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    Sticky: Freddie, I have a lot of OMC motors in my...

    Freddie,

    I have a lot of OMC motors in my collection but no motors or loose parts to sell. Sorry.
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    Sticky: Hi Dick... Sorry I am a late reader of your...

    Hi Dick... Sorry I am a late reader of your latest offering in this thread. I am responding to your question on the availability of an original exhaust elbow pattern that will work with your remake...
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    Dale and Wayne, the Walgrave 6-cylinder Looper I...

    Dale and Wayne, the Walgrave 6-cylinder Looper I have in my collection was originally made for and sold to Wayne Walgrave so it doesn't sound like the subject motor.
  4. Al, thanks for the kind words. Regarding the time...

    Al, thanks for the kind words. Regarding the time one could can spend in my museum, I have a story to tell. In 2012, Bob Goller came for a visit. He asked me if he could borrow a stool and spend some...
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    Dale, thank you for posting some of the pictures...

    Dale, thank you for posting some of the pictures you took during your recent visit to my museum. I sure enjoyed the time you spent here. For those that are not familiar with my facility, I am a...
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    Brandon, do not use force. I have seen too many...

    Brandon, do not use force. I have seen too many old motors with bent and/or broken connecting rods, broken bronze roller bearing carriers, etc. You have to realize that castor oil residue is a great...
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    Sticky: Dick, Owen was a great guy and lots of fun to...

    Dick,

    Owen was a great guy and lots of fun to chat with. He sure was proud of what you have achieved and very interested in what you were doing. I'm sure he is still with you in spirit. My...
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    This is the port-side cylinder head from a...

    This is the port-side cylinder head from a Johnson model PO-15 motor (22.5 hp... not a racing model). The head assembly contains a compression release valve (the hole at the top of the picture is the...
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    Get Your Registrations In Early...

    Thanks for getting this started, Gene. I think it is important for those of us who plan to attend to register early and thereby help the Reunion Committee in the planning of the event. My...
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    One additional piece of information

    I measured the distance from the center of the float bowl to the center of the overflow standpipe on the two original Carter carburetors that came off the Walgrave 6-cylinder Looper and both were 3/4...
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    I have a Bruce Nicholson built motor that is...

    I have a Bruce Nicholson built motor that is essentially the same as the subject motor (I believe this one was used by Denny Henderson to win the PRO 250 hydro national championship in 1992). It uses...
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    Paul, Hope you had the happiest of birthdays and...

    Paul, Hope you had the happiest of birthdays and that you and Diane got to celebrate all day long! Thanks again to both of you for all of the hard work you have put into your website. It is a...
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    Antique Racing Cylinder Head Question???

    I am restoring a 1931 Elto Super C Racer (model 610) and found the initials "MAR" stamped into both the cylinder heads on the exhaust manifold faces. Would anyone have an idea of who that might be?...
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    For anyone interested in seeing Tim's motor, my...

    For anyone interested in seeing Tim's motor, my 2009 Antique Outboard Motor Club swap meet is scheduled for October 24th and will be located in Byron, Michigan (between Lansing and Detroit).
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    Bill, I certainly appreciate your comments on my...

    Bill, I certainly appreciate your comments on my write-up... especially because you were so heavily involved in the RB class. I try to document as much history as I can get on every motor I get for...
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    Given the problems Marshall encountered with the...

    Given the problems Marshall encountered with the 60 cubic inch LF motor, that undoubtedly discouraged any interest in the 80 cube LX that is listed on the chart.
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    Wayne, thanks for the pic of the letter. I will...

    Wayne, thanks for the pic of the letter. I will most certainly put a copy of that with my documentation on the 8-cylinder Konig. Roger Dykehouse gave me a set of Konig specs from 1969 (the type used...
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    Dave, my take on the flywheel is that the use of...

    Dave, my take on the flywheel is that the use of an HRA version was was more related to what fit the crank that Harry Harden used as opposed to what the primary "donor" motor was. I went out and...
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    Frank, when I talked to Harry Harden last year,...

    Frank, when I talked to Harry Harden last year, his memory seemed quite fuzzy on some of the "facts" about this motor. While he seemed to have a quick answer to when was it built ("either 1968 or...
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    Setting the record straight on the Yamato kilo LU

    J-Dub, thanks for asking. I went back through my correspondence with Jim McKean looking for your answer and found my earlier statement to be quite erroneous. The only world kilo speed record set with...
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    This GRM motor was also raced by the Thirlby PRO...

