[SEL] Moving engines for Christmas

[Patrick Livingstone]

Some more pics of the move:
My supervisor:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Stover/garage2011dec%20012.jp
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The angle makes this look worse than it is but there is no way the engine
will go under the carport:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Stover/garage2011dec%20013.jp
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The clearance in the front part of the garage is a little tight as well:
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Stover/garage2011dec%20016.jp
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Patrick


On 21/12/11 1:13 AM, "Rob Skinner" <rob at rustyiron.com> wrote:

> 
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 2:37 AM, Patrick Livingstone wrote:
> 
>> Moving engines for Christmas
>> As a Christmas present to myself I brought another of my favourite engines
>> out of storage in the weekend. The throttle governed YC Stover has not been
>> touched since its last rally in September 2009.
>> Once in its new home is started first pull. You cannot ask for more than
>> that.
>> The only problem I had is the height of the engine. It is too tall to go
>> under the carport on the trailer so I had to unload it at the end of the
>> driveway and my wife and I pushed it to the garage.
>> The Stover just clears the doorway and the front part of the garage with the
>> muffler removed:
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Stover/garage2011dec%20001.jpg
>> 
>> I have swapped the Austral and Stover around so that the taller engine now
>> has more headroom.
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Stover/garage2011dec%20002.jpg
>> 
>> It also placed my two 1917 engines end to end:
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/austral1874/garage2011dec%2000
>> 3.jpg 
>> <http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/austral1874/garage2011dec
>> 003.jpg> 
>> 
>> Merry Christmas to all on the lists.
> 
> Fun stuff, Patrick.
> Merry Christmas to you, too.
> 
> Rob
> 
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Patrick M Livingstone
0418 692013
Earlwood NSW
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