
I’m still looking for an answer to my original request, does anyone have a picture of the Reeves lubricator?
Graham.