You can hear the Ol' Girl "Sucking Wind"!... I love how they make that "Pop" Noise when the Exhaust Valve opens..... That thing would sit there and run for decades as long as She had Grease, Oil, and Fuel....
That's the intake valve anti-flutter device. Normally it has a cap which causes a vacuum that stops the woodpeckering, the cap was left off in case adjustments were needed. You can see all this on the very front of the cylinder head.
Now that the engine is more dialed in its actually not too difficult for one guy to start it. I'll post a start-up video in the future. Thanks for watching!
I don't understand how the machine works but it's beautiful to make it work again after all these years ! Bravo et bon travail from France !👍
I worked as a marine engineer for over 37 years and if ever an engine could be called alive it is this one!
You can hear the Ol' Girl "Sucking Wind"!... I love how they make that "Pop" Noise when the Exhaust Valve opens..... That thing would sit there and run for decades as long as She had Grease, Oil, and Fuel....
In Tasmania drinking rum a little Mary Jane and thinking I really need one of these !
Two.
I heard it is nice place visit Tasmania...but a devil to live there.
These Machines never stop , They only go into enforced slumber , Awaiting some one to awaken them .
Great job recovering this engine.
Great to see/hear this engine.
My grandmother s brother was an engineer and machinist at F-M 1895 - 1940
15 HP but enough torque to spin the world
Genius from a bygone age indeed !
Congratulation's and thank you for sharing, what an amazing engine !!😍
I've never seen an electric version before!
Usually hot bulb.
Explains the lack of needing a torch.
Gigantic.
Massive foundry job to produce.
Heavy and stationary.
To make 15 hp
Yeah but you have to wonder how much torque, it must be insane..... and they would deliver it for decades at a time with minimal upkeep.
Wow. That is beautiful
Nice engine
Needs a hit of coffee ☕️
Hit and misses are fun..love em. 1908 Royal Monarch own.. caretaker.
Not a hit and miss but a four cycle engine.
@lonnybruce9407 my hit and miss IS a four cycle....so is the one in the video.
Nice to see these historic engines were preserved, where did they end up?
Think of how much iron ore was mined from the Mesabi range in northern Minnesota to make engines like this. Has to weigh a ton.
What was the small thing doing, that suonded like
"a woodpiker" on top of the cylinderhead ?? Was it some kind of ignition system ??
That's the intake valve anti-flutter device. Normally it has a cap which causes a vacuum that stops the woodpeckering, the cap was left off in case adjustments were needed. You can see all this on the very front of the cylinder head.
Yabut, what does it actually do?
It's just spinning those giant flywheels.
My Dad may have helped to build this?
Wondering, after everything is sorted out and adjusted, would it be possible for one man to start the engine alone?
JIM ❤
Now that the engine is more dialed in its actually not too difficult for one guy to start it. I'll post a start-up video in the future. Thanks for watching!
How much torque?
where do you get parts for something like this?
I would assume if a part failed, you’d have to have something custom-made, probably using the old part as a pattern to create a new one
Any store that sells them 😅😅
Minimal horsepower, infinite torque
Mejor que vendan esos hierros viejos por chatarra, le sacan mas provecho si o no.
Do away with the talking and it would be my new go to bed white noise