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Combustion Engine

Combustion Engine: oil 3 MJ/t (one bucket ≈ 4 min) or fuel 6 MJ/t (one bucket ≈ 21 min). Its heat rises with the output (faster in deserts). Above 100 °C it needs water, which keeps it at 100 °C – fuel ≈ 2 mB/t, oil ≈ 1 …

Combustion Engine: mp;2oil 3 MJ/tmp;r (one bucket ≈ 4 min) or mp;2fuel 6 MJ/tmp;r (one bucket ≈ 21 min).

Its heat rises with the output (faster in deserts). mp;4Above 100 °C it needs watermp;r, which keeps it at 100 °C – fuel ≈ 2 mB/t, oil ≈ 1 mB/t.

Crafting Table3 × 3
Combustion Engine1 × Combustion Engine

Required materials

Iron Ingot3 ×
Glass1 ×
Piston1 ×

Without water it reaches 250 °C after 10–15 minutes: it shuts down and the coolant boils away. Right-click with an empty hand or a wrench resets it.

In the menu: put buckets (water, oil, fuel) or ice into the slot – the content flows into the right tank.

Continuous operation: a Pump on a water pool (3×3 or more = infinite) and fluid pipes to the engines. Fuel from a Tank via a Wooden Fluid Pipe + Redstone Engine.

You find the same texts in game with /handbuch.

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