[SEL] Goold Shapley Muir

[Tim Christoff]

Who is the expert on these engines?  I picked up one today and know nothing
more than what is in the BYB and what is on the tag.  It is a 1 1/2 hp
square tank upright with ignitor.  It says it was made in Brantford Canada
but has a hand hole cover on it that says Ideal.  It looks to be fully
complete and with  just a bit of oil on a few moving parts I do think it
would fire up.  Also would like to know what the color should be, this one
is painted Red.

Tim Christoff
Basehor Kansas


> [Original Message]
> From: <cgandree at mchsi.com>
> To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: 10/18/2008 5:07:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Red Bronze question
>
> Hey Pete I ve got the perfect solution for your matching the red bronze. 
> Buy your self a cheap pair of rosie red sunglasses and you won't see the 
> difference mate.
> Curt
>
>
> ----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
> From:    "Peter Lowe" <plowe at exemail.com.au>
> To:      "ATIS" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>, "Oldengine.org"
<stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
> Subject: [SEL] Red Bronze question
> Date:    Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:24:08 +0000
>
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I bought a fuel pump casting for my R&V vertical (thanks to friends in 
> > California) and it is cast from what our friends across the pond call
'Red 
> > Bronze".
> > Now I guess that some of you would say that brass is brass and bronze
is bronze, 
> > no.
> > All the bronze I have here is slightly darker than normal brass, but
this 
> > casting has a red tinge to it.
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/my%20fuel%20pump.htm
> > I had to drill three holes into the casting to create the bypass tube
as no core 
> > was used when casting the pump. The original R&V pump had a core to
create this 
> > bypass when casting.
> > The 3 holes I drilled, 1/4", need to be plugged up. Does anyone have
any 5/16" 
> > red brass rod about 10" long they want to sell?
> > If I use the bronze I have here you will see the plug hole, does it
matter you 
> > say, well to me it does !!! ;-)
> > 
> > Now. if I had some aussie bronze and melted it down, could I add some
copper to 
> > increase the redness???
> > 
> > If anyone can help please contact me here OFF LIST:
> > plowe at exemail.com.au
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards
> > Peter Lowe
> > R&V Engine Registrar
> > Australia
> > Ph: 61-266453455
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rvpage.htm
> > http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rv-register.htm
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