Compressor Engine

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February/March 2004
Robert Best 
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I also added a zerk fitting to the connecting rod so I can grease the crankshaft through the opening in the base, and I added grease cup fittings to the two main bearings. I put a drip oiler on the cylinder wall to lubricate the piston.

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I believe the air compressor was originally painted blue, so that's what I painted it, along with white pin striping. Since the engine was my own design I decided to likewise make a truck of my own design - oak trimmed in blue. I've shown this engine at a number of shows, and it is quite an attention getter. Blue is an unusual color for an engine, and when they look at the engine most people can't figure out what company made it.

I finished the engine in the spring of 2002 and first unveiled it at the North Kansas City, Mo., Mo-Kan show in June 2002. So far, not too many people have seen my Au-To compressor engine, but with each and every engine show I attend, that's changing.

Robert Best is a member of the Mo-Kan Antique Power Association of Kansas City, Mo. Contact him at 3521 N.W. 60th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64157; e-mail: RODUEBASE@aol.com

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