Waukesha engine
This ca. 1926 Waukesha
model GU- 5 3/8" x 6 1/4" four-cylinder engine with a Ricardo head
was used by the Star Drilling Machine Company on drilling rigs and their power
shovel. It was purchased in Ft. Erie, Canada, in 1994 and trucked to Carrollton
Ohio where it has been kept inside. The unit was stuck when I purchased it, and
I have not attempted to free it up and run it. An American Bosch magneto, which
I purchased restored, and is not shown on the engine pictures, is included.
With an aluminum crankcase and brass fittings (including priming cocks) it will
be a beautiful engine when restored.
The engine must be
picked up in Carrollton Ohio. It weighs over a ton.
Considerable
literature is included with the engine, as follows:
1. MJB4A10Z Magneto
2. Care and Operation
of Waukesha Ricardo Head Four Cylinder Heavy Duty Engines. Series
"U" and "R" for Industrial Purposes. 8th Edition. 79 pages. April 1930.
3. Waukesha Ricardo
Head Engine Parts Price List for Engine Model GU - 5 3/8" x 6 1/4",
with prices. May 27, 1930. Lacks rear cover.
4. Waukesha Engine
Parts Price List for Engine Model GU. No prices given. November 1947.
5. Copies of Star
Drilling Machine Company literature describing this engine's use in their Star
Power Shovel and their No.28ST and No.30ST drilling machines.
6. Copy of
"Instruction and Maintenance Data for American Bosch" MJB4A, MJB6A
Magneto.