[SEL] Novo/London pictures

[Grant Weir]

Hi all,

   I finally got some pictures taken of my new treasure:

http://groups.msn.com/GrantsOldTractorGoodies/newengine.msnw?albumlist=2

   From the info Arnie sent me (thanks!), it looks like it is a 3HP Novo 
engine.  If it is not a Novo, then it is some form of knock-off thereof.  
One thing I am sure of is that it is very heavy - this thing will need a 
cart very soon! :-)

   I did manage to find the serial number - stamped plain-as-day on the 
bottom edge of the water hopper is "C5967" and also on one end of the 
crankshaft is stamped "5967" - neat!   This number does not jive with any 
Novo serial number lists I found on the net.  Something else that is a bit 
different is is that the valves are not housed in "cages" like the Novo 
brochure shows, but are actually more "normal" in that the seats are built 
right into the cylinder casting.  Less "normal" is the fact that the only 
way to access them is through two big threaded holes into the top of the 
combustion chamber way down in the water hopper.  The threaded holes are 
plugged with big ugly taper-threaded, NPT-looking plug-things.  They look 
well sealed now, but I'll bet their a real hassle to get "re-sealed" once 
I've removed them for valve repair.  Part of the fun I guess.  One positive 
point to the water hopper being all broken away like it is will be the 
easier to access to the valves.  Yipee!  :-)

   I have never seen a Novo engine up close before so I do not know, but...  
does the round top of the water hopper unbolt from the rest of the engine?  
This engine I have is missing the top part of the water hopper.   This seems 
different to a Novo too as all the pictures of Novo's I have seen look like 
the top of the water hopper is cast right in.  My engine seems more like 
this picture of a London I found on Duncan & Sandy Denman's website at the 
"Canadian Show Engine Patch":

http://www.angelfire.com/ny/carrotpatch/page39.html

   Well, that's all I know about this subject for now.  This little gem will 
have to sit on the back-burner for a while anyway as my little 18' x 26' 
garage/shop is currently home to two disassembled antique tractors, eight or 
ten stationary engines, half a kitchen and several bags of little league 
baseball equipment.   It's getting to be a bit of a squeeze - I guess I'd 
better get that darn ball equipment out of there!  :-)

Grant Weir
Saskatoon, SK.
Canada

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