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MY FIRST ENGINE

By Gregory Voelker

37 Chestnut Hill E. Hampton, Connecticut 06424

All finished and ready to show in Portland, Connecticut.

The day she fired off! Notice original drip-oiler found in water hopper.

Here's how the engine looked when I got home with it, after cleaning.

Last summer, at a local tag sale, I spotted an old engine. It turned out to be a Fairbanks-Morse 3 HP Z. It looked like it needed a lot of tender loving care. The owner said he'd never had it running, but, it seemed to be complete. The flywheels turned, stiff but free. I had always been interested in old farm equipment, and maybe I could get it running.

I took the old engine home (I was bitten). Under all the years of grease and rust was an engine begging to be run. One of the bearing caps was broken in two. Thanks to a good frie...

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