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1912 7 HP HERCULES

By Ronald Haney

RD 6, Box 6369, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

This is the story of my very first engine restoration. I had always wanted an antique engine and one day in March of 1985, I heard an ad on the radio of a 7 HP Hercules engine for sale. I called, and the lady said the engine had belonged to her brother, who had passed away. She said she hated to part with it, as it had been her brother's pride and joy, but she had no use for it. She was very glad to hear I was going to restore it and keep it.

I worked every spare minute I had from March until October to restore it. There was not one part that wasn't taken apart and redone. I had to have new rings made as they were completely worn out. I also had new wrist pins made by a local machine shop. I had to pour new babbit in the main bearings, which took three times, as I had never done this before. I asked three different...

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