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crazydoug

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Help with Identification of Recent EBay Purchase
« on: April 12, 2021, 08:44:06 pm »
This is a recent Ebay purchase.  Other than needing an eccentric-strap machined, this engine is a very highly detailed and well-machined engine.  The five inch flywheel and the base are cast iron.  All the other castings are bronze.  It looks to me to be a fairly early model engine, but I need some help in identifying the maker. 

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Re: Help with Identification of Recent EBay Purchase
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2021, 09:10:30 pm »
What a NICE OLD Engine!

Can't help identify it, but I'd say it is of an older British style and would suggest looking in one of the old "Dockyard" catalogs.
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Re: Help with Identification of Recent EBay Purchase
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2021, 12:11:42 pm »
Nice engine Doug.

Looks very “Dockish” to me too.

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Re: Help with Identification of Recent EBay Purchase
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2021, 06:49:35 am »
My thinking as well, although i have not seen a dockyard model that the base casting encompassed the flywheel as this one does.
Doug

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Re: Help with Identification of Recent EBay Purchase
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2021, 07:04:44 am »
Sorry - I have no help to identify this one - but I like the
Flywheel very much. This will be a very nice engine after some
restoration. The wood looks to me "made in england" old english oak!
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I finally finished this Ebay project engine.  I knew that it needed the valve eccentric strap, but what I didn't know until I started into the project was that the crankshaft was worn, as well as the bearing supports. Also for some reason, the crankshaft was too short and the flywheel was barely hanging on.

I made the new eccentric strap and connecting rod, then drilled everything out for a slightly larger crankshaft, and then line bored the bearings.  The eccentric strap turned out to be a very time-consuming part of the project, mostly due to its tiny size and having to make a cutting tool. 

It took a lot of fussing to get the valve timing correct, and it still takes a little more pressure to run than I would like, but I have not pulled the piston to check the rings or the valve body.  For now, I'm going to be satisfied with having it all back together and running, and I'll probably more on to another proeject for now.

I think that this is a fairly old engine that has seen a lot of use, and I simply don't want to put any more time into it at this point!




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Sounds ,runs & looks good Doug , well done .
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I think it runs quite nicely now, even with the minor flaws mentioned...as said in the movie, it is a very old engine.

The parts you made looks fantastic, and it is once again a good looking complete engine.

Well done Doug!!!
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Even after a week of work on this engine, my brain still couldn't fathom why the original crankshaft was too short, with the flywheel barely fastened on to the end.  But it didn't take someone else very long after seeing the pictures of the completed engine to figure it out and give me a call!  A big thanks to Gil, who pointed out that the flywheel belongs in the CENTER between the two bearing blocks, and not out on the end.  That it makes sense.  I would chalk it up to a Senior Moment, but this was more of a Senior Week.  Anyways, if you're going to be an idiot, it certainly is good to have smart friends!

So, I had to take it apart once more to correct the situation, I also fixed the small amount of play in the one bearing post, and now I'm really happy with how this engine turned out.



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