or at least tell me what it is worth, or if it's worth trying to make run. I have a pic, the engines kinda rusty, and has a broken prop, but i found if! so it was free! because we just bought another piece of property(3 acres) and the guy who lived there before was, well, a junk collector, so there was some of everything in there. pic:

Some side on photos would be better for ID. Orignally spark ign by the look of connection behind prop.

Cheers.

It's an old Olson & Rice of some description. Maybe an OR 19 from the looks of it.

ok, heres another pic from the side. does anybody know what that thing on the top is? i looks like a glow plug. and it has compresion, and the inside of the engine isn't rusty at all. I think tomorrow I will try to start it, because since it's my birthday(17!) I will have money to go buy some gas. P.S. if anybody wants to buy it, it's theirs for 5 bucks

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That is an OR spark ignition engine, probably from the 1940's, or very early '50s. I'm not sure of the displacement, but I think it's a .19, although it could be smaller. The displacement should be embossed on the front of the engine case, just below the top of the aluminum casting. The distributor is on the front of the crank-shaft & has a little lever that is used to advance & retard the spark timing. The "thing" in the top should be a spark plug, unless someone has done a conversion to glow ignition (that's what it looks like).

I suggest that you try to sell it to a collector -- you'll get a fair bit more than $5 for it, if it runs.

and does this run on nitro, or does it run on regular unleaded gasoline?

and I wouldn't know where to find a collector lol

On the Vintage Forum or post it on Ebay.

cheers.

Put it on EBAY with a RESERVE on the price for whatever amount you like. Don't get carried away, remember you were asking $5, but get your advertising costs back anyway. If you have not watched/used EBAY before, crank it up and watch for a while and get an idea of how things work. Do a little research, can't hurt. Be honest and advertise "AS IS", tell them you don't know what it is. If they know and want it, they will bid. Someone may want it for parts to fix another. That way they know you are making no waranties as to condition or operation.

Good luck

It originally ran on a mixture of gasoline & motor oil (white gas as I recall). I no longer remember the correct mixture ratio, but about 20:1 gas - oil seems about right. However, that example won't run that way -- the distributor looks to be inoperative, plus you would also need a coil & condenser & a working spark plug & ignition wire.

I think that it has been converted to glow fuel. The needle valve assemby will need cleaning out first. Use regualr glow fuel, with a castor-based lubricant & ~10% - 15% nitro. I woud add an extra bit of castor oil as well to bring it up to ~25% castor. You should get some action from it if it is workable --- but don't run it too lean!!!!!!

Why don't you try trading it for a used glow engine. If it runs, it is worth a fair price -- probably enough to swap for a good used 46 or something like that. Check out the RCU classifieds & auctions.

The engine should say on the crankcase what size it is. It might be an O/R .60. Definately an O/R.

well, I know enough about ebay, but if anybody just wants to buy it here, you can, for real cheap.

well, I know enough about ebay, but if anybody just wants to buy it here, you can, for real cheap.