Source for info on old glow engines?
06-18-2004, 10:25 PM
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Source for info on old glow engines?
Howdy all!
Got some old engines from a friend, 20-30 years old and I don't know where to go to find out about them. Is there a site with
info on old Cox 049 or so sizes with "mufflers" attached? Anyone ever hear of an "Arden?" I have yet to try them out, and will have to
find out about them before I do to prevent damage.
I'm also going to mention a diesel I got on the "Diesel" forum; black with a gold top and the word "DRONE"
on the side.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. !!!
Blue skies,
DL
Got some old engines from a friend, 20-30 years old and I don't know where to go to find out about them. Is there a site with
info on old Cox 049 or so sizes with "mufflers" attached? Anyone ever hear of an "Arden?" I have yet to try them out, and will have to
find out about them before I do to prevent damage.
I'm also going to mention a diesel I got on the "Diesel" forum; black with a gold top and the word "DRONE"
on the side.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. !!!
Blue skies,
DL
06-18-2004, 11:34 PM
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RE: Source for info on old glow engines?
DL:
Save the Arden, it's a good trading piece if it's nice. Could be an 0.09 or a 0.19 size, they were excellent engines in their day but hopelessly outclassed by modern engines. The Ardens were made by the inventor of the glow plug, incidentally.
The Drone was the only readily available diesel model engine in the USA back in the late '40s and early '50s. Again, a collector's item. Save it.
For the Cox go to "1/2 and 1/8 A" engines forum. More Cox info there than you could ever want. Very few Cox engines have any collector value, but on the off chance that you do have one, post a picture and ask about it.
Finally, all these engines you have mentioned are plain bearing engines with steel cylinders. They will not last long if you run them on pure synthetic oil, they must have some castor, best is 20-22% pure castor in the fuel.
Bill.
Save the Arden, it's a good trading piece if it's nice. Could be an 0.09 or a 0.19 size, they were excellent engines in their day but hopelessly outclassed by modern engines. The Ardens were made by the inventor of the glow plug, incidentally.
The Drone was the only readily available diesel model engine in the USA back in the late '40s and early '50s. Again, a collector's item. Save it.
For the Cox go to "1/2 and 1/8 A" engines forum. More Cox info there than you could ever want. Very few Cox engines have any collector value, but on the off chance that you do have one, post a picture and ask about it.
Finally, all these engines you have mentioned are plain bearing engines with steel cylinders. They will not last long if you run them on pure synthetic oil, they must have some castor, best is 20-22% pure castor in the fuel.
Bill.
