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Wisconsin Motors Canada
Everything For WISCONSIN Engines

Early History Of The Wisconsin Motor Company

This news article was supplied to us by David Swanson of the ASECC (Antique Small Engine Collectors Club).

The WISCONSIN MOTOR MFG. CO. was organized to build automobile, truck and marine engines on March 1, 1909. Chas. H. John was elected President and Treasurer, Edw. Schwartzburg, Vice-President and A. F. Milbrath, Secretary and Chief Engineer.

The company started in a small shop in North Milwaukee where it operated until the end of 1910 when the first section of the new plant built by the company in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee, was ready for occupancy. The company moved into this new plant during the last week of December, 1910.

The first model of engine built was the Type “A”, a 4-3/4″ bore by 5-1/2″ stroke, four cylinder “L” head engine. This engine was used in the Stutz automobiles, the Clintonville Four Wheel Drive trucks, and many other installations which gained considerable popularity and fame, due to their exceptional performance.

Other models of engines were brought out by the company, both four cylinder and six cylinder, until the final line included many sizes from a 20 H.P. four cylinder, to a 200 H.P. six cylinder. All of these engines were 4 cycle, WATER-COOLED.

WISCONSIN engines were also prominent in racing before World War I, and in 1915 two Stutz cars, powered by WISCONSIN engines, came in 1st and 2nd at the Sheepshead Bay, Long Island Speedway against a field of several dozen of the worlds’ most famous race cars.

During the 1st War the company built only their original Modal “A” engine for the Four Wheel Drive trucks which had been adopted as the standard vehicle of the Ordnance Department.

During the 1920’s, a full line of water-cooled engines was built for many varieties of installations. In 1929 the attention of the company was turned to AIR-COOLED engines and a number of single cylinder models were brought out. In 1935 a four cylinder V-type AIR-COOLED engine was added. These engines were used in every conceivable type of equipment very successfully and the demand for these engines increased so rapidly that by 1939 the air-cooled engines had entirely displaced the water-cooled line so that now only AIR-COOLED engines are being built.

The plant has been considerably increased in size and it is completely equipped with the most modern machinery and the company is now turning out 20,000 to 22,000 engines per month.

A number of changes have been made in the management of the company since the beginning. Mr. H. A. Todd has been President of the company since 1937. A. V. Milbrath, who is now Vice-President, has been in charge of engineering throughout.

From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/whistoryearly.html

News Bulletin – August 20, 2001

On August 20th 2001, V&L Tool, Inc. brought Wisconsin Motors LLC to life. Wisconsin Motors is a major supplier of internal combustion engines to markets through out the world. The company provides distributors and end users in its market areas a wide variety of engines in the 3 to 80 horsepower class, as well as replacement parts and a full range of aftermarket support services.

We design and manufacture internal combustion engine primarily in the 3-80 horsepower class for industrial use. Within that power range we offer engine models in the Wisconsin and Continental families. These models are comprised of air-cooled and liquid-cooled gasoline, LPG, CNG and diesel fueled engines. The wide diversity of our engine models are used by a broad OEM customer base including manufacturers of small portable industrial equipment, welders, forklifts, concrete mixers, saw and others.

Wisconsin Motors is headquarters is located in Waukesha Wisconsin where many of our administrative processes take place. We also have a 16,000 sq. ft administrative office located in Memphis Tennessee where sales, engineering, and research and development take place. Manufacturing of the Wisconsin and Continental product lines take place at our 231,000 sq. ft plant in Dyer Tennessee.

From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/wnewsbulletin.html

Wisconsin Motors Canada
Everything For WISCONSIN Engines

Old Wisconsin Models

This page incudes data on engine brands that were marketed in North America by Teledyne Wisconsin over the years. This includes Ducati , Robin and Ruggerini diesels and Robin gas engines.

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From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/wpastmodels.html

Engine Production Dates
Over the years we have received a number of calls from people asking what the horsepower of an older Wisconsin engine is and what year it was in production to. If you find any inaccuracies please let us know.

