15hp Fairbanks Morse N - First Startup in 80 Years

[@AixlaachenPax1801]

I don't understand how the machine works but it's beautiful to make it work again after all these years ! Bravo et bon travail from France !👍

[@steves5172]

I worked as a marine engineer for over 37 years and if ever an engine could be called alive it is this one!

[@jasonbuck489]

You can hear the Ol' Girl "Sucking Wind"!... I love how they make that "Pop" Noise when the Exhaust Valve opens..... That thing would sit there and run for decades as long as She had Grease, Oil, and Fuel....

[@Beechnut985]

Great job recovering this engine.

[@markbirchall7180]

In Tasmania drinking rum a little Mary Jane and thinking I really need one of these !

[@brentdykgraaf184]

Two.

[@brentdykgraaf184]

I heard it is nice place visit Tasmania...but a devil to live there.

[@RogerClay-g6w]

Great to see/hear this engine.

[@boydovens4180]

These Machines never stop , They only go into enforced slumber , Awaiting some one to awaken them .

[@colvinator1611]

Genius from a bygone age indeed !

[@brianmeek5236]

My grandmother s brother was an engineer and machinist at F-M 1895 - 1940

[@philbenson6041]

15 HP but enough torque to spin the world

[@blaydCA]

I've never seen an electric version before! Usually hot bulb. Explains the lack of needing a torch.

[@driverjeff1498]

Gigantic. Massive foundry job to produce. Heavy and stationary. To make 15 hp

[@OldtimeIronman]

Yeah but you have to wonder how much torque, it must be insane..... and they would deliver it for decades at a time with minimal upkeep.

[@FranksPlace-jk7pj]

Nice to see these historic engines were preserved, where did they end up?

[@TheGWR0-4-0]

Nice engine

[@WillSmithHitandMiss]

Congratulation's and thank you for sharing, what an amazing engine !!😍

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Wow. That is beautiful

[@tompekarna]

Think of how much iron ore was mined from the Mesabi range in northern Minnesota to make engines like this. Has to weigh a ton.

[@stigbengtsson7026]

What was the small thing doing, that suonded like "a woodpiker" on top of the cylinderhead ?? Was it some kind of ignition system ??

[@VintageMechanicalPower]

That's the intake valve anti-flutter device. Normally it has a cap which causes a vacuum that stops the woodpeckering, the cap was left off in case adjustments were needed. You can see all this on the very front of the cylinder head.

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

Needs a hit of coffee ☕️

[@brentdykgraaf184]

Hit and misses are fun..love em. 1908 Royal Monarch own.. caretaker.

[@lonnybruce9407]

Not a hit and miss but a four cycle engine.

[@brentdykgraaf184]

@lonnybruce9407 my hit and miss IS a four cycle....so is the one in the video.

[@jimc4731]

Wondering, after everything is sorted out and adjusted, would it be possible for one man to start the engine alone? JIM ❤

[@VintageMechanicalPower]

Now that the engine is more dialed in its actually not too difficult for one guy to start it. I'll post a start-up video in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@hughezzell10000]

where do you get parts for something like this?

[@SteveB88]

I would assume if a part failed, you’d have to have something custom-made, probably using the old part as a pattern to create a new one

[@simon-oy6um]

Any store that sells them 😅😅

[@quaileggsvermont]

My Dad may have helped to build this?

[@ClarencegHamm]

How much torque?

[@ronaldwest2264]

Yabut, what does it actually do? It's just spinning those giant flywheels.

[@seankaiser2505]

Minimal horsepower, infinite torque

[@olmedorojas1466]

Mejor que vendan esos hierros viejos por chatarra, le sacan mas provecho si o no.

[@clintonlamar1503]

Do away with the talking and it would be my new go to bed white noise