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    1886 Benz

    Marcin I am not sure what your needing. Is it the stroke of the crankshaft that your wanting. Hilij I have no plans I gave all my notes to a guy and he may try to put some together if he does I will post them here .
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    1886 Benz

    Marcin yes this engine is 4 stroke. Hilij I will try to find the gear info.
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    1886 Benz

    Thanks Dave and vascon, vascon, I don't have a breakdown of cost or even a total. There is a guy on the yahoo horseless carriage builders group that built a quad and I believe he would gladly help you. He goes by the name stu martyn. you can join the group it is HCRBUILDERSGROUP. If this...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Hi guys. I built a cart, water tank,fuel tank and installed the new crank throw. Here are some pictures and a video of it running out in the sun for the first time. most of the noise you here is the gears. I don't think they like each other.The big gear I found and the little gear I built The...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Chuck I just sawed the pipe as close as I could to size then welded the 4 peices together to make a box. Then put it up on the mill and trued it up. The miter cuts took a little thinking to set them up. If you need some help with this part let me know and I will take some pictures. It was a...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks guys. Don I plan on bringing this engine and a few more stop by and say hi. Jeroen you dont put a engine like this on your fireplace you replace your fireplace with it :big Here is a picture of the new crank throw compared to the old. I believe this will fix that knock. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Hi guys. I got my engine running :bow:. It is running with a sparkplug for now. I will work on the flame ignition later. show season is just about here and I would like to have this engine running. Work just keeps slowing this project down. Here is a video of the first start. Tom Here is the...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Bill I have it all apart now so I weighed the parts and it came to 365 lbs. ::) Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Hi guys. Just an up date. I have most of the parts rough built and now its time to disassemble it and finish the parts. I am going to build a cart to mount it on and assemble it on it. Here is some pictures of what it looks like now. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks guys Here is some more pictures. The first one shows the parts that will have the valve in them for the carry flame and the fuel & air intake. The valve housing asymbled. Standing over 4 foot tall.
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    The weather got bad and work slowed up so I'm back to work on this engine. Here is a picture of the parts that make up the cylinder.The liner is welded to the head then the water jacket is slid over it and welded to the head and the coolent in and out bosses are welded to the outside of the...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks Rick and Rustranch The flywheel is the real deal. I found it at a gas engine show and had to have it.It is cast iron and weighs 124 lbs. 30 inch dia.
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks Matt, Jeroen Jeroen I have a 1316 swivel Wellsaw that is a pleasure to use.I have never regretted buying it. Work has pick up and slowed the work on this engine but I have managed to get a little done.
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    1886 Benz

    Bob no plains or drawings. But lots of pictures if you go to my photobucket site. Here is one more picture I took the outher day I think it the best so far. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks guys. I do appreciate your support. Kustumkb If I get this done before winter is over I plain on just setting in front of the fireplace with my comp. and watch you guys build. ;D Compspecial Lawson and Lauson was two different company's. There is little known of Samuel Lawson after...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks. I got some more done on the base its just tack together. I am thinking about rounding over the edges or something. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks guys. Here is some pictures of part of the base. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    I got some more done. I cut the window in the side and wrapped it with a 5/16 rod and welded it on. Bored a hole in the back side and welded a sleeve in it and bored it to fit the main bearing and then spent a couple hours grinding and buffing.I also got part of the sub base done and the...
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Thanks guys. I am trying to build this with what I have laying around so I may have to weld several pieces together to get where I need to be, like in these pictures. Tom
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    1889 Welch & Lawson Engine

    Here are some more. a little cutting. a lot of heat and some work with with a hammer some more welding. and some more turning.
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