This document is about how to assemble a haynes internal combustion engine. It includes the following:
The Haynes HM04R Build Your Own Internal Combustion Engine Kit is a simplified model of a full-size four-stroke car engine. The manual is intended for children over 10 years of age, with adult supervision, and explains how to identify parts and assemble the model.
The manual covers the parts list, assembly steps for the sump pan, pistons, connecting rods, crankshaft, cylinder block, valves, rocker arms, and cylinder head. It also includes sections on how a petrol engine works, keeping a car and its engine healthy, reducing pollution and saving on fuel bills, and basic engine terms.
| Model | HM04R |
|---|---|
| Age range | 10+ |
| Rocker shaft | 3mm diameter / 156mm long |
| Pistons | 4 |
It is for children over 10 years of age only and should be used under adult supervision.
Use a very light coating of vegetable oil; do not use car engine oil.
The model omits the oil filter, cooling system, air filter, connecting rod bearings, piston rings, oil pump, alternator and starter.
Six screws are used to secure the cylinder head to the block.