Is this a Stanley steamer engine3/19/2019 Steven P Williams Mrwilliamswhirlingwheels@yahoo.com Is this a Stanley steamer engine? I am searching for information regarding this particular engine. Is this indeed a Stanley steamer engine? DOES IT HAVE ANY GREAT VALUE?Thus far I cannot get a straight answer from anyone. Any and all responses are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration. Steven P Williams Gold Bar,Washington My files are too big. Can I send photos to an email box?
2 Comments
4/3/2019 02:49:45 pm
Not a Stanley, not a White that I know of but I don' know what an early White engine looks like, not a Locomobile engine made by Mason, not a Locomobile engine made by Locomobile, Not a Mobile, Not a Grout, Not a Toledo. These companies maybe built 90% (my guess) of the steam cars in America. You are now down to the smallest of companies for who might have made the engine. An unknown (by me) engine. It does still have some value for guys who like to play steam though but not the same value as an engine with a known pedigree. Good luck.
Ron Rogers
4/4/2019 02:53:08 pm
Agreeing with everything Ben said above and adding: It doesn't look like any other engine I've seen. However there are some features that were used by Whitney, The crosshead guides and crosshead design are very Mason like. Geo Whitney designed Marine engines, when he applied for patent on this engine design, it was refereed to as a "marine" style engine. The upper valve guide bearings (two nubs on top of the steam chest) are marine engine influence. The unusual thing is the large sprocket on the crank, this blocked the installation of the spreader bar on the bottom - the bar used to adjust the main bearings, the large sprocket indicates that the engine was used for some sort of high speed application - possibly a racer? Another unusual thing is it looks like this may have been installed laying down with the brackets on the cylinder heads. Leave a Reply. |
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