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Keith Billet
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 151
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 06:37 pm: | 
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I just picked up this Three Cylinder Copper Top Engine. There is no name tag or number to identify the engine. There are several features that suggest it is a performance engine. One, it has removable plugs in the exhaust system for straight exhaust pipes. Two, it has castle nuts bolting the cylinders to the base. It is of lightweight design with aluminum used for the base and intake manifold. The exhaust manifold is cast iron with a copper jacket soldered around 3/4's of the manifold (no core cast for water). It has a 1-1/2 inch 5 ball Kingston Carb and a Bosch Mag. The mag and water pump are driven by bevel gears. The pump from the rear and the mag from the front. I can send better pictures.
Keith,
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Roger DiRuscio
Senior Member
Username: solarrog
Post Number: 208
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 06:49 pm: |
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Thanks for posting these, It will look great after polishing and painting |
William Schaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 93
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 07:27 pm: |
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Great looking motor. Do you know the area it is from? Those 3 cylinder mags are a little hard to come by, too. |
J.B. Castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 188
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 08:27 pm: |
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Nice find Keith, I agree it's a high performance engine, looks like another 2 port-3 port. |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1271
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 06:37 pm: |
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Keith
Great engine ! I believe its a 1910-11 ERD MOTOR CO. Saginaw Mich.
I will be back home tomorrow or Wed and confirm it and post what info i have ! |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 479
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 07:22 pm: |
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I agree with Richard. The cast iron piece between the cylinder and manifold shure looks Erd. Richard can you take a pic of your single and post it? |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1273
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:25 pm: |
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Ernie
Found the ERD photos in the archives Feb 2004, see post !! looks to be same 2/3 port intake ! |
Keith Billet
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 152
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 08:24 am: |
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Here is a better view of the intake.
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Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 481
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 12:29 pm: |
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Here is the pic of the 2/3 port manifold on Richards Erd single.
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RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1274
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 10:07 pm: |
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ERD Triple - June 1911
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Keith Billet
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 153
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 08:35 am: |
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Thanks for the posting an ad copy Richard.
It is always nice when a neat motor, without a tag, can be identified, especially when you own it.
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RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1277
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 08:36 am: |
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Erd six cylinder 60 Hp July 1912
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RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1281
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 12:50 pm: |
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Keith
Haven't found any more info on your specific copper dome engine, from ads it seems that these engs came on the market mid year 1911.
This is the high speed erd that preceeded it 1910 to mid 1911.
These Erd 2/3 port engs had slots or ports in the sides of the pistons - the 2 port crankcase fuel went up through the piston and out into the cylinder ports !
This is the overhead valved eng that succeeded the copper domes, late 1913 or 14.
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Keith Billet
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 154
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 07:14 pm: |
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Here's an ERD I don't own, but wish I did.
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RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1283
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 09:38 pm: |
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Now if this doesn't stir your blood Then you've mistakenly stumbled onto this web site!
Keith Great stuff Thanks for photos !! |
Sindre Nilsen
New member
Username: wichmann
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 04:29 pm: |
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I`v got an old "race-boat", and dont have any race engine like this, 3 or 4 cyl. aprx. 30 hp. Is there possilble to bay any one, in an ok condition?
If not, I`m interessted in catlog or drawings of this kind of "race-engine". |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 138
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 01:22 am: |
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What a find! Seal it up and take it to the soda blaster for the quickest clean up. |
Foxman
Visitor
| | Posted on Friday, November 10, 2006 - 09:23 pm: |
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The black Erd is mine. It is a 1910 34 hp model which cam out of "the fastest boat on the Hudson" [River in New York], This was part of a collection of a tugboat Captain who picked up engines while he visited various ports along the said river. The engine is in almost perfect original condition and needs no restoration.
Now all I need is that "fastest boat". Carbs are Holley. |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1323
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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ERD December 1910
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