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January 1978
Smoke Rings
History and Information on The Stover Engine Company
SEEK AND ...YE SHALL FIND
The Story of an Old Gas Engine
100 Rewarding Hours of Restoration
Restoration of Dan's Engine
THE CUNNINGHAM COMPANY
The Story Made Interest to many Small Engine collectors
LESUER COUNTY SHOW
Gas Engine is The Highlight of The Show
PARTS FIRM EXPANDING OUTLETS
Joe Goodman Tractor Parts Company Uses a Unique Assembly To Process
AS I SAW IT
Chapter 37
WHAT IS IT!
Engine has Rotary Cam That Opens and Closes Breaker Points
""THE BIGGEST LITTLE SHOW IN THE EAST""
Antique Automobiles have Place at the Bridgewater Show
WICO MAGNETO CYCLE OF OPERATION (TYPE EK)
Wico Magneto type E.K. (For single cylinder engines)
THE GOLDEN ROLL
A Large Collection of Antiques and Gas Engines
POST CARD
The 1948 Model D Had a Cracked Radiator
March 1978
Smoke Rings
Delco Light engine is a four cylinder overhead valve.
PIONEERING THE FARM TRACTOR
Mr. Williams guessed at the weights of the parts he mentions.
OUR STORY
The La Crosse 12 Hp engine.
HOW TO BUILD AND USE A MAGNETO MAGNET CHARGER
The cores of the electromagnet are made of soft bar steel.
AS I SAW IT
Chapter 38.
FLYWHEELS AND PULLEY SHOW REPORT
Flywheels & Pulleys Old Time Gas Engine Show.
RUMELY FEVER STRIKES NEW YORK CLERGYMAN
Rumely Fever is one of the easiest collector diseases to get.
U.P STEAM-GAS SHOW
U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association's second annual show.
GALLOWAY ENGINES
Gil Easter acquired HIS first Galloway in 1969.
""Hi from Helen""
Hello Engine Folks.
NEW SHOW
Log sawing by Ken Forney's 2 HP Witte provided excitement.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Fred A. Leimkuehler is fondly remembered by his friends.
POST CARD
Bentall was built in 1912 and is quite rare.
May 1978
MUDFLATS
Salt water fishing
YESTERYEAR IN MOTION
Jamestown union hill lions club
AS I SAW IT
Chapter 39
MY SON'S FAVORITE ENGINE
Annual Bluegrass Steam and Gas Engine Show
TEXAS SHOW
Texas Antique and Early Day Farm Machinery Show
GILSON DATA
Gilson gas engines
ARCO RESTORATION
Operate a pump jack on the farm
Dundee Days Gas Engine Show and Swap Meet
Exhibition of skill and daring mini-car driving
LUBRICATION & TIMING
Western New York Gas & Steam Engine Show
Smoke Rings
Early Days Gas Engine and Tractor Association
CENTRAL HAWKEYE SHOW
Central Hawkeye Gas Engine and Tractor Assn.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
Blue Mountain Gas & Steam Engine Association
POST CARD
WHAT IS IT ?
July 1978
THE WONDERFUL OTTAWA DRAG SAW
I'm still enjoying the Gas Engine Magazine because it's about machines.
Illinois Engine Exhibit
Our first show held July 13, 14, 1975 started us off with an immediate success.
CENTRAL HAWKEYE
The grounds will serve as the permanent home of the Central Hawkeye Show.
Smoke Rings
Every year brings more organizations and more shows.
MORE DATA ON THE OHIO TRACTOR
The tractor is called the Ohio Gasolene-Kerosene Tractor.
WHAT IS IT???
The vertical finned cylinder in the rear is an air compressor.
ALLEGANY MOUNTAIN SHOW
Gas engines and other mechanical items on display by the Allegany.
GAS & GASOLINE ENGINES
Gas and gasoline engines are operated on a principle entirely different from steam.
OUR HOBBY
I started many years ago collecting horse drawn equipment and farm machinery.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
He was a charter member of the Ozark Steam Engine Association.
POST CARD
Our second annual color cover shows the 30-60 Model S Rumley Oil Pull.
September 1978
Smoke Rings
Jon F. Hall. a relative newcomer to the field of engine restoration.
The Ford Tractor Company Minneapolis, Minnesota
The early Ford tractor used a two-cylinder 5 x 6 engine.
One of Maine's Chief Ignitors
Elwin's interest in machinery led him to the engine room.
ANTIQUE ACRES '78
Antique Acres Inc. is ready to kick off their 14th year.
RIVERBEND STEAM & GAS ASSOCIATION SHOW REPORT
Many exhibitions displayed an excellent variety of equipment.
WESTERN MISSOURI ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND MACHINERY ASSN.
Annual tractor pull.
BEARS PAW LIONS CLUB SPONSORS FIRST ANNUAL THRESHING BEE
Bears Paw Lions Club put on a very nice evening of entertainment.
ENGINES THAT FAILED IN ACTION
Gas and oil engines did fail while in use.
AS I SAW IT CHAPTER 40
Chapter 40.
SOME DATA ON FAIL-SAFE OIL PRESSURE PROCEDURES
Most oil pressure light sending switches open at about 15 PSIG.
Locating and Restoring an OTTO
Otto gas engine built in about 1896.
HOW DOES A SHINGLE MILL WORK?
All shingle mills except the hand feed, used simple friction clutches.
THIRD ANNUAL PEPPERELL CRANK-UP SHOW
The outlook for an engine show was very bleak.
FLORIDA FLYWHEELERS
Florida Flywheelers, the engine club that's a little bit different.
Turtle Mountain Show
The Ninga Sports Grounds were a beehive of activity on Sunday, July 17.
OPEN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Our basic hassels and confrontations probably fall in several specific areas.
3RD ANNUAL GIANT FLEA MARKET AND 2ND ANNUAL GAS ENGINE SHOW
Bernardston Gas Engine Show is to benefit the United Church of Bernardston.
WHAT IS IT?
An engine incorrectly identified as a Heinricci.
CENTRAL HAWKEYE SWAP 1978
Hawkeye Antique Acres is where the Club show is held.
PORTERSVILLE!
Annual show for 1977 at the show grounds in Portersville, Pennsylvania.
THE GOLDEN ROLL
C. W. Tucker was a charter member of the IA-MO Club.
ABE ZIMMERMAN'S EXPERTISE
Story about the early days of the New Holland Engine.
POST CARD
Stover 6 HP engine was original equipment on a John Deere Hay Baler.
November 1978
SMOKE RINGS
The Gas Engine Family as you are through another season of Reunions.
SMOKE RINGS
The Gas Engine Family as you are through another season of Reunions.
The Massey Harris 4 Wheel Drive
The tractor was equipped with a Hercules engine.
My Husband A GEM of a Man
A single cylinder Marine engine.
HOW TO FIND GAS ENGINE
Gas engines while traveling in 13 southwestern Indiana.
SUBSTITUTE IGNITER POINTS
Iron nails provide a splendid electrical spark.
AUTO SPARKERS
The biggest engine is a 16 HP Eagle single cylinder.
DAD'S HAPPY FARMER
One of the interesting features was the final drive gears.
AS I SAW IT CHAPTER 41
Chapter 41.
FAIRBANKS RESTORATION
The only real restoration problem.
HARVESTING COLVER
Advance Rumely standard huller powered by a 25-40 Oil Pull tractor.
CHARLTON PARK SHOW
The steam show was held on his land for many years.
HAMPDEN
Celebration could be complete without an engine show.
Klair's Mill Creek Velley Party
There were water pumping exhibits operating.
COOLSPRING: BIG IRON
Turner-Fricke performed -with its 5' flywheels.
TESTING IGNITERS FOR ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE
The neon light to the inner part of the insulated electrode.
The Golden Roll
Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association.
Dear Readers
Mail costs are just one of our biggest headaches.
POST CARD
The production of diesel engines for heavy trucks.
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