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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Scale Model Gas Engines - Hit & Miss - Throttle Governed - Non-Compression – etc => Topic started by: RedRyder on July 02, 2019, 09:51:50 pm

Title: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: RedRyder on July 02, 2019, 09:51:50 pm

It was a real treat to see and get running this 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine.
This is only the second example I have ever seen. Arthur J Weed produced these
in the early to mid 1890's before he was associated with Parsell and Weed.
He also published a book that covered most all you need to know to build gas engines including formulas for proper design.
Given that just about everyone wanting to build gas engines back then wanted a copy of this book... It has been said the book was likely a much better seller than this very rare 1/2 hp gas engine.


You can open this pdf and pages 19-26 cover this early gas engine.

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https://youtu.be/lXI6RolfjiA

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: St Paul Steam on July 03, 2019, 06:19:46 am

That's a lovely engine, a bit different than most, good work on helping to get er' to run Gil.

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: crazydoug on July 03, 2019, 07:24:57 am

That was a real treat Gil. And a rare opportunity to see an example of this rare early engne in operation.
crazydoug

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: Nick on July 03, 2019, 04:22:42 pm

And Thank You for sharing the run with us  ;D

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: Wayne Grenning on July 05, 2019, 06:47:15 pm

lovely,  I have never seen one run before.  Seems to run better than its "improved" later Parsell & Weed.

Thanks for the post!

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: RedRyder on July 05, 2019, 07:03:46 pm

Hi Wayne, How nicely it ran really struck me, too.


Gil

Title: Re: Got to Help a Friend Get a Rare 1890's A J Weed Gas Engine Running at Orange
Post by: Stoker on July 05, 2019, 09:30:46 pm

I hope Jin has seen this video ... wouldn't it be cool if he made one up like this!?!?