Went to an engine show and brought home an engine

This past weekend I went to the Little Log House Pioneer Village Antique Power Show, the same place I brought the World's Smallest Traveling Engine last year. You can see classic cars, engines, tractors, war reenactments, bank robbery reenactments, working sawmill, and power plant as well as other old buildings that were moved there such as late 1800s/early 1900s bank, jail, general store, dentist, saloon, train station... I video taped the entire morning tractor parade which took out the battery in my iphone. I'll have that up on YouTube shortly.

They also have a flea market where I picked this up for $10:



I go to several flea markets/antique shows a year and I rarely come across Cox engines. At least not by themselves, If I see one it's usually on a $300 Prop Rod or a $600 NIB P-40 Warhawk. So I even get exited when I come across something like a common Babe Bee.

Although it wasn't frozen and could be turned over slowly and the glow head and cylinder were able to be removed by hand, this was one of the most gummed up engines I've come across in a long time.




Venturi plugged solid and hard as a rock.


I had to use a heat gun, a small drill bit and some torch tip cleaners to get it out. The backplate wasn't easy to unclog either.


While giving it a closer inspection, it appears as if it took a hard crash or fell off a workbench. The nose of the crankcase is slightly deformed and the driveplate has some road rash on part of its face. There doesn't seem to be any significant side to side play but there is a little crankshaft friction.

After a cleanup with an overnight alcohol bath, Noxon 7 metal polish and q-tips and paper towels, I had it back together and ready for it's first run in years.



And here it is running, maybe it's first run in 30 years (the glow head is post 1979)!



I have some videos that I'll have to upload. My tach needs a new 9v so I didn't get a reading, however it sounded like it was running strong.