Mc Coy 049

Pictures will have to wait a few days its in the mail!

Its a beam mount & the black plastic tank looks similar to the ones for Tee Dee's, but the engine is mounted on arms from the tank. It has a type of snap starter.

That sounds like a Testors McCoy, usually sold as a "Red Head" .049 when combined with the tank.  Does it look like this?

Not a bad engine.  The starter springs are fragile and you wouldn't want to try to modify it to increase the RPM too much as they can break the rod or crank pin, but they are generally pretty reliable when treated kindly.  The glow head is not commonly available (it doesn't have to be the red version) but can be found fairly frequently N.O.S. on ebay or elsewhere. Any head from the first Wen Mac to use a glow head through to the last of the "Pipe Bomb" Testors engines will work on this engine.  There was some variants.  Some used a thin copper gasket, some a thick alloy and some no gasket at all, but with the correct gasket they will all work.

By the way, if this isn't the type of engine, completely ignore all I just said and I'll crawl back under my rock.

Rod.

Rod..... You got it! Thanks for the fast info!! More later..........

RK Flyer

Here's my Goldberg Little Toot CL bipe with the Testors McCoy .049 Red Head:



It is a decent little engine that said, "I could".

That is a nice looking Toot . I like the yellow and red colors and the smooth rounded corners . One of my favorites and very nicely done .

Mike1484

WoW! What a combo!! I really like the TooT and with the ole Mc Coy up front it's really got the look!

What type of paint did you use on the plane? It's great!!

RK Flyer

Thanks, RK Flyer and Mike1484. Finished in traditional butyrate dope.