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Ann Howells
Visitor
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 04:51 pm: | 
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My dad always talked about the one cylinder inboard motors on the fishing boats when he was a kid. I am a writer and want to mention this in a book. The problem is that I don't understand how the engines worked. Is it possible for a one-cylinder engine to be a two-stroke engine? Or are the terms exclusive? Also is one or the other more likely to be in a boat fishing Virginia waters (river or bay), circa 1920? |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 983
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 06:56 pm: |
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Both two stroke and four stroke engines were available at that time. Either were offered as one cylinder or multiple cylinder engines. Two strokes were common because they had fewer moving parts and were usually lower priced. The two stokes were often called putt putts because of their distinctive sound |
Kenneth Jackson
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2015 - 08:01 pm: |
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Hello:
I've attached a JPEG of a United States Motors Corp marine engine I have from Oshkosh, Wisc., model number AM-1, Serial Number 93407. Is there some way of obtaining further information on this engine (e.g. date of manufacture)?
Thank you,
Ken |
wrenchguy
Advanced Member
Username: wrenchguy
Post Number: 31
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 08:55 pm: |
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It's a briggs stratton model a, built in 1943 by U.S. Motors using surplus briggs stratton parts. It has a post war gastank bracket. It should have a castiron bracket. Its missing the zenith flame arrestor too. I have a collection of aircooled inboard engines.
If its 4 sale call 508 333 9336
video here, http://youtu.be/xb0ikhNDcRA |
paul5848
New member
Username: paul5848
Post Number: 1
Registered: 02-2015
| | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 03:57 pm: |
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In my old boat I have a 2 cylinder engine Made by a Danish company. Called a Hundestead. Although most parts are still evadable from the manufacture I still need to find some. I also hope to find an engineer with some first hand knowledge of this Motor. All my family and friends say I should replace it with a more modern engine. I plan to restore this one.
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qwilkin
Senior Member
Username: qwilkin
Post Number: 94
Registered: 08-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2015 - 06:18 pm: |
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From looking at the website lots of information on Swedish Hundestead . www.tandulkan.com this web site is the Swedish old engine group . Go to google and you will pick up lots of info on hundestead . By the way Paul I,m in Australia but my parents on my mothers side come from Lowestoft and my dads side from Beccles in Suffolk spent many happy time there as a kid
Quinton
Quinton |
paul5848
New member
Username: paul5848
Post Number: 2
Registered: 02-2015
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 06:11 pm: |
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www.tandulkan.com takes me to a site about an Indian cricket player Please can you put it up again after its been checked |
rholcomb
Senior Member
Username: rholcomb
Post Number: 63
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 04, 2015 - 11:41 pm: |
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http://www.ulfsmotor.se/
This site shows some processes that the person goes through with restoration. I should learn something from him....Very well documented |