Note: A letter “D” at the end of a model name signifies that this engine has a stellite exhaust valve and seat installed. Therefore an Model TH engine is the same as a THD, a Model BKN the same as a BKND, etc.

Our thanks goes to David Swanson, a member of the AESCC as the main contributor to the list below.

* The THD is back in production in 2001 to replace the TJD engine, the horsepower was upgraded to match the TJD engine at 18.2 at 3600 rpm. The”D” at the end of a model # means is has stellite valves and seats. E.g. model VE4 and VE4D.

From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/wspecsoldmodels.html

Also see http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/wpastmodels.html

Wisconsin Motors Canada
Everything For WISCONSIN Engines

Old Wisconsin Engine Specification Numbers

We are slowly compiling a list of old Wisconsin engine specification numbers and detailing what ever basic information we can find on each model which you can use as a quick reference guide. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

AENLD 9.2 hp
Engines

407147 Tennant-Quincy repl, 408032 clutch take off assy, 408049 6.00:1 clutch red, 408053 standard with recoil start, 408054 Gorman Rupp repl, 408093 6.00:1 gr assy, 408241 clutch cs, less clutch assy, 408478 suitable for red. with cs # CA48D2S1, 408525, standard with starter only, 408528 standard with es and fwa, 408648 6.00:1 clutch red, 408658 all electric fuel pump, radio shielded ignition, 408668 Thermo King repl., 408662 Fairmont repl,408667 Ditch Witch repl.,408733 Fairmont repl.,408982 Gilson repl.,409723 clutch red. cs, 12v es, 10a fwa, 409724 Wacker repl, 409727 6.00:1 red., 410521 Howard Rotovator, 410576 has CA48D11S1 threaded waterpump cs, 412403 2.076:1 gr assy, 416528 Marlow pump repl.,420135 clutch cs, 12v es, 10a fwa,

Long Block Assemblies
SB372744 std cs, SB372745 clutch cs, SB411773 Thermo-King
AGND 12.5 hp
Engines
148793 standard with hand crank, 300454 sander repl., 322507 Selma repl., 347296 Yazoo repl., 385567 Charles Machine (Ditchwitch) repl., 396481 clyutch cs, 12v es, 396700 Power Curbers repl., 396943 clutch cs, 12v es, 414084 red. cs, 12v es

 

