![]() Once home, I sat the Gray on my workbench, opened it up and started soaking it with copious amounts of WD-40 and Liquid Wrench. The good thing is that these engines had not yet spent the entire year outside in the weather. Unfortunately, the spark plug was missing too so water had entered it. The oiler was missing and the two large grease cups were missing. ![]() It is water cooled, complete with a shaft driven water pump and commutator points with lever advance. ![]() Needless to say, we made a deal on the spot. It turned out to be a 3 HP, but the prize was what sat in front of it! A GRAY MOTOR Company of Detroit Michigan two cycle one lunger with a solid flywheel and lots of BRASS. Gray Motor Company Antique Marine Gas Engine Harry's OLD ENGINE #2 Gray Motor Company - Detroit Michigan 1907 Two Cycle - Six Horsepower - Marine Gas EngineĪfter asking a neighborhood farmer about old motors, he said, "none here, but follow me down the road to my other farm." Out behind the barn there, I saw TWO engines sitting on a wooden pallet in the burdocks! The most evident was the green open dual flywheels of a Fairbanks Z.
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