Re: 10 HP engine
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: January 25, 2005 12:58PM
<HTML>Hi Gary,,,The 685 is the engine #,,,,the 0 just is a easy way to tell what engine is being referd to when ordering parts,etc,,,There seems to be little [ no] relation of eng # to vin no,,,,I have 2 original side pieces of an ex body,, Everything was replaced when it was restored,,If this is of any interest,let me know, Lets see,,,Piston clearence is .006 and .002 ,,,Interesting,,Has anyone ever heard of a Stanley built as a custom w/ no superheat,, for an old sawmill owner who refused to believe in superheat,,unlikely,,,BUT??? The groves are called water groves,,,Be prepared to make new pistons,,,the old ones MAY be hollow or ribed on the inside, so if you cut ring groves you may cut into a void,,Trying to save the piston rods would be a higher priorty I think,,,The tuning fork con-rods are a especial point of worry,,,They are highly stressed and have a high failure rate ,check for cracks etc,,and of course ,with our modern advanced living,,we can no longer get Bilodou Bearing Co in the old Chickering Piano building on the corner of Mass Av and Washington St { Boston] to grind the races and fit ovresize balls ,,,Does anyone have access to a Heald grinder?? Made in Worcester Mass. ,, Good luck,, ,,Ben</HTML>