BKN(D) 7.0 hp
Engines
276433 uses CA51A97S1 cs, 406996 3:25:1 gear reduction assy, 407013 2.29:1 gr assy, 407184 Gilson repl, 407194 6.00:1 gr assy, 407251 5.50:1 gr assy, 407258 standard with es, 407352 Peabody Barnes repl, 407355 Quincy repl, 408040 Gilson repl, 408043 Gorman Rupp repl, 408655 Prime Mover repl
409144 standard with recoil start, 409473 Fairmont repl
S8D 8.0 hp
Engines
406931 2.92:1 gr assy, 407085 Gorman Rupp repl, 408037 Wacker repl, 408477 Bolens repl, 410303 Fairmont repl, 411655 standard with recoil start
S14D 14.0 hp
400303 Bolens repl.
407515 6.00:1 clutch red.
408202 standard with es
408769 6.00:1 clutch red.
409131 standard with recoil starter
410380 standard, 12v es, 25a fwa
412246 clutch cs, 12v es
412915 4.06:1 clutch red., 12v es
416866 Kut Kwik repl.
417249 standard 12v es, fuel pump
428050 Power Curbers repl.
TRA12D 12.0 hp
336913 Bolens repl.
396284 standard 1″ dia. keyed cs
407823 standard with recoil start
408732 Fairmont repl.
416788 generator tapered shaft engine with CA84017S1 cs
434803 2.92:1 gr assy
TJD 18,2 hp
310460 Mott Mower repl.
311888 Tennant repl.
313081 Howard Rotovator repl.
317495 Davis repl.
320621 3.84:1 gr assy
320846 clutch cs, 12v es, 30a fwa
321389 Power unit, 12v es, 30a fwa321963 same as 321389 but includes clutch
322328 same as 320846 but less clutch
322364 standard cs, 12v starter only
322512 same as 321963 less clutch322522 Getman repl.
35307 Hobart repl.
326467 Fox Spreader repl.
327756 Sander engine
328209 Oil Field engine
329539 Power Unit, 3.79:1 clutch red. assy
332613 Swensen repl.
338314 Selma repl.
342765 Kalamazoo repl.
358822 standardm, less es
363752 Ditch Witch repl.
367231 Yazoo repl.
370711 standard, less tank, 12v, 30a chg
3376805 Thomas skid steer, std keyed cs
390992 New Holland repl.
396936 Waterpump cs CA86-10S1
408843 Schwarze repl.
412848 Cardox repl.
422756 Air Sweep repl.
448158 standard cs, 12v, 30a, ssi
456387smt, cto, 12v es, 30a chg, ssi
443801SB standard cs long block assy
443803SB clutch cs lonh block assy
443805SB Hobart long block assy
443807SB Charles Machine long block assy
454412 SB Randall Sprayer long block assy
VH4D
245738 Kohler repl
307232 Hyster repl
309333 Davis repl,12v es, magneto ignition
319536 Thomas repl
319623 Power Unit CTO,12v es, 30a fwa
319755 CA71A30S1 cs with WW69D pto
319903 CTO, 12v es, 30a fwa
322724 Zamboni repl
323546 Hogg & Davis repl
323726 Hahn repl
341737 Int. Harvestor/Massey Ferguson repl
342940 Case repl
344484 CA71A119S1 pump shaft
349421 3.79:1 clutch red, 12v es, 30a fwa
356572 Davis repl
358546 IH Loader repl
358974 Owatonna repl
359792 same as 319903 less clutch
361435 Power Unit, 12v es, 30a fwa
383030 Vermeer repl
389478 Power Unit, clutch red.
391239 Gorman Rupp repl
396480 Target Saw repl
398499 Snorkel repl
402763 Gehl repl
410050 Melroe 610 repl
410453 Ditch Witch repl
410787 Charles AMchine repl
415666 Melroe 630 or 730 repl
421995 Davis repl
423465 JLG repl
427399 Midmark repl
435688 Standard with external belt driven alt.
447903 Skyjack repl with LPG
448159Standard, 12v es, 30a fwa, less tank
448160 asa bove with smt
448161 Melroe 610 repl with ssi
448367 Melroe 70 and 720 repl
448537 New Holland repl
453097 Skyjack repl, gasoline
441817SB standard cs long block assy
441819SB clutch cs long block assy
441821SB Charles Machine long block assy
441823SB Melroe long block assy
457837SB Charles Machine long block assy
VG4D
320140 Power Unit, suits clutch
321151 Power unit, 12v es, 30a fwa
321727 Owatonna 1737 repl
329139 Ditch Witch repl
338608 Davis repl
343756 Case repl
356571 Davis repl
358973 Deere repl
364008 Thomas repl
364303 Suits clutch, 12v es, 25a fwa
364320 IH repl
370718 New Holland repl
395062 Fulton MAnlift repl
395854 New Holland repl
401514 3.60:1 clutch red
402531 C,H & E repl
410468 Target Saw repl
431308 Chipmore repl
431465 New Holland repl
448162 Standard, 12v es, 30a fwa, ssi
448471 Power Unit, CVTO, 12v es, 30a fwa
444689SB standard cs long block assy
444691SB clucth cs long block assy
450046SB Charles Machine long block assy
V465D
404874 2.77:1 clutch red
404960 New Holland repl
406110 Ditch Witch repl
406605 Vermeer repl
40671 Target Saw repl
406975 Davis repl
406992 CTO assy
407097 Standard to accept hydraulic pump
407483 suits CTO
407757 same as 406992 less clutch
407759 Standard engine
407765 CTO assy
408105 CA75C5S1 cs with WW165 housing
411042 Swather repl
411378 Standard, HDAC to accept K106D hyd. pump
411653 Rivinius repl
413514 Standard with K106D hyd. pump
416857 Asplundt repl
429572 Standard with LPG
433755 Falcon pump repl
446183 Target Saw repl
448163 Standard and Vermeer repl
444693SB Standard cs long block assy
444694SB Clutch cs long block assy
448273SB Charles Machine long block assy
W2-880
426597 standard, 12v es, 30 chg, cto
426598 standard, 12v es, 10a chg
426599 standard, 12v es, 30a chg
430226 CA69GS2 cs
432397 standard es
439001 standard, es, hdac
W2-1250 25 hp
449551 standard , 12v es,30a fwa, ssi
449903 standard, 12v es, 30a fwa, ssi
451631 standard, 12v es, 30a fwa, ssi, cto
451729 generator cs, WW188A
456060 standard,12v es, 30a fwa, hdac, single outlet exhaust manifold
W4-1770
421402 Ditch Witch repl.
429558 Hahn repl.
431476 Fairmont repl.
4318987 cto, 12v chg, 30a fwa
449013 standard 12v es, 30a chg, ssi
449192 standard, external alt, dry a/c assy, ssi
450421 Target saw repl.
SB448386 standard cs long block assy
SB448388 cto long block assy
SB451876 concrete saw long block assy

