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The Thermoil StoryBy Glenn KarchR.R. 2, Haubstadt, Indiana 47639 In the fall of 1973 while traveling down a remote southern Indiana highway, I noticed an old tractor sitting along a side road. I drove down to have a look and it turned out to be an F-20 with a V-8 motor. Not being interested in that, I drove on by without stopping and went a few hundred more yards to turn around at the next place. Just as I was ready to turn around, there appeared two flywheels sticking out of the weeds. No one answered the door there so I walked over to take a look. It was a 6 HP Thermoil on the remains of a horse drawn cart. The neighbors nearby said the owner worked for the county and usually would be home at 4:00. I went back later in the day and found him. He had four other rather common engines so I asked if he would sell any. He said the only one he would part with was the Thermoil. We talked it over and he ... 781 of 2586 characters shown.
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