The Home Machinist!

Hi people;

I found this interesting antique in the woods and was wondering if anyone had any info on this critter?

Willy

Here is the engine with the cooling top jacket removed.

last picture. Head is removed and piston is soaking in wd-40. Some one removed the sparkplug and a mouse had made its nest inside.

So far everything is freeing up with the wd-40 and some light tapping with a 2 oz. ball peen hammer.

The engine is 3 feet tall by the same long.

Willy

haha no. The hammer in the above post was left over from another project.

Willy

A very good source of information is Harry Matthews' Smokstak: Generators forum

http://www.smokstak.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=6

You'll need to register to be able to post to the forum.

On the generators forum, do a search for Western Electric and amongst the dozen, or more, hits you'll find this interesting thread.

http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthrea ... n+Electric

Regards,

Orrin

this gen look like the one that had been used during days of exploring fantastic caverns. cavern is located in missouri