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Chris Palmer
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Username: chrisinestes

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Registered: 09-2011
Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 05:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I bought this Ferro this past weekend at an antique car & engine show. It's not all original and not all there, but I couldn't pass up the deal. There is compression, but I think it needs rings. I'm pretty sure the carb isn't original, and the throttle mechanism is really loose, so I need to work on that, too. The bearings feel good. I'm guessing it was some sort of pump engine.

My main questions right now are: What is it? what's it from? What year is it? Where can I get parts for it?

Thanks!
Chris

Ferro 2Ferro 4
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Roger DiRuscio
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Username: solarrog

Post Number: 494
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 05:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This looks like a converted outboard motor to me
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Scott Noseworthy
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Post Number: 202
Registered: 02-2008
Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 08:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It look's the same as the engine two threads down in the ferro secession I have restored one four the museum
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Chris Palmer
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Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 01:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think you're both right. It does look like that. I did notice that the head where the fuel tank mounts is a little different. I've posted a pick and circled the area where it is not the same as mine. Mine is flat in that area... no extended bosses.

I'll built a little wooden boat for it and use it as an inboard. How about a place for original parts? I'd like to get it as close to stock as possible.

Circled
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Scott Noseworthy
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Post Number: 203
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Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 08:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think it is moor like this one
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Scott Noseworthy
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Post Number: 204
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Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 08:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think it is moor like this one
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Chris Palmer
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Username: chrisinestes

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Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 01:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, I did see that in those pictures. I was just making sure I had my thinking straight.

Thanks, Scott!

Chris
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J.B. Castagnos
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Username: jb_castagnos

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Registered: 07-2002


Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That's the magneto mount you have circled in the first picture. Your motor doen't have a magneto, it uses a timer lever and a buzz coil ignition.
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Chris Palmer
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Username: chrisinestes

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Registered: 09-2011
Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ah yes, J.B., You're right. I missed that. I'm fairly new to the antique engine world. I have a Stover hit & miss with mag, and an IHC/McCormick Deering throttle governed with a mag.

I'm gathering parts to make a buzz coil for the Ferro. I want to build a small 'putt putt' boat and use it as an inboard. Where would I look for parts to build an outdrive for it? Any ideas?

Thanks!
Chris
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Chris Palmer
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Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 04:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So... I'm getting back to getting this thing running. What Spark Plug(s) should I be running in it? Right now there's a Champion 31 that's in a threaded adaptor. I'm guessing this wasn't stick for this motor. (Pic Posted Below)

Any ideas?
Thanks!
ChrisPlug
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Christopher Scratch
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Username: outboardguy44

Post Number: 4
Registered: 01-2011
Posted on Friday, April 18, 2014 - 09:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chris, its the right style plug for the Ferro. It may not exactly be the "right" number, but the plug itself would work all day in that particular motor. It's two-piece plug with a 1/2 inch pipe-thread, which was commonly used at that time. Most plugs from that era were two-piece take-aparts to enable easier cleaning of carbon deposits and swapping out the insulator if it became oil-fouled.

Hope this helps.

Best,
Chris S

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