McCoy 5 information please

getback Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:55 am

Got one of these the other day and the piston / rod has some pretty good slop in it , can you reset the joint like a Cox ? and you can see i will need a needle for it , Does it have to bee a McCoy needle ? Thanks , Eric O yeah i thought it was going to bee smaller but NOT . Huh...

rsv1cox Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:13 pm

You sure are pulling in the model engines lately Eric.

Your about where I was two/three years ago when I was buying everything that wasn't nailed down.

I have a lot of McCoy engines, but none that look like that. McCoy 5? Never knew that made one or are you rounding up .049 or is it a model 5? Weird head, all those fins!

I have kept this in my files for some time. Maybe you have seen it.

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/McCoy.htm

Bob

ticomareado Sat Mar 23, 2019 8:09 pm

I'm suspecting that someone "bozoed" an Atwood glow head on it.

Oldenginerod Sun Mar 24, 2019 2:15 am

ticomareado wrote:I'm suspecting that someone "bozoed" an Atwood glow head on it.

I agree, it does look like an Atwood head, but here's a picture of what it probably looked like originally. Cylinder and everything else looks correct.

getback Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:05 am

Yes Bob been building my engine collection back up from when i had to get rid of a bunch in my depression years Sad

But all is good guess i just got 1/2 a McCoy 5 should have did more research on it , hopefully i will have a needle to fit somewhere here !>?

ticomareado Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:20 am

Who knows? It might run fine with the Atwood glow head. If so, it will probably run good on a plug version of an Atwood or Wen Mac muff. In which case, finding replacement plugs won't be such a problem. Keep us posted.

getback Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:56 am

Will do Tic , do you know if the ball joint can be reset ? as i said it has some play .> Got a lot of irons in the fire right now with Garden season coming and me Not ready as usual. Smile