[SEL] Schmidt's Chilled Cylinder

[Ronald J Mattson]

Hi All,
Thanks to all the folks who answered my post both on and off list. I
remember what we went through, 15 or 20 years ago with a similar project.
Ain't this electronic age wonderful.
Ron in RI

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:38:44 -0400 "Mike Royster" <mr at carolina.rr.com>
writes:
> 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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