[SEL] Is this a record???/ now what are you working on this winter?

Mike Royster mr at carolina.rr.com
Mon Jan 9 15:02:14 PST 2006


Absolutely nothing but home repairs.  I feel so ashamed!

MR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Is this a record???/ now what are you working on this
winter?


> Jerry,
> If it makes you feel better I've been working on both my Stickney engine
> and the tray cooled Alamo engine.
> On the Stickney I have all the castings for the fuel pumper machined and
> they are on the engine. Saturday I stuck a pan of mineral spirits under
> it and it pumped all the way up to the site gage cage! Glenn, Arnie,
> Rick, the combination of check balls you sent worked. Now I have piping
> work to do to route the fuel from the pump to the mixer. It's been a
> year long project to get this done from making the patterns, to getting
> them cast, to machining them, and on the engine. I'll put some pictures
> together shortly....
>
> On the Alamo I've been making new valves, reaming the guides oversize,
> seating the valves, rebuilding the water pump, making fixtures to pour
> new babbitt mains, making all new bolts/screws/studs, new brass in the
> wrist pin end of the conn. rod, etc.
> Still have to bore the cylinder, make a pattern/cast/machine an oversize
> piston, pour the mains, and assemble it. May run out of winter!
>
> Last week Tommy B. and I put the crank and new poured mains in his
> Rumley lightweight and set the end clearance. It rolls sweet! Cylinder
> liners are next. I need to take some pictures of this....
>
> Missy is now referring to herself as a machineshop widow as I am there
> most nights until about 8 or 8:30. But as she says it is good safe fun
> and she knows where I am!
>
> OK guys, tell us what you are working on....
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
> Jerry Evans wrote:
>
> > At 12:00 PM 09/01/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
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> >>    3. Re: antivirus OT (John Culp)
> >>
> >
>
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