List of Abbreviations
assy – assembly
chg – charging system
cto – clutch take off
cs – crankshaft
es – electric starter
fwa – flywheel alternator (stator under flywheel)
gr – gear reduction
hdac – heavy duty air cleaner
long block – same as Briggs short blocks but also comes with cylinder head
LPG-propane equipped
red – reduction
repl – replacement engine
smt – side mount fuel atnk
ssi – solid state distributor
std-standard

From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/wenginesoldspecnumbers.html

King Midget Cars

King Midget is an exceptional automobile. It was billed as both “World’s Number One Fun Car” and “World’s Most Exciting Small Car”. Many people still believe it is. These people, and countless others, helped King Midget establish an important and significant niche in the annals of automobile history.

The automobile celebrated its 115th birthday in 2001. Among all automobiles ever manufactured, throughout the world, King Midget holds one untouchable record. King Midget was the only small car continuously manufactured for nearly a quarter of a century; from 1946 until operations ceased in 1970. In addition, Midget Motors Corporation was the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States for a number of years.

King Midget featured it’s own uniquely designed automatic transmission at the same time the majority of larger manufacturers began introducing automatic transmissions to the public. It offered incomparable fuel economy. Midget Motors’ use of aircraft lightening techniques and unit body construction resulted in a strong, light vehicle years ahead of its successors.

All this makes King Midget very special.

The evolution of King Midget began in 1946 when Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt, who met while civil air patrol pilots during World War II, conceived King Midget as an inexpensive, affordable car that anyone could buy. They developed and sold King Midget as a single passenger kit car in which any single cylinder engine could be installed. The kit contained the frame, axles, springs, steering mechanism, dimensioned patterns for the sheet metal, which could be fabricated by a local metalsmith, and an assembly book. In the late 1940’s, and through 1951, the Model 1 became available from the factory as either a kit or as a fully assembled car with a 6 h.p. Wisconsin engine.

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Sales of Model 1 King Midget kits augmented two other ongoing Midget Motors businesses: The MIDGET MOTORS Directory and Midget Motors motor scooter manufacturing and sales. The Directory was a bi-monthly booklet which advertised government surplus materials, like wheels, tires and bearings, along with used engines of different make and size. Midget Motors manufactured the Super-Cycle motor scooter. It came in two models: the Deluxe and the Highway-Master. The Deluxe was powered by a 2 ¼ h.p. engine and it would go about 35 m.p.h.; the Highway-Master, a 6 horsepower model, cruised comfortably about 45-50 m.p.h. Both of them would carry two people and had a built-in package compartment. Directory and motor scooter sales continued into the early sixties as King Midget became the primary Midget Motors product.

