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ENGINE RESTORATION

By James Walsh

30 Skene St. Whitehall, New York 12887.

I started the engine collecting hobby when my neighbor dropped off a Fairbanks-Morse upright 3HP in my back yard. This was set up tight as usual and did not have any mag. It has a cam shaft across the front and one end is the fuel pump and the governor fly balls are on the cam gear. It has a hit-miss type governor and a make and break type ignition for which I use a coil from an old tractor magneto with a hot-shot battery. This rig has an upright water tank that holds at least ten gallons and has upper and lower hose connections. The crank is oil-tight and it has a dip scoop on the connection to pick up oil from the bottom to lubricate the rod bearing. This rig runs, but the bearings are in poor condition, as if it had been low on oil. It has a drip cup on the cylinder for the piston lubrication, a simple flow through carburetor with free ac...

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