My Very Own Engine

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September/October 1996
Rory Esch 
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I have big plans for the 80 this winter. I would like to find lugs for the rear drivers and to do a complete restoration. I would really like to find out what year this engine was built. Unfortunately, the serial number tag is missing and all I have to work with is the boiler number. Mr. Sommer claims the engine is a 1923 model, but I would like to confirm this somehow. I am told the later 80s were fitted with a Gould balanced valve, and my engine does have a Gould valve. If anyone has information on this, I would really appreciate it.

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I would like to thank everyone who helped make this dream of mine come true. Chuck, Herb, Ralph, Phil, Fred, Dean, the Garitys my parents, and especially my companion in life, my wife Marcia. Marcia has been absolutely wonderful through all of this. She was always willing to go on my wild goose chases to look at engines. Now, she is always willing to go to the shows with me. She actually enjoys helping out on the engine. She has even taken on the job of starting the fire in the morning while I grease and oil everything. I guess you could say that we are the proud owners of our very own engine!

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