By 1951, Dry and Orcutt had developed the second model King Midget, a two passenger convertible offered either fully assembled or as a kit, powered by the 7.5 horsepower Wisconsin AENL engine. This model firmly established King Midget’s reputation and incredible ability to perform extraordinary feats. It could carry more than its own weight, it could pull exceptionally heavy loads, it had the agility of a mountain goat; all over arduous terrain with durability and economy for thousands of miles. It began as the 500 pound car for $500. The Model 2 King Midget was a basic vehicle with a hand start cable on the left, outside behind the seat. It had a black three spoke steering wheel, brown plastic seat upholstery, no speedometer and no reverse. However, it was this model which first offered the optional automatic transmission, reverse, electric starter, shatter proof safety-glass tinted windshield, top, steel winter doors with sliding Plexiglas windows, hot air heater, speedometer, turn signals, hand operated controls for handicapped persons and the golf model, complete with two golf bag racks, extra wide traction tires on the rear, special low gearing, foot rests on the front fenders and an extra quiet muffler system. The Custom model was introduced in 1955, along with the standard model King Midget. The Custom got a new two spoke white steering wheel, bright red and bone white upholstery, chrome bumper and cowl parking lights. New Philippine mahogany doors and winter enclosures became standard for both models, too.

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King Midget came in one color, California Cream, unless you paid $10 extra. By 1955, the standard color was Peace Rose Cream and later became bone white. These, and later, paint colors were the same as used by Ford Motor Co.

Sometime in the 1950’s, Midget Motors developed the King Midget Junior and, later, the King Midget Trainer. Neither had a body; that was left to the imagination of the owner. The Junior had an overall width of 32 inches. Wheelbase is adjustable at either 42 or 47 inches. Overall length then is 67 ½ inches or could have been cut down to 60 inches with the shorter wheelbase. It has a raised tubular steel frame around the front and rear, and fenders over the wheels. Both models have square tubular steel frame construction. The Trainer is larger and doesn’t have the raised steel frame around the front. Its overall width is 35 inches with a 50 inch wheelbase and overall length of 72 inches. The Junior was powered by a 2 ½ h.p. Briggs & Stratton engine; the Trainer a 3 h.p. Briggs & Stratton. They both had an automatic clutch with a geared, reverse transmission in the drive train. They were discontinued sometime in the early sixties.

Dry and Orcutt introduced the Model 3 King Midget in 1957. The basic body design of this model was used through the end of production. Other significant changes included unit body construction, with the frame and all fixed body components welded together for strength, four wheel hydraulic brakes, and 9.2 horsepower.

As time progressed, other improvements evolved. The Philippine mahogany doors were replaced by aluminum doors and, near the end, steel doors. The electrical system was upgraded from 6 to 12 volts in 1961. The old standby Wisconsin AENL engine was replaced by a 12 horsepower Kohler K301 engine in 1966. The clicker low speed pulley was replaced by a silent Borg-Warner one-way clutch in 1967. The brown canvas top was replaced by a vinyl covered black or white top. An optional electric windshield wiper was offered, along with a windshield washer, radio, carpeted panels, floor mats, safety belts and new paint colors: Corinthian white, Rangoon red, yellow, blue and aqua.

