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While perusing a box filled with miscellaneous old items at a local garage sale,
I spotted this Herkimer OK CO2 motor buried under door hinges, bags of
nails, and light bulbs. It was pretty dirty, but it seemed fine otherwise. Half
the propeller was missing, so I assume when it broke, that was on the motor's last
flight. The motor had been mounted to the still-attached plywood firewall with three
small brads! Price" $1.
 After carefully disassembling the OK CO2
motor, it was soaked overnight in
Evapo-Rust, an excellent water-soluble, non-toxic
rust remover which I have used often. It cleaned up very nicely. A few drops of
Cox after-run motor oil was used when reassembling the motor. I do not have a CO2
cylinder small enough to fit into the holder, so I have not been able to run it
yet.
According to advertisements, the displacement of the Herkimer OK CO2
motor is 0.0178 in3., which rounds up to 0.02 in3.
For more things CO2, see the "Fizz-Wizz" article
from the March 1962 American Modeler and the "Push-Air
CO2-Powered Free-Flight" article from the February 1970 American Aircraft
Modeler. You might also be interested in my DP-03
CO2 motor, with a video of it running.
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Herkimer OK CO2 Motor
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