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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 290
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 08:54 pm: | 
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Back in 2002, I bought a little 2 HP Westman, and I asked around for help in figuring out the ignition and other things. I even took the motor to the Mystic show for some advice. I really like this motor because it fits in so well with my Minnesota engine collection.
http://www.oldmarineengine.com/discus/messages/1/369.html
http://www.oldmarineengine.com/discus/messages/1/1242.html
Here are some pictures of it to keep the information in one thread.
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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 291
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 09:07 pm: |
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I received some good advice, and some nice people here have posted the following information.
1909
1902 Westman catalog
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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 292
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 09:20 pm: |
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I never really figured out the ignition, so I tracked down another Westman, this time stuck in a barn under a bunch of junk. When I first saw it, I assumed it was a stationary, because of the twin flywheels. But, after getting it out, I now think it is a marine, that has a latter added second flywheel. I planned on making a new ignition like the one on this 5 HP, it would work, but wasn't very elegant.
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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 293
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 09:38 pm: |
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However, a beautiful high class little motor like this deserves a nickel plated ignition, to match all the other nickle plating. And, it should reach up high where a boatsman could adjust it. So, as luck would have it, a very nice wood boat restorer gave me a call, and I found the jackpot at the end of the rainbow.
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2194
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 09:41 pm: |
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http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=v8VNAAAAEBAJ&dq=Emil+Westman+1905
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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 294
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 09:53 pm: |
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I got lucky, and the very nice wood boat restorer needed some help getting a few other motors running, and had no real attachment to this other Westmen, so we made a trade. We were both very happy. I won't tell you what I traded, because if my luck really holds, I will be able to get it back someday. So, here is my new, but somewhat older, Westman 2 hp.
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billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 295
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 10:09 pm: |
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Richard, Thanks, after 7 years I thought my quest for Westman ignitions was finally over, and I would be happy for ever after, but now I can never truly be happy until I find one of those. |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2196
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 12:42 am: |
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Bill, Real happiness for a Minnesota Marine engine collector would be finding one of these old timers ??
Notice the very bottom line in this ad !!
1904
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