[SEL] Olds engine register

[Michael Young]

Peter,

I would be interested in knowing myself.  I have an interest in them as I 
have two early engines and for a few years anyway was recording serial 
numbers and trying to unravel their secrets - but by no way was/is it a 
register.  Olds engines are hard to date exactly as their are no factory 
details that have survived into preservation that I know of.  I've figured 
out that B prefixed Type A engines are the Olds Gas Power engines with the 
trumpet type carb. The early ones didn't have the B pre-fix - e.g. the 
engine featured in TOMM a months or so back was real early but probably not 
as old as that guy thinks.  The B pre fix engines run from 1905ish to 1910. 
After that they became Seager engines and had a serial number with a D pre 
fix.  I think the later Rumley engines may have had an F pre fix.  Some of 
this is straight from my memory. If a little bit of knowledge is dangerous - 
then thats me - so be warned!    Since maybe there is no register, you might 
be the man to start one - now that all bar one or two of the R&Vs on the 
planet have been accounted for.  What little information I have is yours, 
incl. cattledogs, parts books etc.

Regards,

             Mike Young


----- 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>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: [SEL] Olds engine register


> Hi all
>
> Is anyone runnning an Olds Register???
>
> Regards
> Peter Lowe
> R&V Engine Registrar
> Australia
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rvpage.htm
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