[SEL] On Topic IHC Famous Engine

brent brent.tamatea at clear.net.nz
Sat Jan 5 19:12:16 PST 2008


Tom what a great find good that there are enough parts to make it a runner
sounds like you will have it chugging along in no time. brent
----- Original Message -----
From: <MBellar at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:54 PM
Subject: [SEL] On Topic IHC Famous Engine


> After looking for a 2 hp Famous engine for the past 5 years, I found one
in
> time for Christmas that I could afford. It has had a rough past in that a
> previous owner started to restore it, but unfortunately he ran out of
> interest/money/health. A long story short, the person that I bought it
from purchased
> it in a bushel basket at an executors sale. Other  than a few missing
nuts,
> bolts, tanks and plumbing the bushel basket  appears to contain enough
repairable
> parts to assemble an operational engine. As  with most vertical Famous
> engines the cylinder jug and water pump bracket have  been brazed or
welded and it
> had been repainted with a broom. To  date, I have removed the old paint,
> removed broken-off bolts and pipe  fittings and fabricated a number of
bolts and
> studs. Fortunately for me I  have a Starbolt reprint of the I.H.C.
"Directions
> for the Vertical Tank-Cooled  Gasoline Engines" which shows many details
and
> part numbers for the engine  some of which are confusing because one poor
quality
> picture/drawing contradicts  another. I suppose what I may be seeing is
the
> differences between the 4  different engines covered in the reprint. I
wonder
> if I could get  input from the List members as to where I can get
additional
> detailed  information ( web site?) for my 1908 vintage 2 hp vertical
screen
> cooled Famous.
> The only awshit I have found to date is an old repair on the lower crank
pin
> box. It appears that at some time the shims were removed and the rod bolts
> were tightened to the point that the lower journal fractured as it was
drawn
> around the crankshaft. The break was brazed and refitted to the
crankshaft
> with babbitt. I repoured the babbitt and scraped the box to fit. What  do
you
> think is this a good repair, or should I try to find a replacement  crank
pin box
> #GB1060.
> Thank you for any help;
>
> Tom Bellar SW  Ohio
>
>
>
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