[SEL] Wow ! Quite a find.

[Ralph Holt]

Yes, it is pretty large for a railcar engine. It is from a Sheffield rail car model 53.  I don't know much about railcars either just have this engine that I picked up in 1971 and hung on to it. It took me over 30 yrs just to find out what it was as it has no ID plate or anything on it to identify it and it seemed like no one had ever seen one like it before either. I have been told that F-M railcars engines are a bit rare. The number 1 railcar here is a Fairmont I guess but this engine looks bigger than any of them I have seen.

 

I told wrong about the HP it is listed as 8-13 not 8-14 HP. I'm hoping to get the worn rod bearing problem solved (crank looks good) and mount it on a Power King  tractor rolling frame just for the fun of it. It has adjustable rod bearings and they look a bit like replaceable inserts but all the babbitt is gone on one shell down to the brass, the other one looks good.

Ralph Holt

 


 
> From: edurand at mchsi.com
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 18:15:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Wow ! Quite a find.
> 
> Ralph:
> 
> I suppose you could say that your F-M 2-cycle railcar engine is a bit like a Maytag "motor" on steroids. :-)
> 
> I don't think I've ever seen an F-M railcar engine.
> 
> Take care - Elden
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
> > Behalf Of Ralph Holt
> > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 03:19 PM
> > To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > Subject: Re: [SEL] Wow ! Quite a find.
> 
> ......................snippety snip..........................
> 
> > I do have a Fairbanks Morse rail road motorcar 
> > engine with a steam condenser, 2 stroke, 8-14 HP, 
> > 4 3/4" bore X 4 3/4" stroke with 24" flywheels 
> > that I'm trying to restore. What I'm going to do 
> > about the worn rod bearing has me stumped right now.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I know how much everyone here just loves a nice 
> > stinky 2 stroke engine. :)
> 
> 
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