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JRD77VET
05-20-2017, 6:37pm
:dance:

I plumbed up the cooling system on the Olds with help from Roger, Tom and Gene. After we discovered a few leaks, I decided to run it.

We ran it for about a hour and I'm ecstatic to say it ran quite well.

Still have to take care of the leaks but it was sweet music to my ears.

Jeff


Olds Gasoline Engine Works No.5 Type A 5-7 hp first run in over 6 decades - YouTube



Olds Gasoline Engine Works No 5 Type A 5-7 hp first run in over 6 decades - YouTube
JRD77VET
05-20-2017, 7:10pm
That's got to be a great feeling!

Although I was disappointed with the leaks, the smooth running and powerful exhaust note made me smile all day.

The engine is at least 112 years old and still has almost all it's original parts. I put in new wiring ( actually correct vintage wiring ),a new spark plug and a fuel line into the tank were all that had to be replaced.

It was a VERY good day.
Jeff '79
05-20-2017, 7:41pm
I don't know jack shit about those, but it sure seems to be running like a top to me.
Congratulations !
:clap:
JRD77VET
05-20-2017, 7:44pm
I don't know jack shit about those, but it sure seems to be running like a top to me.
Congratulations !
:clap:

Thanks. It hardly has any wear to it except where the one cam arm rotates back and forth. ( Roger thinks they didn't oil that pivot point ). It has next to nothing for wear on the babbitt bearings or the cylinder wall.

It was never worked hard on the farm :seasix:
Jeff '79
05-20-2017, 7:45pm
Where are the leaks and how do they affect its operation?
mrvette
05-20-2017, 7:52pm
NEAT machinery....looks like it would be very much as home in an old flour mill like a friend owns on a creek he also owns up on the Md.W. Va. line his creek flows into the Potomac river.....Mill built back when Christ was new.....


The construction of it looks just like the gear that remains in the mill...same sort of vintage and maybe that engine is newer, but same construction details.....

I THINK the design is called 'Hit and Miss' which is why the large heavy wheels on it.....

:seasix:
JRD77VET
05-20-2017, 7:52pm
Where are the leaks and how do they affect its operation?

I had to tighten a couple pipe joints and I need to repack the mixer ( carb ) gland nut as it drips gas.

I will made either lead sheet or copper washers for the head nuts as they drip water and I had two small drips on the bottom of the tank.

I will run a screw with a rubber washer in each pinhole. ( visible in the rust discoloration in the 6:00 position on the tank )
Kerrmudgeon
05-20-2017, 10:41pm
That thing keeps a crazy beat! :cool:
mrvette
05-21-2017, 2:39am
That thing keeps a crazy beat! :cool:

My sis used to live in Pa. just off I 81 south of Carlisle and a few times I took the kids to some farm equipment shows that had all sorts of vintage machines like that running and on display....interesting shows for sure, in that they laid out all the progress of the industrial 'revolution'......

:datawiz:
Rob
05-21-2017, 4:52am
The guy that leaned in with the red rag and loose clothing scared me when get got over that flywheel.
JRD77VET
05-21-2017, 7:06pm
My sis used to live in Pa. just off I 81 south of Carlisle and a few times I took the kids to some farm equipment shows that had all sorts of vintage machines like that running and on display....interesting shows for sure, in that they laid out all the progress of the industrial 'revolution'......

:datawiz:

www.roughandtumble.org

The guy that leaned in with the red rag and loose clothing scared me when get got over that flywheel.

When Roger reached inside the flywheel, he adjusted the governor. You are extremely deliberate in your movements. Gene was the guy with the red rag, he wasn't that close.
MrPeabody
05-21-2017, 7:11pm
Very cool. It has an almost musical sound to it.:yesnod:
Jobaka
05-22-2017, 2:23pm
Very cool. It has an almost musical sound to it.:yesnod:

:iagree: Thomas could use that as percussion accompaniment on his Name That Tune vids. :Jeff '79:
StaticCling
05-22-2017, 4:50pm
Wonderful job Jeff, Congratulations!
JRD77VET
05-22-2017, 7:22pm
Very cool. It has an almost musical sound to it.:yesnod:

:iagree: Thomas could use that as percussion accompaniment on his Name That Tune vids. :Jeff '79:

So Thomas, three minutes of rhythm enough? :seasix:
WOEII
05-23-2017, 2:43pm
Smooth! Very nice! :seasix:
JRD77VET
05-23-2017, 7:04pm
Smooth! Very nice! :seasix:

:cert:

Roger commented on how nice it ran too. His Dad bought it the 70s not running so it was music to my ears to hear it runs so nice.

I just have to work on my technique on getting it started easily :lol: