[SEL] Walking beam Alamo

Rob Skinner rskinner at rustyiron.com
Thu Nov 13 14:40:48 PST 2008


On Nov 13, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Jim O'Hagan wrote:

> I have a chance to buy ,what we be leave to be an old Alamo  
> engine..I'll get
> some measurements so we can determine the HP. `'It looks like the  
> one on
> page 16 in the Wendle A.G.E. book[lower right corner]. If some one  
> had any
> pictures or paper on those engines I would love a copy. It's a "Bones"
> engine missing a bunch, but more complete than some others that I  
> have seen
> saved. It has  a crescent shaped weight that pivots on a bolt in one  
> of the
> spokes of the flywheel that acts as the govnr. ,No bolt hub on  
> flywheel,
> walking beam rocker arm,  valve chest cast to side of head, intake  
> on top,
> exhaust under the chest, both missing. The missing ignitor bolts
> horizontally to the same chest.I don't have a scanner, but will try  
> to take
> a digital picture of the one photograph that I have and pass it on  
> if some
> one would like a picture.   Thank you, Jimmy O'Hagan,415 892 0236
>

Take a look at the Holland's Alamo:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Alamo/Thumbnails.html











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