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New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:50 pm
by endmill
Picked this Fairbanks-Morse ZC52s up this summer for $100.00 got some parts missing but good starter.
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:24 pm
by Harold_V
Amazing. At this point in time I'd expect it would be hard to find them.
Nice find!
Harold
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:39 pm
by hammermill
if they are like the maytag engines i bought a few years back, secindary market parts are pretty common as is info after you get to know the folks in the hobby
get it fixed up and it will be a treasure!
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:09 pm
by endmill
Hopefully this is my first one, the next one will only get BIGGER
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:17 pm
by hammermill
after lugging a few big ones around and loading with the power lift gate i like the smaller ones.
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:38 pm
by ken572
endmill,
Very Cool purchase,
and Fantastic Price.
I found these and hope they will be helpful to you:
Fairbanks-Morse : Engines 1912 (54p)
http://archive.org/details/fairbanksmorseen00cana
Effect of varying compression on the efficiency of a
Fairbanks-Morse horizontal gas engine 1910 (90p)
http://archive.org/details/effectofvaryingc00berg
Ken.
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:54 pm
by GlennW
Nice find!
Hopefully, parts are not too hard to find for it.
A guy could never have too many old engines
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:54 pm
by endmill
Thanks everyone, if I can found the carb that will be the main thing, I would think I can make the rocker parts , just another project to ad to the list.
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:42 pm
by ken572
endmill wrote:Thanks everyone, if I can found the carb that will be the main thing, I would think I can make the rocker parts , just another project to ad to the list.
endmill,
Check out this site and scroll down and click on the drawing
and photo links and also
great carb drawings.
Harry/s Old Engine #3 (Web Site) (GREAT)
Fairbanks, Morse and Company. 1918
http://www.old-engine.com/fairbank.htm
Ken.
Re: New to me.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 9:49 pm
by ken572
endmill,
Also 2012/2013 parts catalog.
http://www.hitnmiss.com/index.html
Ken.