Thanks for your comments Thomas, Roger, and Admiral. Thanks for those of you silently stopping by too.
Wow, it’s been a month since I posted an update on this project. I’ve spent some time in the shop this last month, but family vacations and other issues (like replacing all the windows in the o’le homestead) has been occupying the lion’s share of my time.
I did get to the Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association for their big show this August. I took the Frisco (which refused to show any signs of life at the show
though it ran dependably the week before
) and my Otto Langen atmospheric IC engine, which ran well all three days I was in attendance
. I also got to spend some time with some of you folks that post here
.
A main objective while attending the show was to get some pictures, measurements, and information I require for my next project. I’ll leave that out there as a teaser for now and not inform you of that project yet… but will tell you that the design work has already started
.
Well, back to this little LA Lauson. As you can see, I have the blower housing and fuel tank made and installed, along with a few other odds and ends. I still need to do a little sheet metal work, plumbing, and more odds and ends before I’ll call it done. This engine ran before I put it away a year ago and I haven’t tried to start it since then. I also want to do a little re-work on the carburetor and then I should be ready to see how well it runs.
A few photos of progress to date: