[SEL] A new toy finally home

[Alan]

Patrick, That is a very lovely engine as is.
It would not be nearly as attractive in you un-built it. IMHO
 
Alan in Michigan

--- On Sun, 3/25/12, Patrick Livingstone <patrick.livingstone at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Patrick Livingstone <patrick.livingstone at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] A new toy finally home
To: "ATIS" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 6:33 PM


The short story on the converted engines:
R-T started making engines with a vertical (no.51) in c1906. They then built
both vertical and horizontal pushrod engines with a belt driven governor.
The later pushrod engines had a shaft driven flyball governor.
These engines were not very successful so in August 1908 Ronaldson-Tippett
started making sideshaft engines based on Carters Patent (as seen with
Blackstone engines). The first sideshaft engine was No.217.
To recoup some of the money spent building the pushrod engines a handful
were rebuilt as sideshaft engines in 1911. It is not known if these are
engines that were never sold, bought back or traded in.
All of the converted engines bear evidence of their previous existence. Mine
has the mounting holes for the cam gear and cutouts in the engine bed to
allow for the gear on one side and the water pump eccentric on the other.
The cylindrical muffler inboard of the cooling tower is also different than
the 'standard' Austral.
How do I know what the original engine number is?
Well R-T always left the original numbers on the big end bearing. They have
a long history of refurbishing engines so they left the original number,
hidden, so they could easily identify an engine if it came back to the
factory for a rebuild. My engine's original number is 182.
The thought is there to un-rebuild the engine but it has been in its current
form for over 100 years and runs very, very sweet. It is a pretty unusual
engine in its current form but I may look at the logistics of un-rebuilding
it in a few years.
Patrick

Patrick M Livingstone
0418 692013
Earlwood NSW
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html



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