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Todays Project Stover hit and miss engine

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SilentUnicorn

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My good friend was recently given the old Stover Engine Model K, that was originally his Grandfathers. I have dated the engine to about 1914-15. the last time this is known to have run is around 40 years ago. Stored in the barn till now. I vote to keep it as is. Got some nice patina on it. This One still has the original cart, and came all tricked out with the cream separator pulley.

Today we did some minimal work to the governor (just de-crudding and loosening up linkages)- and fired it up. The gas tank had a swiz cheese bottom so we made do with a coffee can. Please don't laugh to hard.

The darn thing started and just kept running... and running.... and running.... til it ran out of gas. Must have run for over an hour. They do not build em like this anymore.

Videos and pics are here:
https://s815.photobucket.com/albums/zz79/SilentUnicorn/STOVER%20HIT%20MISS/

I know some you fellas will appreciate this.

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What a great little engine! I agree it's best not to restore it, especially with his family connection. I helped a friend restore an old Maynard that's been in his family since the early 1900's - he has the original paperwork including a bill of lading from one of Maine's narrow gauge railroads that delivered it. In retrospect I think we should have just refurbished it and kept it as it was.

Thanks.
 
Most excellent!
And you're right....many of us <span style="text-decoration: underline">would</span> appreciate something like this. Me especially.
 
Big like! I'm gonna get a hit and miss someday. I recently found out that there was one company here in my home town that made them. Now I gotta find one. those engines have gone outta sight value-wise. the stars are gonna have to align for me to afford one.
Great little engine. thanks for sharing.
 
I have one my dad gave me off of an old Bolens lawn mower/roller. The mower looked similar to this one in the photo. Unique thing about the Bolens, is it's air cooled. No water jacket, just a fan run by a flat leather belt. I'll have to take a picture of it. I think it's early 20s, maybe earlier.


 
coldplugs said:
What a great little engine! I agree it's best not to restore it, especially with his family connection. I helped a friend restore an old Maynard that's been in his family since the early 1900's - he has the original paperwork including a bill of lading from one of Maine's narrow gauge railroads that delivered it. In retrospect I think we should have just refurbished it and kept it as it was.

Thanks.
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I can't emphasize this any more clearly...

GO MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR!!!

Tho some bits of a <span style="font-style: italic">steam</span> engine may be scatter'd around HERE.
 
DrEntropy said:
GO MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR!!!

Tho some bits of a <span style="font-style: italic">steam</span> engine may be scatter'd around HERE.
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Is he into this stuff too?

I need an address or location. (PM?)

I saw a small steamboat over in Scribner's Mills last year & wondered if he'd restored his. This one was about 18 feet long. I think his was longer?
 
Most of his steam engines are scattered around. They'll end up down here before they're assembled, methinks.

There's an Elco electric tour boat on the lake he trailer'd up there a couple years back. That's a 30-footer, IIRC.
 
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