June - July 2019

Gas Engine Magazine

Where yesterday’s farm engines come to life

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Preserving History
It never ceases to amaze me how information on the old engines we collect and preserve continues to come forward. The world around us is evolving and changing at a dizzying pace, especially as it relates to information. New digital technologies conti
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Flywheel Forum
I read with much interest the article on the ACME/S.M. Jones gas engines (Gas Engine Magazine, December/January 2018). There are several of these engines running. These are 10hp geared units and are used to pump wells, generally two wells at a time.
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What Is An Oil Field Engine?
Just what IS an oil field engine? The simplest answer is, any engine used in the oil fields. Makes sense, of course, and when we talk about oil field engines, I think a certain picture comes to mind; something a bit crude and rugged, and of course co
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A conundrum: A circa-1926 14hp Hercules Economy S engine
Seventy-two-year-old Bill Kruize of Donnelly, Minnesota, doesn’t really search for odd experiences, but he does seem to find them. Once, he bought eight gasoline engines for the price of a couple of tanks of gas for your car. Another time, he and his
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Coolspring Spotlight
Star gas and gasoline engines were manufactured starting in the early 1890s in New York City by Jackson A. and Eugene Homan. Horizontal engines were built in eight sizes from 1 to 25 horsepower, and a vertical design was offered in 2 horsepower. Earl
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Starting From The Ground Up
When he got interested in antique stationary engines, Emil Knish started at the bottom – a pile of scrap at his dad’s scrapyard. There, he found a mud-covered mass. It turned out to be a Type 92 Maytag gas engine. The engine had been buried in the mu
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Patent Page
Was this the world’s first overhead cam engine design? From the little we can find, it just may have been. Patented by engineer J.W. Raymond, San Francisco, California, in 1892, it preceded the overhead camshaft Springfield Model A, produced by Sprin
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Gas Engine Magazine
From start to finish, Peter Rooke’s newly revised, easy-to-follow narrative will impress and educate both new and experienced hobbyists with exhaustive coverage of the process. In 112 pages, Rooke meticulously leads you from stripping an engine throu
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LINE UP SHOWS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Antique Artisan & Machinery Fair 2019 @ Western Museum of Mining and Industry (I-25, EXIT 156), North of Colorado Springs, CO. Aug. 10 & 11, 2019 to be combined with Pikes Peak Antique Machinery Days. Setup Aug. 9th. Engines and tractors by Front Ran
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Classifieds
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