The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.

BRAINERD — Greg Olson returned to the Crow Wing County Fair this summer to showcase his antique hit-and-miss engines. Hit-and-miss engines get their name from how they regulate speed. When the engine ...

Editor’s Note: This column is part one of an extended piece. Around the year 1900, “hit and miss” one cylinder, stationary, gasoline engines revolutionized farming. The term ” hit and miss” is a ...

I assemble a miniature 7cc hit and miss engine — a satisfying mechanical project that runs beautifully once complete. Perfect for engine lovers and hobby machinists ⚙️ #HitAndMissEngine ...

Robert Jacobs of New Middletown has been bringing his antique hit-and-miss engines to the Canfield Fair since 1976. CANFIELD — Walking past the “Antique Tractors and Stationary Engines” tent in the ...

Earlier this month Harry Wildasin, 81, of North Codorus Township, spent two weekends at the Apple Harvest Festival in Adams County to exhibit a rare piece of York County history one final time. A hit ...

It took a well-placed tap with a sledgehammer on a two-by-four to knock the piston free. A direct hit could have shattered the almost-century-old metal. Through persistence and patience, Sheriff ...

Mike Stevens traveled back down the Pennsylvania Road to Columbia County and found a place with a collection of unique farm engines that once were everywhere.

An always reliable hit-and-miss engine pumped water uphill to the stock tank on the farm located a half-mile from our farm. It took a long while to fill the tank and to lug 10-gallon pails of water to ...