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1926 Jaeger |
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Affectionately known as "Ol' Blue"! |
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This page was written before I started any restoration on this engine, now officially named "Ol' Blue"! Therefore, some of the info is out of date here.
See the restoration pages for new info on what I found! |
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This engine was removed from a Jaeger cement mixer by the man I purchased it from. There is still a lot of cement dust and sand stuck to the engine. Under most
of the dirt, however, there is fairly good paint.
Jaeger never made engines, they just made equipment that used engines. Most of the Jaeger engines were made by Hercules which made 10's of thousands of engines under it's own name as well as
many others. Therefore this engine has two model/serial number tags - one on the water hopper, one on the base. The water hopper tag is the engine tag, applied by Hercules. The base tag is the Jaeger applied tag and has the model and serial number of
the cement mixer.
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<< Click here for the Jaeger Restoration story |
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This is the serial number tag from the water hopper. |
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Here's the mixer model/serial number tag. |
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This is how I found the engine - in a barn full of old stuff, protected from the elements. Unfortunately at some time this engine froze and cracked the head in
one place. |
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The crack does not affect the operation of the engine but may need to be fixed so as not to leak water. This may be a perfect place for J.B. Weld! From this
side you can see the magneto bracket and trip clamp on the exhaust push rod. The magneto and trip mechanism were missing. Once I started investigating parts, I discovered that the trip mechanism was actually part of the magento "package" from WICO.
So, the mechanism off my Stover will work just fine on this engine until I either make or purchase another one. I already acquired a WICO 'EK' that needs cleaning up and a general going through. It will also get it's magnet recharged and a new
condensor installed. |
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A view of the rear of the engine showing the crank, rod, bore, and gov. gears. As you can see, this engine did not lack for lubrication! That's a good thing
however, and the result is that the bearings are tight and the cylinder is in very good condition. Compression is very good.
The exhaust valve is solidly frozen into the head and I have been soaking it in penetrating oil for weeks now with no
results. I've had advice from others with this same problem and it sounds like it's time to heat the guide to try to free the valve. |
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For perspective, the flywheels are just short of 3 feet in diameter. |
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