Russian Rhytm 3,2cc Special

Russian Rhytm 3,2cc Special

 Below are shown three types of cylinder liners for the Rhyme all with different porting

 Below is shown an original early 4 port engine which are reputed to be the best performers. 

 More examples of Rhyme product boxes

 Below the 1978 Rhytm have 3 hold down bolts and 2 port liners that are considered to be not as well made as earlier models.. 

 Below are shown all the various types.

 In the early 1980's the organization decided to produce the Rhytm III with a completely different liner capable to produce more power.

 A stock of new liners had been produced when the decision was made to cancel the project and concentrate on the superior KMD design instead.

 Below I show an example of the superb KMD from my own private collection.

 Below an other schnuerle ported Rhytm in my collection which needs some work before running.

 And now the featured engine: the re-bored Rhytm 3.2 cc with schuerle porting and ABC piston/cylinder setup from the year 1913. 

 My new custom made engine is beautiful made in the Ukraine by engine building experts; featuring ABC setup and Schnuerle ports and excellent fits.

 Note the rear exhaust port

Published on 27 Jan 2014 
In this clip I show a unique engine.Its a re-bored Rhytm 3,2 cc diesel with ABC setup. I was very lucky to get my hands on this engine, thanks to my friend Pavel. Its custom made on a special order by Mr,Yashin, and they are not sold on the web or in shops, as far I know. Everything is still tight and further running in is required. I don't have any details about the output goal should be around 0,5 hp maybe, or perhaps more. I put a bit the background story of the early Rhytm to it,as it was a very popular engine in all eastern European countries. If you got one of the first type, and its well mad, it can really perform excellently. And further,if you have a 2 port Rhytm, no matter if a 4 bolt head or 3 bolt version, the 4 port "Ollie " cylinder will not fit. The bore in the crankcase is just a bit bigger! Similar to the Russian MK-16 and MK-17.....looks almost the same, but parts can't be exchanged. You can always make it fit of course. But it will need an alloy or steel ring to fill up the space. I hope to make one day a more detailed story about the Rhytm, as its a long story...I hope, there will be enough interest for it, as there is almost no information about this issue on the web.

Watch the first test run

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw2P1xgqAWCuTkw1V2RnR2d5djA/edit?usp=sharing

Mills1.3cc MKII

Mills1.3cc MKII

Model	MILLS 1.3 Mk. II
Manufacturer	Mills Bros (Model Engineers) Ltd., Woking, UK
Distributed by	Mills Bros (Model Engineers) Ltd., Woking, UK
Series / Series Issue	s / n
Year of manufacture	1948
Displacement	1,326 cc (0.0809 cu. In.).
Diameter	0.406 in. (13/32 in.) (10,312 mm.)
Career	0.625 in. (5/8 in.) (15,875 mm.)
Power Class	Diesel
Time	2
Type of carburetor	Fixed without speed
Admission	Subpistón (side port)
Inner bearing	Not
Bearing outer	Not
Crankshaft on crankcase	Not
Crankshaft on bronze	If
Fuel	Ether / Petroleum / Oil
Condition	Very Poor
Comments	One of the best English engines of his time, along with his younger brother, the 0.75 cc.They became famous for their manufacturers.Magnesium crankcase, steel sleeve cast piston, piston sub admission type crankshaft journalled in two bronze.

Published on 1 Jan 2014 ***First a happy new year ***..to all of you out there,who still hold on and like my little journeys in model engine land. Welcome for the first video of this year. I desire a long time a MK 2 Mills, as the mark 1 in my collection is a engine that I admire a lot, so very well made,with superb fits all over, no play after so many years. If you own a genuine Mills, you know, what I am speaking about..just amazing engines. Did you know that the Mills fuel needles were actually converted old gramophone needles?.. Mr. Hardinge worked too in a German gramophone company, I think in Berlin, where he got his hand on them for very little money ( before the WW 2). The MK 2 is usually made with a dark magnesium cast crankcase, so when I spotted this rare one, maybe from aluminium bar-sock, I was very happy to bid on it, but I was not alone bidding, so I hoped, some people will drop off (many thanks Paul!!)... as also the condition was not really "Mother's nicest " The biggest problem was the wrong timing due the short rod. After studding all the information in my books and at Model Engine News I found out that this engine was made up from 2 different types. An other problem was the intake trumpet and tank assembly. Its a cast part and I almost tried to make a casting, but decided to first give it a go in the old fashion way. And it was going well ,as you will see its not a exact copy of the tank assembly, but it will do for me. The exhaust stacks compensate for the less then perfect tank assembly.... a bit!).  I hope that you agree with the look, as its not all 100% original, but better then it was. Many thanks for following my hobby and I hope that you will enjoy this one too.

The original box of the famous Mills 0.75 cc

The MKII Rebuild Story begins here

The company was founded by Arnold Louis Hardinge, his father was German and his mother British. He began manufacturing model trains and in 1946 he branched out into producing model engines.


He was the holder of several patents which proved to be important to the success of his engines. Below is one of his patents from 20;05/1946




In the case of the 0.75 cc engine the atomizer holes are placed on the intake side.

 The idea was to force the fuel air mixture through tiny holes to aide the atomizing process and to promote combustion efficiency in the cylinder. Proof that the system works is demonstrated in the following pictures with the Mills system shown on the right.

Period Ad testifying to the remarkable endurance to the Mills engines.

 

Mills pistons and liners are superbly made with a finish that is similar to those on the Cox engines, they are not lapped but are machined to the final size and finish, parts are hand selected to achieve a close tolerance fit.
Below we show my MK I

My engine was not very pretty when received and many parts were missing but as it is a particularly rare example of a rare model; the crankcase is machined from bar stock where the normal engines have a cast magnesium one.

Magnesium cast case is shown below.

 First we start by disassembling the engine and giving the parts a thorough cleaning.

This is about the time that I discover that the piston, liner and connecting rod do not belong to my engine.

My research; mainly at "Modelenginenews.orgion" I discovered that in 1949 a modification to the porting was introduced which boosted the power output significantly (.08 to .10 hp).

An inspect of my engine revealed there was something wrong with the timing; at BDC the piston was too far down in the cylinder to achieve enough compression on the up stroke. The solution involved increasing the length of the connecting rod by a full 3 mm.

 The finished new longer rod is shown  on the right.

After installing the new longer rod at BDC the top of the piston is at the same level as the bottom of the exhaust port.

I checked a few pictures on the internet to get a better idea of what the fuel system should look like.

Below are the individual parts of the fuel metering system, some of them are very small like the spray bar....only 2 mm in diameter with an inside hole of only 1.6 mm.

The components assembled shown below with the fuel tank fashioned from an old glue bottle.

She is starting to look complete, but there is still something missing. Can you see what? Its the filler cap, of course.

Now it looks complete.

The engine has threads under the exhaust ports but is missing the exhaust stacks so I made some of brass, only I made them smaller than the original.

Below the engine is shown in the test stand ready for its first run.

Watch the engine starting and running after a major refurbishment.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfGhv_OxUiM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUvp9zFT5LrWp0g9nQNp1s7g