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39/3/1: Watkins Engine Q: I bought this engine a few months ago. The nameplate is missing, but page 540 of C.H. Wendel's American Gas Engines Since 1872 shows a "Toledo" marine engine made by Watkins Motor Co. The bore on my engine is approximately 2-1/2 inches and the stroke is 3 inches. It has a Kingston carburetor on it and a five-spoke flywheel 1-1/2 inches wide and 10 inches in diameter.

I would like to hear from anyone who has one of these engines or has information about them. Harry R. Coulter, 412 Shook Ave., Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

39/3/1 A: Flywheel side of possible Watkins marine engine.

39/3/1B: Output side of possible Watkins marine engine.

A: While there are similarities between your engine and the one shown in Wendel's book, most notably by the spoked flywheel,...

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