[SEL] O5 Style Hornsby

[Dave Rotigel]

Russ' "knose" looks pretty much the same, so one picture should do!
	Dave

On Mar 25, 2011, at 5:02 AM, Alan wrote:

> Before and after pix?????
> Alan in Michigan
>
> --- On Fri, 3/25/11, rdhaskell at juno.com <rdhaskell at juno.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: rdhaskell at juno.com <rdhaskell at juno.com>
> Subject: Re: [SEL] O5 Style Hornsby
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 2:12 AM
>
>
> Yes Russell, pictures please.
>
> Ron Haskell
> rdhaskell at juno.com
> Riverside, California USA
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RonHaskell
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> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:33:44 +1100 Russell <russell at ncable.com.au>
> writes:
>> Gday to all
>> Some time ago, (like 4 or 5 years) I was able to do a deal on a 1905
>> 3.5hp 05 style hornsby portable oil engine.  Dad and I completed a
>> 3200 km round trip in 38 hours to Roma in Qld and back.  Well it was
>> 100% seized solid but pretty well complete.  Some considerable
>> damage to the water pump, rotten out bottom of the cooling tower.
>> Well although not quite yet completed I'm very close to trying to
>> start it up for the first time in many years. I spent countless
>> hours getting the engine pulled down. The piston was once again a
>> huge effort just in inself. The bore after cleaning up looks great,
>> piston and rings cleaned up very well and will be used as is. The
>> cooling tower now has a new bum thanks to dad, new plunger for the
>> water pump. Welded up the cast iron bottom end of the water pump and
>> re-alined the water pipes. Cleaned out years of crap from the
>> exhuast port; valve chest and pipe.. One new pare of glasses and 2
>> black eyes for letting go of the air intake valve while clea!
>>   ning it on a wire wheel; (it was not fun and I was pretty lucky to
>> only suffer that with a small chipped bone on my knose) freeing up
>> the side shaft and governing system was a team effort with a good
>> freind. Well it really is starting to look like a neat engine to say
>> the least. Will hopefully find some more spare time in the comming
>> weeks to finish of the feul system and she should be ready to try
>> and fire up.  regards Russell
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