Not sure of the year of this engine, still haven't found a serial number anywhere. The flywheels, fuel pump, and ignitor trip place it around 1908, the strange thing is that it is also set up to accept a "Hot Tube" ignition, these were discontinued around 1906 or so I thought.

As you can see from the pictures there is a lot of work to be done to this one and I will be updating the site as work progresses.

This engine is missing the tag, hot tube assembly ( have already found one), needle valve for the carb, and the magneto bracket is broken off. Also the cylinder has a major crack in it and the piston has become one with the bore, just  your average everyday restoration project…...

12/08/06 - I used my tried and true method to remove the piston. Brute force! To get the piston out I disconnected the connecting rod and rotated the crank out of the way, I placed a 1/16" thick aluminum donut on top of the piston, on top of that I placed a piece of very (1 inch wall!) heavy wall steel pipe. With the engine sitting firmly on wood blocks I proceeded to persuade the piston out with a 20 pound sledge hammer. This method has worked for me on some of  the hardest stuck pistons I have seen. The important thing is directing the force to the outer edges of the piston so you don't pound the center of the piston out. Also the piece of sacrificial aluminum gives some protection to the piston.

I have toyed with the idea of fixing the broken cylinder myself and I have decided I'm going to send it out to Craig Anderson at Anderson Machine Craig straightened  the crankshaft in my plug oscillator 1.5HP Z and did a very good job of it.