[SEL] Fairbanks Morse, Barn Fresh.....a question

[MaytagTwin at aol.com]

Hi All from Poverty Ridge West, 
 
Today I got my first call to go look at a barn fresh gas engine.  The  
son-in-law is planning to sell it to help with father-in-law's funeral costs and  he 
called me to help him identify the engine.  I was careful to free the  valves 
before making any effort to turn the crankshaft.  Good thing,  too.  The 
exhaust was stuck but soon loosened and the engine is free.   I did not turn far 
enough to see if there is compression.
 
I tried to identify it from the BYB, but only see similar engines, nothing  
exactly like this one.  This one has an ignitor, no water pump, fuel pump  and 
overflow fuel return from mixer, is hit and miss, and is mounted on a  walking 
beam pump jack base.  It might have been tank cooled, or, since it  was a 
water pumper. might have diverted some of the pumped water for  cooling.
 
You should be able to see the engine in these pictures.
 
_Click  here: You've Got Pictures_ 
(http://pak06.pictures.aol.com/NASApp/ygp/Login?event=ViewFilm&filmId=57876.915.1112499778589.1&locale=en_US)  
 
Now for my question, just how many Maytag engine should I offer in  trade?
 
Regards,
Ron Carroll
Clearmont, Missouri USA