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Engine as found:

Provenance:

This engine came out of a 1911 touring car.  The story I know started with a friend and club member back in the 80's.  He had the engine rebuilt and installed it in his car.  He was not happy with the results.  The car ran ok, but not up to it's potential.  After some misfortune that was outside his control, the car was sold.  The next owner of the car also did not like the way it ran, so he pulled it out and stored it in his basement.  There it sat (see photos above) from 1984 (roughly) until 2009 when we bought it to rebuild for this customer.

Transmission is off and set aside.  An oval style mag pickup was found, and a small funnel that I would prefer not to use again.

First impression - it looks good!

Some carbon but not bad.

This seemed a little strange to me so I took a close-up.  My guess is that the flange has been replaced on this crankshaft, but I can't be sure.  A second opinion is needed.

The other end of the crankshaft is equally puzzling.  The end has saw marks on it, and the gear is secured by three 1/8" Allen drive set-screws, there is a close-up further down.

Main bearing caps tell a story.

It's a story of a cheapskate T guy I'm afraid.  Someone built these caps up with a soldering iron.

More evidence of a "budget" rebuild.  This shim still has the writing on it, it's made from a recycled tin can.  I'm not a fan of patch jobs, or shade tree rebuilds.  I'm not surprised that two owners were disappointed in the work this gentleman did on this engine.

This was a P in the A.  All four main bolts have this uncommon head on them.  I had to make a tool I'll never use again just to get them out.

Here are two closer shots of the small timing gear. 

The crank journals all measured 1.250 

As they said on the TV show "Laugh In" - Very Interesting...  But Schtupid.

Empty block!

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