    This GRM motor was also raced by the Thirlby PRO racing team after purchasing it from Guiseppi Rossi.

    Back to the prior Yamato motor for a second... this special kilo lower unit was the very one...
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    Sam, the reason I put "HE" on the card under...

    Sam, the reason I put "HE" on the card under "Model No." is because that is what is stamped on the motor crankcase (i.e., serial no. "HE5628").
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    Before we get too far removed from the Martin...

    Before we get too far removed from the Martin motors, the guy that helped Rog Dykehouse put together the beautiful display of '40s and '50s Class "B" motors was Jack Gilbert. That display was...
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    John, you were quite observant to notice the...

    John, you were quite observant to notice the block and head on my Harrison. The reason I labeled it as an "A" is because the block has "A"s stamped all over it. But you raise a good point that the...
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    Bill, when I had the 8-cylinder Konig on display...

    Bill, when I had the 8-cylinder Konig on display at DePue in 2007, Dan Kirts told me that the motor I have is definitely the same one he owned. He also told me he sold the motor to Joe Michelini when...
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    Wayne, these pics are great because they show so...

    Wayne, these pics are great because they show so much detail. Thanks for finding and posting them. They will really help to make the motor more historically correct. The lower unit is currently black...
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    Thanks Tom for reposting the pic of the 250...

    Thanks Tom for reposting the pic of the 250 motor. I was always wondering why the cylinders looked so butchered. Harry Harden answered that one by explaining that they were carved out of an...
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    Triple Carb 250 Opposed Twin

    I tracked down Harry Harden (who is from Linden, MI) and got the real story on this motor. Harry built it himself largely from available Konig parts in 1968 or 1969. Although he had ignition problems...
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    Sam, the most interesting thing I saw in the...

    Sam, the most interesting thing I saw in the photos of the junkyard motor was that it had individual cylinder heads whereas mine has a single piece head to cover all three cylinders (some of the...
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    Jeff, I know what you mean about the Porter...

    Jeff, I know what you mean about the Porter collection... it was amazing. What a shame that it had to be broken up. I was lucky enough to get four motors from that collection: a stock Anzani "A", a...
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    Glenn, I know very little about this motor but it...

    Glenn, I know very little about this motor but it is the same one that was owned by John Porter, C.W. Wright and John Dertinger. I believe it is a 1956 class "C" motor and its serial number is...
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    Eric, as far as I know, the 250 opposed is a...

    Eric, as far as I know, the 250 opposed is a Konig-built motor. Ed Thirlby told me it was raced by a guy named Harry Hardin out of Port Huron, MI. It has what appears to be a factory serial number on...
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    Jeff, you indicated the flat black paint on the...

    Jeff, you indicated the flat black paint on the pipes was wrong. The pics I have looked at show black pipes. What color do you think they should be??? I agree that the decal and the orange fuel hoses...
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    Wayne, that is a great picture. That will really...

    Wayne, that is a great picture. That will really help to get the correct decals and to get the colors right. Dan Kirts told me that the motor did indeed have a rope sheave on each crank at the onset...
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    From what is being posted in this entire thread...

    From what is being posted in this entire thread it is very apparent that my write-up does contain numerous errors. I knew very little about the motor before the DePue Reunion and talked to a lot of...
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    Eric, both Elaine and I enjoyed talking to you...

    Eric, both Elaine and I enjoyed talking to you and Ryan at the Louisville, TN meet. Sorry that Elaine got Ryan hooked on Starwars toys but at least it wasn't something expensive like outboard racing...
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    This forum is incredible. It never ceases to...

    This forum is incredible. It never ceases to amaze me how a picture is able to unfold the history of the subject matter. Thanks for the comments, guys. I now know who raced my Marchetti.
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    Outstanding job, Bob. That is one pretty motor (I...

    Outstanding job, Bob. That is one pretty motor (I also enjoyed seeing some of the other "projects" sitting in your shop). Now you have shamed me into restoring my 55H.
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    When I bought the 4-W boat, I was told that it...

    When I bought the 4-W boat, I was told that it had been raced by a number of families and that the most recent was the Berghauer family (the other owners were not identified). It was pretty beat up...
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