Will It Run? 3.5 HP Jaeger (Economy) Hit and Miss Engine Sitting Since 1985!!!

[@bonilla2022]

It was "hit or miss" for a while there but you pulled it off. Good Job! 😎👍

[@colin_5839]

Hahaha! Thanks Frank!

[@garymccord4277]

Glad you met such a nice Guy and was able to save another engine and keep in touch with the last owner and find past history of engine. I am certain the Grandfather is giving a smile down to you and his grandson for saving for us you- tubers to watch. A+++++ video

[@colin_5839]

Me too lol! Keeping in touch with the previous owners is always a lot of fun! Love showing them that their stuff went to a good home! I'd like to think you are correct about that too! Thanks for Watching Gary!

[@abialo2010]

wow i havnt heard looking out my back door since i was a child. my father used to play that on 8 track in his van when he would take me to work with him. brought back some great memories. thanks for sharing. good video

[@colin_5839]

Haha! I was wondering if anyone would mention it! I really like that song! It's a lot of fun! Glad it brought back good memories for you! My pleasure! Thanks for Watching!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

WooHoo, What a wonderful sound from my past. Thanks a bunch eh.

[@colin_5839]

Glad I could bring you down memory lane! Thanks for Watching!

[@jimmybritt9537]

Nice job bringing it back from the dead 👍👍🇺🇸

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Jimmy!

[@ericmartinson7205]

Fantastic video once again! You remind me of me at that age and it isn't a bad thing. I'm glad I found your channel! Greetings from the UP of Michigan!

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Eric! You know, I get that a lot LOL! Glad you like it! Thanks for Watching!

[@ericmartinson7205]

@@colin_5839 keep up the good work! I love your videos!

[@colin_5839]

@@ericmartinson7205 I plan on it! Glad you enjoy them! :)

[@TomokosEnterprize]

What a great piece. These were big power when I was growing up. Later on Maytag washing machines were the thing everyone wanted. Thanks for the memory's eh.

[@colin_5839]

That's pretty cool!!

[@iceman9549]

Awesome video! I love these old engines 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@colin_5839]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

[@jamespeatling7660]

Excellent workmanship and film. I am very pleased to see your use of a vice to hold work firmly. It is amazing how few do this.

[@colin_5839]

Thanks James! Haha! It's amazing how few people even know what a vice is LOL! Thanks for Watching!

[@larrykrise3609]

that was a great job well done.i used to play with the old engines.they can be a chore at times

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Larry! They are a lot of fun!

[@kevincragg2959]

Nice job , sounds great 👍👍👍👍

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Kevin!!

[@ericcoffedgp40]

Runs and sounds great! Excellent job Colin! 👍

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Eric! Stay tuned for part 2! Got it running even better than it was! Now it's like brand new!! :)

[@ericcoffedgp40]

@@colin_5839 You're welcome! Will do bud!

[@rescuerestorerepeat8500]

That's a nice running engine great video

[@colin_5839]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for Watching!

[@boneyardgaragesmallenginer188]

Nice job can’t wait to see it at the show 👍🏻👍🏻

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Bono! Yes it will most definitely make an appearance at the summer show! I'm not going to be able to make the spring one though unfortunately :(

[@rw3dog]

Nice work ! What a find. I would love to see you and Jake braze it…,,,,

[@colin_5839]

Thanks! Maybe I will see if I can get a little footage of us fixing the crack on the hopper this week and throw it into the update video! Thanks for Watching!

[@paulsto6516]

Well done! 👍👍

[@colin_5839]

Thank You Paul!

[@jayarmitage9609]

Nice work!

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Jay!!

[@laakona8381]

I was in Iraq, 2006-2007, and saw ancient hit and miss engines still in use driving irrigation pumps!

[@colin_5839]

Ohh yeah there are still a lot of them in service over there! It's crazy!! Thanks for Watching!

[@kevincrawford2027]

Looks like a keeper to me. Sure runs nice.

[@colin_5839]

If I can get a little space at my local club it definitely is a keeper, however if I can't do that I might have to sell it because I have absolutely no room left :( Thanks for Watching Kevin!

[@JohnSurf5]

Awesome video! So cool that you brought it back to life. It’s always amazing to see something left for dead coming back to life. Any idea when this was made? I googled the company and it looks like the Holmes machine company was purchased in 1912 by Hercules which became the parent company. It’s amazing how relatively recent gas engines technology is. But over 100 years

[@colin_5839]

Thanks John!! Yeah it's very satisfying to do it too! I believe it was made in 1927! And yeah the first gasoline engines didn't come out til the late 1800's! I want to say it was 1865 when Otto made his first gas engine... but I could be a little off on that. Thanks for Watching!

[@Steviegtr52]

Well Colin what a fantastic video of the old engine. I was interested as i am at present here in the UK building my own minature Hit & Miss engine from anything i can scrounge. So far i have a crank from a chainsaw. Making my own conrod from Brass. The flywheels i am making from 2 weightlifting bar bells. The main body from a block of Alloy from the scrap drawer etc. I guess it will be a multi part video. Thanks for showing. It gives me idea's of what i need to make. Subbed to your channel. Regards. Steve.

[@colin_5839]

Thanks!! Wow that's a very cool project! I'd love to do something like that! If you want some more information about these engines and how they work check out my video on comparing Hit and Miss vs Throttle Governed engines... it definitely goes more in depth as to how these things work! Thanks for the subscription I appreciate you stopping by! Stay tuned for part 2 in a few weeks!

