AmishMike
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Picked this up years ago, I am guessing it is like 1-2 hp. Any ideas?
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Help identifying old engine
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Russ2251
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REO or R. E. Olds.
Same guy that came up with Oldsmobile.
Guessing it was produced in early '50's.
Same guy that came up with Oldsmobile.
Guessing it was produced in early '50's.
AmishMike
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Thanks Russ! Now to figure out which one it is. Looks like a 404 (will check casting numbers in the morning when I get back to the shop.) which means 1.25 hp.
So, now I need an old toboggin for a frame, and some 12-16" bicycle wheels........ a 10 tooth drive gear and about an 88 tooth driven sprocket......
So, now I need an old toboggin for a frame, and some 12-16" bicycle wheels........ a 10 tooth drive gear and about an 88 tooth driven sprocket......
Denny
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Yup, you guessed right! That is indeed an old motor. However I have no idea what it may be. But I think it may be earlier than 1950s. More like 1930s. Off a washing machine due to the low profile, but not Maytag. Maytags had a step starter.
Russ2251
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No guessing. It is what it is.
Not from the '30's. First one appeared late '40's at the earliest.
Not much good for anything but its original intent, and it wasn't washing machines.
Internal ratio limits PTO speed to ½ that of crankshaft.
A standard centrifugal clutch would be useless.
Not from the '30's. First one appeared late '40's at the earliest.
Not much good for anything but its original intent, and it wasn't washing machines.
Internal ratio limits PTO speed to ½ that of crankshaft.
A standard centrifugal clutch would be useless.
Denny
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If I may inquire what was it’s original intent? Because I have seen that style on a washer. And it was not a Maytag.
karl
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Denny
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Werry eenteresting! As Col. Klink would say! I never knew any of that stuff.
Russ2251
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"I have seen that style on a washer. And it was not a Maytag."
Link?
Link?
Rat
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That engine would be worth cleaning up and getting fully functional as well as pretty again and pawn off to a collector... but nothing more really.
Even without the internal PTO reduction to consider, anything under 3hp is useless as a back pocket on a t-shirt for anything rideable, and 3 hp is only fun if you're 8-13 years old JMHO
Even without the internal PTO reduction to consider, anything under 3hp is useless as a back pocket on a t-shirt for anything rideable, and 3 hp is only fun if you're 8-13 years old JMHO