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John Sabato · 08-31-2012, 01:57 PM

I guess I will have to try and see it from home... videos are filtered out by my employer...

pitsword · 08-31-2012, 03:31 PM

Agreed that that is/was an air driven engine. Beautiful work.

rhuff · 08-31-2012, 05:38 PM

This gentleman definitely has both skill and patience....what a beautiful piece!!

Olle · 08-31-2012, 05:48 PM

Yep, that hose seems to be for compressed air. Even a diesel would need some kind of heat source to get started, and I didn't see any glow plugs. It would also need a lot of compression, which means head gaskets, piston rings and other parts I couldn't see that he used. Still, that's an amazing piece. Just imagine making all those tiny rocker arms, all exactly the same... "Ok, one down, 23 to go..."

nukem556 · 08-31-2012, 08:07 PM

there are actual miniature v12 engines on Youtube that have ignition, fuel etc and run....even more impressive

sheepherder · 08-31-2012, 08:36 PM

I am mightily impressed by this engine...

But...Dual camshafts in the block, push rods, individual cylinder heads (no gaskets!), no carburation...

Sort of like a Jaguar V-12...This has to be his own design, rather than a copy of an existing engine...

...Or it's a very old V-12 engine design...

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08-31-2012, 03:31 PM	#2
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Agreed that that is/was an air driven engine. Beautiful work.

08-31-2012, 05:38 PM	#3
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,316 Thanks: 2,767 Thanked 1,000 Times in 735 Posts	This gentleman definitely has both skill and patience....what a beautiful piece!!

08-31-2012, 05:48 PM	#4
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	Yep, that hose seems to be for compressed air. Even a diesel would need some kind of heat source to get started, and I didn't see any glow plugs. It would also need a lot of compression, which means head gaskets, piston rings and other parts I couldn't see that he used. Still, that's an amazing piece. Just imagine making all those tiny rocker arms, all exactly the same... "Ok, one down, 23 to go..."

08-31-2012, 08:07 PM	#5
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	there are actual miniature v12 engines on Youtube that have ignition, fuel etc and run....even more impressive