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Thanks for the info! My brother (a much more mechanically-inclined person than I) said he wants it, so I guess it's off the market. I'm not sure why I never thought about asking him... It's right up his alley. Thanks again folks! You guys have a good one!

When I first got it, I grabbed some alcohol and lit the fire to see if it would run. It didn't move and I saw a huge section in the manual about oiling so I assumed that was the problem. I didn't feel like diving into it, so I put it in a box until my wife and I decided to clean out our attic recent...

Yeah, I can move it by hand but it's not easy. I didn't know if that meant it is in need of oil if there would be compression in the cylinder that would keep it from spinning freely. I tried it once and it didn't work, so I'm leaning toward it needing oil. I think it's cool, and if I didn't already ...

Hi. I bought a Stirling engine at a yard sale a while back. I grabbed it because it looked cool and I like to learn about new things. After I brought it home and researched it, I tried using it. I'm sure it has a learning curve and this thing has probably never been oiled. I'm now wondering if this ...