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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 19
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Friday, February 05, 2010 - 08:11 pm: | 
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Can anyone ID this engine:
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richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2319
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 12:29 am: |
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A few more photos would be helpful, any name cast into the bottom of the rear crank housing ?
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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 20
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 10:43 am: |
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More photos of mystery engine:
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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 21
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 10:45 am: |
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I could find no marks of any kind inside or out. |
richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2320
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 12:50 pm: |
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OPINIONS ???
From my notes
Engine mfgd by French firm L'Aster , A.J. Myers took the American agency in 1904
West 44 Street address on brochure ?
Made Gasoline and Kerosene engs, also made gas & kerosene Carburetors
1905
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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 22
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 01:28 pm: |
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Thank you, very helpful.
Would it be possible to restore this engine to running condition? I would need a carburetor (gas or kerosine?) and ignition.
Anyone interested? |
richarddurgee
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Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2321
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 02:34 pm: |
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My guess is that the Ignition is already there,inside of the 4 bolt plate on the housing around the crankshaft, does that little vertical pipe rotate the housing back and forth ??
I believe on these engs this is the front end,some engs had a hand crank on the stub of the shaft, the long extended shaft through the fly wheel being the rear or out put to the propeller shaft ? You never know internal condition etc untill hands on but this over 100 year old engine looks basically complete from these photos ??
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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 23
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 04:15 pm: |
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This engine was (still is) a basket case when we dug it out, but it seems to be complete. Internals were complete; rings, bore and piston show little wear.
If the ignition is as you say all that would be needed is a carburetor. We just slapped it together for the photo shoot.
Any thoughts on carburetion?
I'm not really that interested in restoring this one as I have too many other projects on deck at present.
PM me if anyone is interested in taking it on.
I don't have the engine here so I can't give a definitive answer re the vertical pipe |
ernie
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Username: ernie
Post Number: 1161
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 07, 2010 - 09:24 am: |
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There are actually quite a few of these floating around. I had one years ago and at that time the best ID I could make was from the Big Yellow Book. The pic there is air cooled however the similarities are very good. Look for Maltby
I think Mike collin has the one I had.
Hope this helps
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matt_morehouse
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Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 24
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, February 07, 2010 - 10:22 am: |
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Thanks. What's the "Big Yellow Book"? |
