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REMEMBER THE ALAMO

By Richard N. Campbell

305 Hermosa St., Vallejo, Calif. 94590

The picture of the Alamo Blue Line Engine shows it in running order. It has been completely restored to original. It is a 3½ Hp., 400 rpm, serial No. 64537. The water bowl has large letters M on each side, which stands for Moline. I learned recently that this engine was manufactured for the Moline Plow Company in 1914. This engine was handed down in the Garfield family, Susun Valley, California. The engine was used for sawing wood twenty years ago.

I spotted this engine from the road and bought it for $5.00. The piston was frozen, so I hoisted the engine head up and poured cycehexlene on the piston. After letting it soak for one week, I poured hot water around cylinder wall. I was then able to break piston loose. I throughly cleaned piston and ground valves. Then made an exact replica of the original gas tank. The m...

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