[@Steviegtr52]

@@colin_5839 Hi again. I have just posted part 1 of the build. Slow going but i am sure it will turn out well. Regards. Steve.

[@colin_5839]

Cool! I'll check it out!

[@wyomingoldiron3437]

It is a Hercules. Probably XY model. 1930's. They made the Economy engines from Sears after 1916 or so.

[@AMmuscle442]

I love that Creedence Clearwater cover that was playing in this video! Where did you find that?

[@colin_5839]

It sure is a good one! I forget exactly where I found it but it is by the band "Special Consensus" if you want to look it up! Thanks for Watching!

[@clockbuilderhg]

Do you have a hoist to load your heavier engines in the truck? I'm without one but I don't have anything much heavier than 250 lbs so I can scoot them up on ramps for the time being.

[@colin_5839]

I have a set of ramps and a winch in the front of the bed which is how I get the heavier stuff into the truck. Thanks for Watching!

[@judgehastheword9069]

I wanted to ask way didn't you put a head gasket ont?. It would help with the compression leak. An why it you install the piston in from the back. The cylinder wall is tampered to get the rings in easyer. Just wondering.

[@colin_5839]

I did put a head gasket on it! It definitely wouldn't run at all without that LOL! I installed the piston from the front because I forgot to install it before I put the governor assembly back on and I didn't feel like taking it all apart again to install the piston when you can just install it from the front too. Thanks for Watching!

[@judgehastheword9069]

@@colin_5839 on your video of you putting it together you didnt put one on it.

[@clockbuilderhg]

Nice find! I really like the looks of that engine and I like those flywheels. Runs nice! What is the red engine in the background? I don't think I've seen it before. I'm actually just tearing into my first flywheel engine right now. A 1919 IHC Type M 6 hp.

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Josiah! Yeah it's definitely something different being such a large engine with the solid flywheels! I think the red engine you are referring to is my 2 cylinder Leroi. Once I finish that project I'll do a video on it someday.... Nice! I personally don't really love those engines, however they almost always run super smooth! Good luck with it! Thanks for Watching!

[@NormanArthurSands]

try useing a slightley stronger spring on theinlet mite keep it tightrin the seat ?

[@colin_5839]

If you watch the video I did as an update to this one you will see I ended up getting the valve guides redone because they also leaked water really bad so that took care of that problem! :) Thanks for Watching!

[@clarencetrice4442]

the old choke spring I would take it 2 the hard ware store and match up IVE had 2 go 2 the hard ware store be 4 / 2 springs I needed 4 a engine 😊😊 the grease cups U will have 2 get them from a another parts supplier and the drip oiler 😊😊 11 23 2O23

[@colin_5839]

That's exactly what I did!

[@clarencetrice4442]

all of those old engines are heavy because they are made of cast iron and I have seen cylinder heads worse than that they can be fixed and welded up water was left 👈 😮 in the engine hopper and it what frozen or either it was from rain water either way that is what happened 😮😮 next thing 2 is 2 use spray oil and get the rest of the parts free and U might have 2 use some heat 😊😊 and don't break parts it's alot more work 2 fix more parts 😮😮 OMG 11 23 2O23

[@colin_5839]

You are correct about that! Go watch the update video on this engine and you will see that I got a lot of the issues worked out on it! :) Thanks for Watching!

[@inthelandofmilkandhoney457]

Colin you bugger….scored another one 😁

[@colin_5839]

HAHA! Yes I did! :) Thanks for Watching!

[@thegreatchickenoverlord5976]

Amazing that thing doesn't even make 4 horses compared to how little you need for the same hp now

[@colin_5839]

HAHA! Crazy, isn't it!? Weighs almost 600 lbs!!

[@EngineVids]

Why not use jb weld? It won't stick out like brazing does🤔

[@colin_5839]

3 main reasons: I wanted to learn how to braze, I wanted to fix it properly (especially if I go to flip this thing someday), and I also quite like engines with battlescars. Gives them some character / more of a story! Thanks for Watching!

[@EngineVids]

@@colin_5839 i hope you will keep him/her, i wish i could find ones like this with those flywheels. Whenever ive seen engines with brazing marks people avoid them as they are not perfect and scare people😕

[@colin_5839]

If I can find some space to keep it I definitely will! Yes I know people usually avoid them, but for me as long as they aren't on anything sketchy like the flywheel or connecting rod I usually dont care much. I think it's pretty neat to see that some of these engines were fixed across their lives! Also, If I do go to fix it I can mention it was fixed recently by someone who knows what they are doing, and not some farmer 85 years ago...

[@WillSmithHitandMiss]

We never have enough room 😔, Hope you wore a covid mask when you picked it up so he doesn't recall who robbed him !!

[@colin_5839]

Never enough! I only have a 5ft by 10 ft shed to fit over 60 engines in at this point and it simply isn't going to work LOL! HAHA! I actually got a couple other engines from him too after getting this one! Super nice guy who just wanted to see them go to a new home! Thanks for Watching Will!

[@oldcarnocar]

sweet

[@colin_5839]

Thanks!

[@VidhurSuresh]

What year

[@colin_5839]

I believe it's a 1927 or 28 if I remember correctly

[@daveenns1119]

..Amazing..

[@colin_5839]

Thanks Dave!