Thrown Rod!
04-05-2008, 05:20 PM
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Thrown Rod!
this thing i found in belize has a thrown rod. it says HOLT pn the radiator bracket. any ideas? interestingly, it has an exposed crank, rods, individual cylinder jugs, exposed valves, and exposed cam.
04-05-2008, 06:04 PM
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what are you talking about??? what did you bring back from Belize?
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that looks like it should be in a founders museum LOL
04-05-2008, 06:09 PM
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odd indeed, everything is probably exposed so that it can be oiled, probably no oil pan or pump, just squirt oil on everything before starting
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what are you talking about??? what did you bring back from Belize?
After seeing Waljon's post I am guessing there is a picture there that I can't see....is that the case?
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Any ideal what it is suppost to do?
04-05-2008, 07:21 PM
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Has tracks a flywheel? an open engine but what is on the front?
04-05-2008, 07:57 PM
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Looks like the bottom end of a old bucyrus power shovel for the 20s
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04-05-2008, 08:57 PM
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why that big wheel on back??? a belizian said maybe something they used years ago to harvest sugar cane? idk.
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the canuter valve looks broken
04-06-2008, 12:32 PM
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Interesting indeed. I don't have a clue what it would be used for.
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