[SEL] Residual Oil?

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

Hi Elden.
It is this engine:

"According the Blackstone & Co records your engine number 170885 is a
type JSI spring injection engine of 6 hp. It was the smallest spring
injection engine the firm built. It runs, or it will when you have
restored it, at 360 rpm. It has a bore of 5.248 inches. It was tested on
27th October 1929 and supplied to W. H. Cullington of Buenos Aires.
Cullington was a long standing agent in Argentina for Blackstone's. Any
idea how it came to be in Nebraska?

There were three sizes of flywheel available depending on the cyclic
variation. I am not quite sure what that means but, a for a variation of
-
1/20th the flywheel was 3feet 3 inches x 4 inches; 
1/40th it was 3ft 9in x 4½in;
1/80th it was 4ft 6in x 5in.
I don't know if that helps!

Let me know if you need any other help. I may be able to help."

Best wishes,

Michael Key.
The Blackstone Collection.
......................................
It is suposed to run on residual oil.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside, California
USA
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 15:55:00 -0500 "Elden DuRand" <edurand at mchsi.com>
writes:
> Ron:
> 
> Whut engine?  If it's spark ignition, I use the cheap version of 
> Coleman fuel, called Ozark brand at Wally World.  It is Naptha with 
> an octane around 50.  Works great in old engines, doesn't turn to 
> crud if left and the exhaust smells old-fashioned.
> 
> If it's one that's supposed to run on residual oil, it may run fine 
> on number 2 Diesel, available at any truck stop, etc.
> 
> Take care - Elden
> edurand at mchsi.com
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand