[SEL] pre 1900 engine

[Patrick Livingstone]

Great looking engine Russel. Will we see it at the Mudgee National in 2013?
Patrick


On 12/1/12 12:26 PM, "Russell" <russell at ncable.com.au> wrote:

> Some time back early in 2011 I posted a request for anyone with info to
> contact me in my hunt for a pre 1900 engine. ?? remember ........ lol. Yes you
> guest it the response was overwhelming.
> 
> Well thats not quite true I had emailed a couple of chaps of list with some
> possibilities of people to ring. I did make a few calls. Quite a learning
> experience when one asks about the real early stuff.
> Well after much contemplation and the moving out of some other hard ware I
> have found some space to include this engine to my collection.
> 
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/582151034yacoJF
> 
> My engine is an Atlas Oil engine made by E Humphries & Co Ld Engineers
> Pershore, number 153. It is currently the only known example. I is going to
> need some work for sure but I great project none the less. Picture supplied by
> Patrick Knight of engine 158 show the missing parts from my engine. How ever
> everyone who I have spoken to are at a loss to how the engine fires; it's
> correct ignition and pre heating set up. Documents read the engine is
> preheated to a point where the engine would run of the hot built heat. It has
> all the hormarks of a fuel system the same as a Hornsby Akroyd. Yet this
> engine has an ignitor (which I feel is not correct) that may possibly supposed
> to be there? Any ideas and thoughts are welcome. I am thinking perhaps some
> kind of hot tube assembly where it could be heated prior to starting. But the
> pic of engine 158 does not conclude this either. Maybe the front plate on mine
> may be non original?
> 
> regards Russ
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Patrick M Livingstone
0418 692013
Earlwood NSW
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