[SEL] Good engine weekend.

[Duncan Denman]

I don't know Tommy. Most of us might have just one of those happen to us 
in a weekend and that may be once in two years!
I think you should be the list lottery man.
Sounds like a great weekend.

Duncan


Stojanov wrote:

>Hi all,
>    It has been a while since I posted and my love for iron has not fadded.
>Friday involved my first adventure.  A friend of mine has whats left of an
>FJ pump engine and Deming force pump on the side of his creek bed, it has
>been there since his father installed it, used, in the 1940's.  At some time
>the engine's rod broke and the pump assembly was run by a 11/2hp FM Z.
>Eventually, it was modernized even further, by means of a 1/2hp electric
>motor.  While there on Friday, I mentioned to my friend, "we ought to get
>that FJ going again one of these days."  His response, "It's 2006, you
>really think im going to pump water with one of those damn hit and miss
>engines?... if you want the thing, go chop it out of the concrete..."  So
>far I have whats left of the cylinder and head, I haven't gotten to beating
>the concrete from around the steel frame (when this engine was installed,
>concrete was poured right over the steel frame that the engine sat on.)
>That concluded friday's iron find.
>    Saturday was my next good iron day. For those of you who don't know, my
>family operates a small family restaurant.  One of the individuals who works
>at the restaurant was speaking with my youngest brother, and he mentioned to
>her that I collect old gas engines.  That lead to the comment, "Oh, my
>husband has three of those old engines, one of them has a water pump."
>Ironically I stopped by the restaurant 15 minutes after they ended their
>conversation about old engines (its about a 45 minute drive from home), and
>she said to follow her home after she was through with work.  When I arrived
>at her home she directed me to the back of the barn were her husband was,
>and we began talking.  A CT2 Stover on a Marlo mud pump and cart was in
>plain view, however it looked pretty rough.  Next to the mud pump there were
>two tarps, both of which covered old engines. Under these tarps were two
>Friend sprayer engines, made in Gasport, NY (only 20 miles from where these
>engines were located.)  One had been restored some time ago and included the
>original sprayer pump on a cart, while the other was in decent shape and on
>a steel skid.  We made an agreement on all 3 engines; hopefully all will go
>well.
>    Sunday was also another interesting day.  A good friend of mine goes to
>school in south western NY state and was taking a hike in the woods there
>with several friends.  Fortunately, I've properly exposed my friends to
>enough iron so they can determine what an old engine looks like.  Out of the
>blue, another friend called and mentioned that my friend had posted several
>pictures of the "biggest hit and miss engine he has ever seen in person"
>online.  I took a look at his pictures, and the engine appeared to be a 15hp
>AC Thomas half breed and eccentric, still in the original power house.  From
>his pictures it appears that the connecting rod had been robbed, as well as
>the oilers.  I've posted some pictures here:
>http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/HerculesEngine/Oilfield%20Find/ .
>I've also contacted him and hope to stop down and see the engine within the
>next couple weeks, and find the owner of the engine.  Overall this weekend
>was very interesting, and a nice break from school.  I'll have some pics of
>the FJ here soon.  See ya.
>
>Sincerely,
>Tommy Stojanov
>
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Duncan Denman
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