[SEL] New FM at Vista Ca.

[frank skinner]

Jim;

Those F/M's are easy to work on & run well, that engine probably needs 

 little to make her fire up, I've re-activated them that were laid up

6 to 10 years with very little effort,starting air is 250 PSI btw

Qiuncy 325's or 340's are the very best for the job, they will

actuall pump close to 600 PSI.

Quincy 325's & 340's are the standard of the tugboat industry.

        Franklin S. Skinner 
    Marine Surveyor & Consultant 
3428 Talon Court Wilmington NC 28409 
       34'10.9 North 74'52.4 West 
PH 910-791-8870 Cell 910-612-7470



 
> From: jd.kirkes at verizon.net
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:23:14 -0700
> Subject: Re: [SEL] New FM at Vista Ca.
> 
> Hi Bruce,
> 
> I am part of the team that will be getting it running. We 
> have a lot to do before it becomes functional. some of the 
> things are;
> 
> Remove all of the grout from the leveling screw holes and 
> clean out the threads.
> Level the engine with respect to the generator, this will 
> take a while as both units total about 50 tons.
> Grout the engine and the generator mounts.
> Remake all of the nuts that go through the flange that 
> connect the engine to the generator. These were torched off 
> by the riggers that moved the machine. They also damaged 
> the bolts these nuts go onto. Repairing these will be a big 
> job.
> Make a new cooling system from scratch as Edison threw away 
> the old one years ago.
> Plumb this up to air system. The existing air system nay 
> need additional reservoir capacity in addition to what is 
> already there.
> 
> Probably be some other things that have not surfaced yet. I 
> think it will take at least year of weekends to get the 
> engine running and that may be optomistic.
> 
> Jim
> 
> Jim and Diane Kirkes
> jd.kirkes at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Younger" <sluggo54 at hotmail.com>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:43 AM
> Subject: [SEL] New FM at Vista Ca.
> 
> 
> 
> Wait 'til you hear that sweetie run, Ron. They are so 
> quiet - well, except for the stack music. If you have any 
> influence in the matter, try to get them to start it up once 
> before the exhaust system is hooked up!
> 
> This gaggle of engines is in Lathrop, MO, salvaged from the 
> old Pattonsburg, MO powerhouse. The old town of Pattonsburg 
> was abandoned after the floods of '93, and moved to higher 
> ground. Read the story in this GEM article of how the 
> engines came to be where they are. No sweeter music 
> anywhere.
> 
> http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/gas-engines/Salute-to-a-Dream.aspx
> 
> Bruce Younger
> 
> 05G HHC 313 RR Bn 3/67-4/68
> 
> Madison, SD
> 
> sluggo54 at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> "There is no hunting like the hunting of a man and those 
> that have hunted
> armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything 
> else thereafter."
> 
> E. Hemingway
> 
> 
> 
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