WHAT IS IT!

By Staff
Published on January 1, 1982
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318 Summit Street, Boonville, New York 13309

I bought this engine a couple months ago at a local junkyard and
nobody can place a name on it. It is a single flywheel engine with
a side shaft on the exhaust side. There is no governor of any type
and the throttle plate is controlled with a hand operated lever
found attached to the front of the engine. The ignition is supplied
by a buzz coil and battery with the timer or distributor on the
lower end of the side shaft. Intake and exhaust valves are both
powered by the side shaft. Water is used to cool the forward
portion of the cylinder by means of thermo-syphon circulation.

The water tank is the tall tank, while the smaller horizontal
tank (raised above the engine) is used for gasoline. Battery and
high tension coil are kept in the small wooden box under the gas
tank. Horsepower is between 3 and 5 at a fairly slow rpm. The
dimensions of the engine and frame are about 3′ by 6′. The
carburetor is all solid brass with a float.

I would like to know the manufacturer of the engine. A couple of
people have said that it might have come out of a very early
horseless carriage. Also restoration paint colors would be very
helpful to know. Any help will be appreciated and all letters will
be answered.

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