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john_g
New member
Username: john_g
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 07:49 pm: | 
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Does anyone have a address or source for plugs for early marine engines ? I spent the entire morning checking the local auto supply stores with no success. Thanks for any help or ideals. John G |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 624
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 08:10 pm: |
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John,
If you are willing to use plugs that don't look like original use either Autolite or Motocraft. They work real good and won't foul easily.
For 1/2 pipe thread use Model "T" ford
For 7/8ths straight thread use Model "A" ford
For 18 MM use any early ford flathead V8. early 40's at a guess
Reproduction 1/2 pipe Champion "X" or the 7/8ths straight thred reproduction don't work at all, unless you don't plan to run the engine.
I put old ford sparkplugs in google and this was my first hit.
http://www.automobiliausa.com/sparkplugs.html#ford
They list the Autolite modern replacements.
Hope this helps
Ernie |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 625
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 08:12 pm: |
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By the way my local auto parts store gets them for me.
Midway Auto Parts
Norton, MA 508 285 2851 ask for Jack |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 626
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 08:18 pm: |
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You can order from Chuck here. He is one of us old enigne nutz
http://royalcrossfarm.com/essentials.htm |
john_g
New member
Username: john_g
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 07:37 pm: |
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Ernie Thanks for your info,now that i know what to ask for one of my local auto supply stores is getting me 3 autolite model T plugs. That covers my St. Lawrence (i think i have it ready to run) and my Frazer-Adams witch is my winter project. You are a great help. John |
doncustis
Member
Username: doncustis
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 02:20 am: |
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TRY DONALD McKINSEY, P.O.BOX 94 WILKINSON, INDIANA 46186 IF HE IS STILL COLLECTING, HE HAD SPARK PLUGS FROM 1917 TO 1950, JUST TELL HIM WHAT TYPE OF MOTOR YOU HAVE AND HE WILL SEND YOU A GUIDE OF WHAT HE HAS, ALSO ASK FOR ONE OF HIS CATALOGS. (28 PAGES OF SPARK PLUGS), SORRY I DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS OR A PHONE # AND I HAVE NOT PLACED AN ORDER WITH HIM FOR A FEW YEARS. |
Bob Sekinger
Visitor
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 08:42 pm: |
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I have a LAUSON "one lunger'" my late father in law removed from his sail boat in the late thirties/early forties. It is a "Type BM848-2, #11973. In your "Co's" listing you indicate a LAUSON CO. from MIllwalky, Ill. The plate on my engine says "Holsttein, Wis.
Can anyone tell me more about this engine. I'm thinking of building an reproduction picnic launch around it. |
solarrog
Senior Member
Username: solarrog
Post Number: 125
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 09:15 pm: |
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as a small addition to Richards message. Your motor is more likely 1940s-50s
Roger |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1010
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 09:44 pm: |
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There were two Lauson Companies.
A.H.Lauson in Milwaukee
and
John Lauson Manufacturing Company in New Holstein,Wisconsin.
My notes-
Old engine mfgr did not withstand the 1930's depression and was bought and reorganized in 1941 by Hart-Carter Co. of Peoria Illinois,made small air cooled engines untill sold to Tecumseh Products Co. in 1956 still using New Holstein plant. |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 371
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 06:44 am: |
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Mike Collin, can you get Pete on here. He has tons of Lauson info.
Thanks
Ernie |
James Sturgill
Visitor
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 06:57 am: |
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I am in possession of a World War11 portable gas engin made by The Lauson Co of New Holstein, Wis.Model No.RSC-591.It is amultiple purpose gas engine used to run water pumps, generators and air compressors.Engine in excellent running condition. Would like to locate water pump and generator that could be used with this engine |
