[SEL] RE: Caille Upright

[chuck emsweller]

Hey Arnie,

I will see about getting some recent pictures up.  I have tried to get
some history on this particular engine, but have not been very
successful.  I obtained it 4 years ago from a good friend that we have
shown engines with for the past 25 years.  He had a stroke about 10
years ago and decided it was time to auction off most of his collection.
He can't talk or write anymore so I wasn't able to get much about where
we found it.  We do see that he gets to 6-8 shows each year with us!  

When I obtained the engine, it was missing the fuel injector nozzle.  I
had just about given up on finding an original part and was prepared to
have one manufactured when by luck and my Dad's persistence, one was
found at Portland.  

>From my research, I have found that Caille, Sundow, Detroit and Bessemer
all had the same basic engine, but that's about as far as I have been
able to discover.  There was an article in the November 1999 "The Old
Machinery Magazine" by Fred Little about the restoration of a 1911 4hp
Caille.  Mine looks pretty much like that one.  But I believe it to be a
size smaller.

I will see about posting some pictures here in the next few days.  If
you have any more history on these little engines, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!

Chuck Emsweller

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:47 PM
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Subject: [SEL] RE: Caille Upright

Hi Chuck,

I'm really interested in the Caille.  Any chance of pictures?  There's
some
really interesting history out there in terms of the development of this
two-stroke engine.  Caille, Middleditch, Detroit, and Bessemer are all
fully
involved.  Do you have any history or background info on the engine?

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com

Quoting chuck emsweller <clemsweller at earthlink.net>:

> As for the New Year's crank up, I am still planning on firing at least
> three of my engines.  Probably my Fairbanks 10HP N, my 1 1/2HP
Hercules
> and hopefully for the first time since I have owned it my 2 1/2HP
> Caille.  The Caille has been a 4 year project looking for pieces and
> parts to get it put together.  For those of you wondering, it is the
> same as a Detroit upright.  
> 
> Chuck Emsweller
> Rushville, IN 

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