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John Patterson
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« on: December 01, 2011, 07:42:21 PM »
http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/
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Ricky Crow
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 09:33:44 PM »
Wow!  Impressive!  I wonder how he keeps the thing from seizing up without oil lubrication?
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2011, 09:48:57 PM »
He's probably running it on 2-stroke model airplane fuel which has 10-15% oil content. I dont recall seeing any wiring. May just have glowplugs.
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2011, 10:46:24 PM »
Yeah, you are probably right... Still pretty impressive.  I wonder how he's getting oil to the bottom end, though?
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2011, 04:05:28 AM »
Very impressive is right. I'd give up some important body parts to have that kind of skill and training. The video only shows a test run. It's being fed compressed air throught the clear fuel line attached to the intake. If it were actually running, lubrication would probably be by a combination of pre-mix and rod splash. The real problem would be lubricating the rocker arms and valve stems even though you could do a meaningful run by squirting oil on them while it ran.
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D Wall

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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 08:19:09 AM »
I think that's the same motor Ricky is running in his newest S2000.
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2011, 09:57:42 AM »
Quote from: Pants! on December 03, 2011, 08:19:09 AM
I think that's the same motor Ricky is running in his newest S2000.

No. That's the one in his tow vehicle. It's a .0466666L
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D Wall

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