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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 8)

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, 8) and Fantastic Price. :wink:

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. :twisted:

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. :twisted:
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) 8)
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. 8)
http://www.hitnmiss.com/index.html

Ken. :)