Well I may not be around as much any more guy's,nor doing so much of the !free energy! stuff,as today was the start of my new business,which is restoring vintage machinery.
This came about via word of mouth,after i restored a couple of old engines for my employer.
Once there was enough demand,i decided to go ahead and see how it go's.
ATM i have 7 people wanting there old engines and tractors restored,and so now have a total of 16 old engines and 2 tractors awaiting there turn in the shop.
The first one is a doozey.
Neither myself or the guy who owns it, have seen another like it.
I dont seem to be able to find the model on the net anywhere
--> Grum ?
It is a Fairbanks D series--6HP diesel.
This one was found sitting on top of a dam wall some 14 years ago,so were guessing it was used to pump water at one stage.
As you can see in the pics below,there was a fair bit of water damage,and the piston was stuck solid.
It took me nearly 2 hours to get it out,but she came out.
A quick rough sand,and 10 minutes with the hone,and the bore is looking good--besides the two large gouges,due to the gudgeon pin drifting to one side of the piston. Not sure how it moved across to one side yet,as they are a pressed in pin.
But we should be ok,as the top ring on the piston dose not go down that far at BDC.
So Grum,if you know of this motor,and have a couple of pic's,i would appreciate that,as im chasing the original colors/color scheme it was painted in. I can find many of the Fairbanks 6HP gasoline hit and miss engines,but not the 6HP diesel
Brad
Never let your schooling get in the way of your education.
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