I asked for a Deezil for Christmas I think the year was 1948. My dad said I was too young. In 2006 I purchased as a Christmas present to myself a replica Deezil from Doctor Diesel (Eric Clutton). On a warm Feb 2006 day I ran the Deezil on the test stand about 10 times. A nice running engine and easy to start and adjust. Best to buy a replica diesel from fellows who run them before shipping. Examples are Eric Clutton US, David Owen Au and Ian Russel in the UK. I have purchased diesel replicas from all three of these fellows and not one bad engine did I recieve. I am sure ther are others. Jack Hiner