[SEL] Olds engine register

[Peter Lowe]

Hi Mike
NO, I am not wanting to get into Olds engines, but there is a guy who 
contacted me here in Oz that IS interested.

Peter.





> 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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