Hello all

Great forum with lots of info.

I just have a few questions about R/C gas engines and available parts. To start with I am a complete amature and am not intending on constructing an R/C vehicle , only using the components in an unrelated small scale project I am working on , so my questions may seem imature. Im just gonna jump right to is so thanks for any help in advance.

Are there small scale torque converters available for the gas engines.

How long can the motors operate without overheating under minimal loads.( Hypotheticly if you had unlimited fuel , on a perfectly smooth level surface , how long could you "putt" around without risk of damaging the engine?)

Also how reliable is the typical gas R/C motor? If taken care of and not abused and kept clean are they dependable?

And are there engines that run on regular or high octane unleaded gas.

( If it helps any I would like to use the smallest I.C.E as possible to turn a stepper motor or set of stepper motors(small electric motors) to generate a small useable amount af A/C current, eventualy building a lightweight portable power source)