[SEL] olds

[David Nicolson]

Hi Michael,  the crank guard is missing as well as the carby but it is the 
same as the engine on page 358 in the brb of wendel's. it is the one in the 
top right hand corner. are the serial no stamped on the engine anyware? 
thanks for the quick reply dave in oz


>From: "Michael Young" <wara at ozemail.com.au>
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>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] olds Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:49:12 +1000
>
>Hi David,
>
>I dont pretend to be an expert on them but as I have 2 Olds engines, I have
>tried to find out what I could over the years.  Tell me what your engine is
>and the exact details on your plate and I will tell you what I can.  As far
>as I know there is no one keeping a serial no. register of Olds engines and
>there are no original factory records in captivity.  There are a few Olds
>specialists in the States (as in US of) who might care to identify
>themselves and they might know something.
>
>If you have a pre Seager Olds Type A engine (i.e. Olds Gas Power Plate -
>with  B serial no. prefix.) it can probably be dated within a year or so.
>They were made in the 1904/5 - 1910 era.  The early engines - pre 1904 - 
>can
>also be very roughly dated but I dont know about the Seager plated engines.
>
>I have a 12Hp type A ~1909 and a gearless 12hp ~1898/9 which has given me a
>keen interest in this brand.
>
>Regards,
>
>Michael Young
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Nicolson" <dnicolson40 at hotmail.com>
>To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:47 PM
>Subject: [SEL] olds
>
>
> > hi everyone, just chasing a bit of imfo on a 3hp type a olds i picked up
> > yesterday. any imfo would be appreciated. thanks in advance.  dave in oz
> >
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