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The Big Stuff => Full Sized Gas & Oil Engines & Tractors => Topic started by: Steamandoil (Tim) on May 01, 2020, 11:20:22 pm

Title: Re: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: txlabman on May 08, 2020, 07:44:21 am

Looks like a great buy Tim!

Congratulations.

I enjoyed the video.

Title: Re: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: Belugawhaleman on May 07, 2020, 11:22:54 pm

Great engine! What a unique sound :)

Title: Re: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on May 02, 2020, 07:32:07 am

Thank you yozhek! My Briggs are all restored by previous owners. I am not a confident restoration expert. I see my job now as to maintain these old relics for somebody to have fun with generations down the road. However, this latest model "Y" is in good older resto condition and I'm not afraid to tie into it.

Thanks for your appreciation and find my other video of the other 2 flywheel engines I have running.

Title: Re: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: yozhek on May 02, 2020, 02:38:30 am

Now i see your post with the B & S engines, wow they are immaculate!

Ade

Title: Re: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: yozhek on May 02, 2020, 02:25:50 am

Hi Tim,

That is a sweet running Gem, finding one in that good condition is some stroke of luck/hard work.  I hope you went right out and bought a lotto ticket to see if luck was still on your side :-)

Have you got any pictures of the Briggs too? ( i have a soft spot for these as i did my apprenticeship repairing small engines).

Kind regards
Ade

Title: Gray 1.25hp hit and miss engine.
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on May 01, 2020, 11:20:22 pm

This brass tag Gray engine was a great find. Barely larger than a milk crate, it has big fat flywheels and a good hit turning 250 rpms. I also picked up a Briggs and Stratton model "Y" that is close to original and starts and runs great-because it "don't fit my collection"! I'll take it! problem solved-win-win.

Both fired right up when I got them unloaded and the Gray is the best deal I have gotten on an old flywheel engine. Watch it run and listen to the governor clanking as it calls for a hit.

https://youtu.be/ytjrlacfij8