This is an original 2hp simplicity hit and miss gas engine built by western malleable and grey iron manufacturing company in milwaukee, wisconsin before they became turner manufacturing company in port washington, wisconsin. It is a very early engine (serial 14xx) and has the battery ignitor ignition not the webster magneto like most of them. There are no cracks, breaks, or repairs the i can see or know of and it is in decent condition for it’s age but is loosely assembled and will need finish restoration. Some of the steel parts like the jam nuts and other items have heavy pitting on them from sitting in a damp barn. The castings are all pretty decent but do have some pitting in places as well. The cylinder seems to be in good shape except for the bottom inch that can be seen in the photos. This engine has the original muffler but is missing the fuel mixer and gas tank. The bearings are pretty good in this engine. The teeth on the gears have some pitting but i think they will work the way they are. The engine does have a little original green paint on it and displays pretty nicely. Everything moves as it should except possibly the intake valve and it will need new springs. It has very unusual shaped flywheels which aren’t seen very often on simplicity’s. Overall this should be a pretty straightforward project. This is a rather scarce engine as simplicity’s don’t turn up very often in the wild or even at swap meets so if you’re looking for something different this is certainly it. The raised letters always catch people’s eyes at the shows! I can deliver this for free to lesueur, mn, baraboo, wi, portland, in, or coolspring, pa, later this year. It can also be picked up here. I can be reached at 262 573 1931 if you’d like to talk about it. The pictures tell the story.The item “Early 2hp SIMPLICITY Hit Miss Gas Engine Ignitor Steam Tractor Magneto Oiler WOW” is in sale since Sunday, April 12, 2015. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Light Equipment & Tools\Stationary Engines\Engines”. The seller is “flywheels4evr” and is located in Belgium, Wisconsin. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
