[SEL] Grant's Novo

[Grant Weir]

Hi Graham,

   Thanks for the comments!  I did end up going back and getting the engine, 
but there was nothing else there to see, as the farmer had recently decided 
to push the entire yard into a hole and bury it!  By some miracle this 
engine missed the carnage, as did an IHC LB which ended up in the farmers 
yard.  In the background of that picture is the well where my mystery engine 
once pumped water.  The little upright must have pumped water there for 
several decades until the farm went "modern" and picked up the IHC LB to 
replace it.  At that point the old girl was tossed out the back of the pump 
shack and into the ditch behind where we found it.  I thought it interesting 
that way in which the poor old machine was so unceremoniously tossed aside 
was what ultimately ended up saving it.  If it were not tossed into that 
junk pile behind the pump shack it surely would have been found long ago, 
and if that Caterpillar had not drove the whole farm into a hole, the engine 
would probably still be buried.  Love it!

  I'll post some pictures this weekend.

Grant Weir
Saskatoon, SK.
Canada


>From: Graham Harris <ozengine at yahoo.com.au>
>Reply-To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
>Subject: [SEL] Grant's Novo
>Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:14:30 +1000 (EST)
>
>Hi Grant
>
>Very interested in your Novo find at the farm. What a
>pleasure to behold seeing old iron like that - a nice
>picture for the rest of us. I hope you acquire it and
>that it's not too bad inside. There's a few holes
>exposed to the weather though.
>
>My 2c worth. I think it's only the light and grass
>shadows showing the base as "different, squarer" to a
>Novo as Luke suggested. The upright fuel fillers IMO
>is a clue to the early series (except that the Ideal's
>differ), and it may be a London as suggested.
>Unfortunately the carby is missing, but I would reckon
>it's the early brass square type too. On the later
>series (Novo's at least) the serial number is on the
>top edge of the hopper after about 70,000. In your
>case, like my early Novo it would only be on the tag.
>Can't tell if the tag is there or not (on the spark
>plug side)...yet! but the other hand-hole cover might
>tell you something if it's still there.
>
>There appears to be scads of parts in the USA for
>these and some good list mates with Novo's who have
>helped me with pics etc. I'd say go get it! especially
>if it's cheap. Offer maybe 30 $, considering it's
>condition. And see if the carby is on a shelf
>somewhere at the farm!! Don't leave without looking
>whatever you do and don't forget to tell us how you
>get on.
>
>Cheers
>
>Graham in Oz
>
>
>
>
>Thanks a bunch Arnie!  The brochure info is great.  It
>sure does
>look like a
>Novo to me.  I'll see if I can get a digital over to
>snap some
>pictures
>soon.  Wow - your's sure looks like it's in super-nice
>original
>shape.
>
>I'll post some more pictures soon.  Thanks again!
>
>Grant Weir
>
>
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