37301 28th Avenue South #31, Federal Way, Washington 98003
This is a photo of my Oshkosh engine. I have read the articles
about ‘beating the bush’ and looking in old barns to find
gas engines, but I was spared all that effort in finding this
engine. The engine was about two miles from home, near a large
shopping mall between Seattle and Tacoma. Luckily all the parts
were there (in a basket).
Lucky for me, the seller had disassembled the engine and had the
cylinder bored and sleeved. Also, there was a new set of piston
rings.
I don’t know who built this engine or when.
The manufacturers apparently built engines other than Oshkosh. I
know of one identical to mine, except it has Alpco in raised
letters on the water hopper.
Also, in the March 1993 GEM, page 15, photo RW-1 shows an
identical engine without any lettering on the water hopper. If
anyone has information to offer on this engine, I will appreciate
hearing from you. Thanks.