[SEL] Latest engine

Harry Terpstra h.terpstra at wxs.nl
Wed Sep 1 11:04:53 PDT 2004


Very nice George!!
I wonder how always find more of these oddballs;-)

Oh the photo's look very familiar, even the background;-)


Harry Terpstra
Sint Anna Parochie
Netherlands
h.terpstra at wxs.nl 
http://home01.wxs.nl/~terps027/home.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Best" <George_Best at adp.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: [SEL] Latest engine


> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4019318&a=31394075&f=
> 
> Yesterday I got my latest engine.  It is a DUX vertical hit&miss French
> engine.
> 
> This is supposed to be a very rare engine although being built in 1923
> it isn't all that old.
> 
> So far Harry and I have not been able to find any information on the
> company or locate any other examples of DUX engines.
> 
> Unfortunately the engine doesn't have a brass tag to identify the size
> or serial number.  Luckily some information is embossed on the castings.
> For example there is a 1923 casting date on the cylinder and the magneto
> has a 1922 date stamped on it.
> 
> I've seen several engines with the engine serial number stamped on
> multiple parts, so last night I did a quick search for a stamped number
> on parts.  I did find four machined parts with a 3 stamped on them. ( 2
> intake valve cage parts, 2 governor latch parts) I would rather have
> found the number stamped on some larger parts, but so far no luck.  I'll
> keep looking for a serial number when I get to cleaning up the engine
> more.
> 
> What do you think about the chances that it is serial number 3?
> 
> George
> 
> Ps... While most of you were away enjoying the Portland show, I rejoined
> SEL.
> 
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