Throughout its history, King Midget was manufactured under the stewardship of only three groups of people. Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt first sold King Midget as part of their Midget Motors Supply operations in Athens, Ohio. By 1948, they began to use the name Midget Motors Manufacturing Co., too. In about 1956, Dry and Orcutt changed the name of their company to Midget Motors Corporation. In 1966, a group of investors bought Midget Motors Corporation and Joseph C. Stehlin, Jr. became president. The company’s financial fortunes declined, and in 1969 its assets were sold to Barthman Corporation, led by Vernon D. Eads. Eads tried desperately to revive King Midget. He designed and built the King Midget commuter, a molded fiberglass bodied, dune buggy type automobile, for an American export show and eventual production. He attempted to start a licensing operation in both Florida and Canada. A fire at the fiberglass plant destroying 13 bodies and the mold, monetary costs of the required new Federal crash test program, and diminishing demand for the automobile, caused Eads to stop making King Midget. Ironically, Eads as a college student, had worked as a consultant for Midget Motors during development of the second model. Eads’ long-standing interest nurtured the hope that he one day could again build King Midget.

After production stopped, King Midget Parts Co. was formed in Dayton, Ohio to continue to provide parts support. It was operated by Eads’ sister Vivian and her husband, Bob Craven. Bob had worked hard with Eads during the last months of production to improve assembly processes and factory output. Unfortunately, those successful efforts were to no avail.

In 1980, John Weitlauf, of Dayton, Ohio, bought the parts which had come from the Florida licensing operation. They had all been in storage for 10 years. Weitlauf’s sales to owners also provided King Midget parts support.

In 1985, Dave Stults, of Westport, Indiana, purchased Weitlauf’s remaining parts. In 1988, he bought the Craven’s parts, and, from Vernon Eads, all rights to Midget Motors, King Midget and King Midget Commuter. In 1990, he bought the remaining Canadian licensing operation parts from Brian Coleman and Bob Cook of Hamilton and Binbrook, Ontario. Stults, having amassed all the King Midget parts he could find, provided owners with parts, advice and support through his King Midget Auto Works store and mail order business. Dave owns several King Midgets, including the last one produced.

In 1995, Alan Conley, of Waverly, Ohio, purchased all of Stults’ parts and all rights to Midget Motors, King Midget and King Midget Commuter. He changed the name of the business to Midget Motors Supply. In addition, Conley expanded the number of parts available by either making them himself or getting someone else to manufacture parts no longer available. Conley performed King Midget restoration work, too, turning many a rusty hulk into a beautiful auto once more.

In 2001, Mike Beebe, of Norwalk, Ohio, bought all of Conley’s parts and all rights to Midget Motors, King Midget and King Midget Commuter. He’s named his business Midget Motors and has announced that he harbors hopes of building a Model 4 King Midget one day.

This is a brief historical perspective of the fascinating little King Midget and the other products manufactured and sold by Claud Dry and Dale Orcutt. We believe every vehicle of historical significance deserves a champion; a steward to promote and support it. Since the factory closure, a great deal of gratitude is owed the Cravens for providing that role, coupled later with the efforts of Weitlauf and Bill Hossfield, of Ringwood, New Jersey, who started and operated the first King Midget Registry for fifteen years. Dave Stults followed by organizing the first ever King Midget Jamboree in Westport, Indiana in 1991, for supplying the fullest parts support and information for King Midget from 1986-1995, and initiating the actions necessary to start this International King Midget Car Club. Alan Conley has the largest collection of King Midgets in existence and has made a major contribution by getting more King Midgets on the street so that they may be enjoyed by both their owners and the general public.

There are no records to indicate how many King Midgets were made, nor how many exist today. Both Dave Stults and Bob Vahsholtz have tried to assimilate as much information about King Midgets as they can, including auto serial numbers, so that a best guess can be made about the number manufactured and a fairly accurate number still existing. Nearly every week, another car becomes known. Vahsholtz, as a young designer, aided Midget Motors Corporation, by mail, in design of the Model 3. He takes great pride in his contribution to King Midget. Dave Stults continues his desire to be King Midget’s strongest advocate and still
operates the King Midget Registry. You can reach Dave at: Dave Stults, P.O. Box 549, Westport, Indiana 47283, (812) 591-2719.

