[SEL] Famous

[Richard Strobel]

Now that's playin' from the ears up Tom...thanks for the pix..will forward 
this to friend Corky as he has two Famoosses.

RickinMt.




> I finally got my 1914, all original, off the farm,  6 Hp Famous running 
> after
> sitting and being repaired for a number of years.  Craig Prucha bored the
> cylinder, built up the piston and new rings.  Picture of how I got it 
> started the
> first time.
>
> _http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/famous%20belted.jpg_
> (http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/famous%20belted.jpg)
>
> I had the 7hp Economy already on the trailer taking to shows.  The belt I 
> had
> just was the right length.  Backed the trailer up to the Famous wheels, 
> let
> the Economy back on the trailer some and winched the Economy/belt tight. 
> Fired
> up the Economy and engaged the clutch pulley on the Famous and it fired 
> right
> up! After the first running it had enough compression to start by hand. 
> It
> is now loaded on the trailer and headed to Reidsville, NC for the show
> tomorrow.  It is a great engine!
>  (http://www.internet-soft.com/doc/responce.jpg)
>
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
> Germoamer at aol.com
>
>
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