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Awesome, thats the one !! Thanks JasonB :) Even better that they still sell drawings and castings should anything need replacing.

Hi, This engine was found during the clear our of my uncles shed. It appears to be made from castings, so we assume there must be some published drawings of it somewhere. It appears to be a 4 cylinder 2-stroke engine, it has a water pump feeding the water cooling from the green tank, a...

Cheers tomol409, I will get some of that Model Technics diesel stuff

To be honest I hadn't really thought about cooling :o I was thinking about building a small "diesel"-electric loco for 32mm or 45mm, just for fun, or experimenting with running an oscillating engine from the exhaust ??? But for starters I'd love to just see it running.

Thanks for all the info, its not seized at all, it all comes apart nicely except the crank case, its all still well lubricated inside. The carb needs some work, and the compression head is stuck in the lining but nothing some persuasion wont sort out, then some juice and see if she goes. Its...

From the website above, i see that they have a removable clank case to get the crank out, but i can't see anyway, on mine, that it can come off, it looks to be one solid lump. Of course this may just be because it needs a clean but if it doesn't i cant see how you get the crank out.

Brilliant, it does appear to be a Mills P75 ! Does it run on just normal diesel or would it run on this 'nitro' stuff i hear about ?

Hi All ! First post here and I'll start with a question. Can anybody identify this, I was given it by my father but have no clue what it is, beyond a compression ignition engine ? I've started to clean it up and hopefully get it running again ! Any tips or advice would be appreciated as...