[SEL] Schmidt's Chilled Cylinder

[Mike Royster]

I believe Greg Doby has one.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald J Mattson" <r.j.mattson at juno.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:35 AM
Subject: [SEL] Schmidt's Chilled Cylinder


> Hi All,
> Just picked up a 3 HP, air cooled Schmidt's. It looks like it was used as
> a boat anchor- pretty rusty, but the former owner did manage to get it
> apart with some damage. The piston is busted and the rod is rotted so bad
> that it is unusable. I would like to find a piston and rod, I know this
> is not the most common engine but if anyone has a wasted parts engine,
> please let me know.
> I also would like to find out about the ignition system, it has a spark
> plug hole so I'm guessing that it used a buzz coil. What I need to know
> is what triggered the coil, the details of the contacts etc, etc. Did it
> have a spark advance?
> I have copies of some ads that show the pin stripes but need to know the
> original color. Was it red with a silver cylinder? 
> Thanks for any help you can give with this project.
> Ron in RI
> 
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