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Fresh off the farm Babe Bee
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Fresh off the farm Babe Bee
Jason_WI wrote:Fresh off the farm Babe Bee. Needs a little TLC!
Holy Cow... was it in the cellar?
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Re: Fresh off the farm Babe Bee
Still turns over! This one will run again for sure. Not sure where it was stored but it has some excellent patina!
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WingingIt74 wrote:Looks like part of the needle valve has rusted away...
Looks mostly superficial to me.
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Barn Find! you should leave it in that condition especially if it will run, shows everything these engines have been through.
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I'll have to do some cleaning as the tank fill holes are corroded shut. I can give it a minimum go over and see if it runs.
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If you are going to run it a basic clean up is in order, the active corrosion has to go, and it needs scrubbed out.
Why do anything beyond that? It will be the "rat rod" of Cox engines!
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Why do anything beyond that? It will be the "rat rod" of Cox engines!
Phil
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Barn Fresh Babe Bee
Can we can pull these comments to a new thread?
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Jason_WI wrote:Can we can pull these comments to a new thread?
You got it bud
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Thanks for splitting it Travis.
Oh of course! Do what needs to be done to get it going. Good cleaning on the inside. Just a little surface rust and maybe some light tank corrosion just for looks. Remember Kim's "War Dog"?
Jason_WI wrote:I'll have to do some cleaning as the tank fill holes are corroded shut. I can give it a minimum go over and see if it runs.
pkrankow wrote:If you are going to run it a basic clean up is in order, the active corrosion has to go, and it needs scrubbed out.
Why do anything beyond that? It will be the "rat rod" of Cox engines!
Phil
Oh of course! Do what needs to be done to get it going. Good cleaning on the inside. Just a little surface rust and maybe some light tank corrosion just for looks. Remember Kim's "War Dog"?
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I think you should do a full restore Jason. I like raunchy before and lovely after photos.
Or do what you wish!!!!
Ron
Or do what you wish!!!!
Ron
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The inside is immaculate. The outside is a different story.
I might do a full restore and see how it goes.
I might do a full restore and see how it goes.
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I have opened up a few that looked like that. Kinda torks me as it was probably a low time engine.
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Looks like a low time engine. The head is a W head and took some heat to remove. Where the corrosion is on the head the fins just crumbled.
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Jason_WI wrote:Looks like a low time engine. The head is a W head and took some heat to remove. Where the corrosion is on the head the fins just crumbled.
I have 2 nice W heads if needed.
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cribbs74 wrote:Jason_WI wrote:Looks like a low time engine. The head is a W head and took some heat to remove. Where the corrosion is on the head the fins just crumbled.
I have 2 nice W heads if needed.
I had this one but its on its way to Waterloo.
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I'll throw one in your package......
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It has been run but only 1 or 2 times. There was green gunk in the pickup tube and the tube was still pliable. The pickup tube has ridges which I have never seen before.
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I bet this was stored in a case with a Cox 1.5V battery. The battery leaked acid and it ate away the backplate, the fins on the cylinder and head. It looks like acid corrosion.
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Re: Fresh off the farm Babe Bee
Jason_WI wrote:I bet this was stored in a case with a Cox 1.5V battery. The battery leaked acid and it ate away the backplate, the fins on the cylinder and head. It looks like acid corrosion.
It does look like battery corrosion. I wouldn't argue with that.
Re: Fresh off the farm Babe Bee
This is as good as its going to get.
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Well, it can get a little better. I sent you a nice "W" head.
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