Hi. Glad I found this forum and thanks in advance for any clues or suggestions for my problem.
I picked up an old Elgin a couple years ago, just tried to start it last week and it runs fine but it seems to be overheating.
It is a 1947 3-1/2 HP water cooled model 58521
It will run fine for a few minutes then stop... it will re-start easily but stop again. I cannot hold my hand on the hot cylnder head.
There is a little hole in the lower elbow fitting at the tube on the left side (as you face the engine). See the photos. Warm / hot water squirts out of there in a strong stream.
Is that the pee hole / tell tale?
Does water squirt out there after it routes through the power head? If so, does this indicate that the water pump is working OK and that there is a blockage to the hot water trying to exit the motor? And where / what would that be and how to fix?
Thanks again,
Tom
I picked up an old Elgin a couple years ago, just tried to start it last week and it runs fine but it seems to be overheating.
It is a 1947 3-1/2 HP water cooled model 58521
It will run fine for a few minutes then stop... it will re-start easily but stop again. I cannot hold my hand on the hot cylnder head.
There is a little hole in the lower elbow fitting at the tube on the left side (as you face the engine). See the photos. Warm / hot water squirts out of there in a strong stream.
Is that the pee hole / tell tale?
Does water squirt out there after it routes through the power head? If so, does this indicate that the water pump is working OK and that there is a blockage to the hot water trying to exit the motor? And where / what would that be and how to fix?
Thanks again,
Tom