From http://www.wisconsinmotorscanada.ca/whistorykingmidgetcars.html

Casey Rail Cars

Re-printed with the permission of Mark Swaby, Victoria, Australia. For complete details please visit his website at

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~speeder/fairmont

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In Mark Swaby’s words ………. I have been giving a quantity of historical information about the Victorian Railways Casey Jones cars so I have decided to devote a page to them as my offer to pass the data over to another site was not taken up. Victoria is also my home state so I really should not ignore my own heritage.

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The car pictured is an example of a plagiarized version of the ‘Casey Jones’ model 531 originally built by the North Western Motor Company, Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA and fitted with a 4hp ball bearing 2 stroke engine and T model holly carb. These and the larger model ‘521’ were mass produced in 63″ gage by the Victorian Railways at their Spotswood workshops, located in suburban Melbourne, here in the State of Victoria, Australia

They were locally known as Kaseys…. guess the change of the ‘C’ to ‘K’ to protect the plagiarism. The 4 hp version was called the ‘KS’ model (S for small) and the larger 6 hp versions were known as ‘K’ models.

The only manufacturing changes VR made to the ‘531’ 4 hp model was the fitting of different lift handles and chain driven reversible magneto bolted to the side of the block…the rest was identical to the original model. I note that due to the expansion of the block the magneto chain tension had to be adjusted whilst the block was hot. If you adjusted it cold the chain would go over tight when the block got hot and jam the timing reverse disk throwing out the timing.

It was also important not to over fill the coffee pot style water jacket above the fill mark, no matter how tempting with all that extra space….boiling water over operator and sundry would result as any boiling water above the fill mark would spew out everywhere!

The ‘521’ 6 hp model had a number of changes which included replacing the wooden body with steel, wheel guards similar to the 531 model and locally cast wheels unique to VR. It also employed a chain driven magneto.

The 521 or ‘K’ type was also manufactured by the Victorian railways in 42″ gauge with examples finding there way to Tasmania and reportedly but not as yet confirmed the central Australian 42″ system. The 6hp engine from this model was also fitted in some of the QR Northgate Fairmont body’s from new. It is good chance that the engines were manufactured by VR.

The recommended oil mix for these was 20:1 and with 40 grade SAE oil. Pre mixed 2 stroke gas was sent out from the Newport Oil stores to the field, a practice I note also in place by NSWGR for their cars. The ‘K’ and’KS’ were the mainstay fleet of the Victorian Railways for over 50 years from the late 20’s and some were still in service till the 90’s.

VR had a strict maintenance regime for these cars with a detailed card system for every unit. They were regularly sent to Spotswood workshops for overhaul and rebore. The engines carried a brass tag detailing the O/S cylinder and Crankshaft > the tag would be punched with a small circle with the next size the engine was bored out too. The 15 over sizes available being embossed on the brass tag. An ‘X’ would have to be stamped over the old size circle. Spotswood Workshops even had a dynometer to test the engines after a major overhaul.

Individual engines were not unique to individual cars. Every time a car came in for an overhaul an engine from the overhauled pool was fitted to the car with the original engine repaired and added to the pool.The history cards also reveal that the cars were pooled as well so more than likely you would receive an overhauled car as a direct replacement rather than having your original car back. Some cars have resided in all four corners of the state during their life of service with the VR.

Later upgrades saw both models fitted with 9 HP Wisconsin engines and a two way Granite State Machine Co gear box but still using the wooden centered wheels on the smaller models. The ‘KS was renamed the ‘6W’ and the ‘K’ the ‘8W’ – the ‘W’ for Wisconsin as was common practice by the VR.

There are still a couple of original imported engines around with the ‘Casey Jones’ name cast on the Water Jacket.

The car pictured is a rare standard gauge version of the KS and is now in retirement. I note some 2′ 6″ gauge models NKS (Narrow Kasey Small) were also constructed for Victoria’s narrow gauge system and some standard gauge versions in the 60’s with the advent of standard gauge in Victoria.

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