[SEL] New Years crankup ??

[Mike Royster]

and oddly enough, the 4 Lorenz engines Harry and I just brought over are 
serial numbers 101,102,103 and 104.  Is this good that they are so old 
Arnie?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Royster" <steve_royster at hotmail.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] New Years crankup ??


>
> Larry ,  the registry was once open for all to seen and enjoy, until one 
> day I send in pics and numbers for my Lorenz........ At that point  the 
> keeper of the registry realized my Lorenz was the fairest of them all, 
> even prettier than Sophia....... then the registry disappeared into 
> invisibleness so no longer could anyone see that grand registry or my 
> beautiful engine.  so so sad.  Maybe we should start a counter list! My 
> brother got a copy of Arnies notes that day he slept through Belgium and 
> most of Holland.  ps keep this under your hat,  Steve
>
>> From: langer5 at sympatico.ca
>> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:51:15 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] New Years crankup ??
>>
>> George - that Lorenz of yours is sure a sweet running machine. - - As far
>> as the well maintained Lorenz registry produced and published by that
>> infamous European traveler Arnie, well I have searched high and low and 
>> have
>> determined that he has written all those many pages in invisible ink. I 
>> did
>> see with my own eyes, hour upon hour of dedicated time, to climbing over,
>> around, under, and through all kinds of rusty memorabilia with pen and
>> notebook in hand supposedly making known to the engine collectors of the
>> world the long awaited information from the Data plates of these great 
>> Czech
>> engines. But Alas, is the year 2010 going to be another year where we
>> wait!!!!! and wait!!!!! and wait!!!! only to be disappointed yet 
>> again??????
>>
>> Larry Anger
>> 163926 Brownsville Rd.
>> R.R. 3 Tillsonburg, Ontario
>> Canada N4G 4G8
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Best, George" <George_Best at adp.com>
>> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] New Years crankup ??
>>
>>
>> >I posted a message on the 1st, but it never showed up on SEL, so here it
>> >again.
>> >
>> > I ran my 4hp (large version) Lorenz for a few minutes on the 1st. It's
>> > the one engine I have where I can walk into the barn and within a few
>> > seconds have it running. Almost always starts on the first pull of the
>> > flywheel which is to trip the magneto.
>> >
>> > I've got other engines that would also start easy, but they all need
>> > batteries and coils hooked up and I don't keep batteries with the 
>> > engines.
>> > Plus they also would need some fuel as I don't keep gas in their tanks 
>> > as
>> > well.
>> >
>> > The old trusty Lorenz is the one I keep gas in just in case I want to 
>> > run
>> > a engine for myself or to show to a visitor.
>> >
>> > This is the second oldest Lorenz that I know of in the USA.
>> > I'm sure Arnie could quickly confirm this or not with that Lorenz 
>> > registry
>> > he maintains so well. ;-)
>> >
>> > There is a youtube clip I posted 3 years ago of this engine running, 
>> > just
>> > search for "4hp Lorenz". Can't post the youtube link at the moment, 
>> > since
>> > I'm at work and youtube is one of the many sites they block access to 
>> > from
>> > work. Wonder why? ;-)
>> >
>> > George
>> >
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