HELP RALPH RESTORE THE SPEEDER!
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society, Inc. (N.W.P. R.R.H.S.)
and the Petaluma Trolley Living History Railway Museum (P. T.L.H.R.M.)
are debuting a training program designed to put the 'train' back in training
As part of their ongoing restoration education mandate, they've given the go ahead for Ralph to restore this FAIRMONT SPEEDER..While he has changed
a tire or two and a set of sparkplugs on his PT Cruiser (and once audited a
4-stroke engine repair class in college), he's never taken on a mechanical job requiring this much attention to detail. He certainly has had his share of jobs commanding attention to detail. After all, he's a book editor by profession. But nothing on the order of restoring a classic Speeder.
The N.W.P.R.R.H.S.'s secretary, Archives manager, and Board of Directors member, Gus Campagna, and the P.T.L.H.R.M.'s curator, Richard Fries, have given Ralph the goal of completing the full restoration in two (2) years beginning September 30, 2016 and ready-for-rails on September 30, 2018. Can he do it? If he's going to pull it off, he's going to need a little help. That where YOU come in.
From the first loosened hex bolt, Ralph intends to video document every step of the restoration. But before he picks up that crescent wrench, he wants to make sure he's done his homework. So during the next few weeks, and throughout the two years to follow, Ralph will invite you to tell him how he should restore a Speeder. On the project's Facebook page, he invites you to share everything you know. He'll immerse himself in every suggestion for the right steps to the best sources for parts and post updates to his restoration plan every week.
I've Googled parts sources and come up with the following so far:.
SPEEDER PARTS
BROWN RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
(618) 288 6698
http://www.brownrr.com/store/fairmont-lettered-parts.html
Brown Railroad Equipment, Inc.
Glen Carbon IL
Fairmont Railroad Engines, Buzz Coils, Parts, Manuals
SmokStak.com
Bob Cantin Motorcars, Alberta
Sal Jacobs, Larkspur, CA
Pacific Rail Services, Paradise, CA
Peterson & Wallick Speeders, New England
Rail Merchants International, Fairfield, IA
ACCESSORIES:
Air horns, lights, beacons (suggested air horn is Spartan SPA555C, comes w/ air compressor).
The Lighthouse
2315 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213 749-5031
Brakes, Brake Parts, Tow Bars, Gas Tanks & Accessories, Flags, and Decoder Rings.
Atlantic Rail Cars Covers and Curtains Fisher Canvas Products, Inc.
415 St. Mary Street Burlington, NJ 08016
800 892-6688
Electric Clothing
Widder Enterprises
942 East Ojai Avenue
Ojai, CA 93023
800 992-2653
Everything
Grainger
Northern Tool Company
Identification Plates for Older Fairmont Cars
(All proceeds benefit NARCOA).
Dick Ray
5 Hemlock Place
Randolph, NJ 07869
973 895-2897
Cab Ventilation Systems
Salem Vent International
Wind Wings, Locomotive
Decals, railroad logo:
NARCOA (new logo), Fairmont and several Fallen Flag Railroads. Custom
services and logo designs also available. All made from High Performance
3-M Vinyl in all colors of rainbow. Reflective colors also available.
Michael Mitzel
P. O. Box 79
West Brooklyn, IL. 61378
815-628-3416
Engines, New
Small Engine Warehouse
Engine, Parts & Accessories:
Brown Railroad Equipment Fairmont parts database
Les King Motorcars
Onan Dealer Directory
Magneto Repair & Alternator Parts
Oil Field Ignition Parts Co.
200 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK
405 235-1579
Transmission bearings, Drive Chain
King Bearing, Inc.
255 East Brokaw Road
San Jose, CA
408 436-5464
Fairbanks, American Bosch, Wico, Zenith and other small industrial
application carburetors, ignition and magneto parts
Rings for any motor
AEI Corp.
114 NE 8th
Oklahoma City, OK
404 236-3551
(For faster service, have bore diameter, ring width, groove depth
and number of rings needed when you call).
Paul Weaver
Bremerton, WA
360 373-7870
Terry Baumann, Nelson, BC, Canada, longtime supplier
of Canadian motorcars and parts.
(250) 229-4474, greenacre@telus.net.
Engines, Rebuilding:
Onan Dealer Directory
Carburetor (C-5 & C-8 and F-4 & F-6) parts and rebuilding. Gasket sets and parts for OD,ROB,ROC,QH,QB,QBA and RQ. Parts for Hy-Duty and Weatherseal timers. Some M motorcar parts.
Rebuild service for engines/timers.
Carey Boney
1605 Powers Road
Wallace, NC 28466
910 285-7489, careyboney@embarqmail.com
Heinmuller Service & Supply Selling many Fairmont & Onan parts, including complete electrical line, carburetors, fuel pumps, and all other engine parts for Onan CCKB & B48G engines, and most parts for Fairmont engines. We have *original Fairmont* brake shoes & liners in stock, as well as many, many other parts. We also do thorough rebuilding of engines, transmissions, carburetors & fuel pumps. 42 years of rebuilding experience. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.heinmuller.com.
Doug Heinmuller
P.O. Box 111 (or 153 Bobbin Mill Rd.)
Lunenburg, VT 05906.
(802) 892-6144
Hy-rail equipment:
Harsco Track Technologies
Pacific Rail Services
Noise Control:
Noise abatement headsets & Aircraft intercoms
Sporty's Pilot Shop
Clermont County/Sporty's Airport
Batavia, OH 45103
Phone: 1.800.SPORTYS
Fax: 1.800.359.7794
Customer Service: 1.513.735.9000
Sound Deadening Material
db Engineering
Publications
All sorts of published information about motor cars, including manuals for various models
Railroad motor car resource library
RESTORED SPEEDERS
LOOK LIKE THIS
THIS IS WHERE I'LL POST THE WEEKLY VIDEO DOCUMENTING MY PROGRESS AS
I RESTORE THE FAIRMONT SPEEDER
WITH YOUR HELP!
FULLY RESTORED SPEEDERS, LIKE THIS SANTA FE, ARE GORGEOUS!
WANNA HELP ME RESTORE THE SPEEDER?
Write me: ralphrestoresthespeeder@gmail.com
LOOK! A FAIRMONT SPEEDER FROM 1938 TAKES A RUN IN THE SUN. We believe the one I'm restoring is a lot older.
Have any advice on where to begin
and how to get the job done?
Don't hold back! Help get this
Speeder back on track!
Send your input to:
NOW ON GOFUNDME!
WANNA HELP CONTRIBUTE? VISIT GOFUNDME:
FAIRMONT SPEEDER ENGINE
restored by Gregg Hoel
Poway-Midland RR
1924 FAIRMONT SPEEDER ENGINE
restored by Mr. Rebel Mike
1949 FAIRMONT SPEEDER ENGINE
restored by Joe Melzo
HOW TO START A FAIRMONT ENGINE WITH A CRANK WITHOUT LOSING YOUR HAND
as demonstrated by cbt1960
How a 2-stroke engine works:
1st stroke
The compressed fuel-air mixture ignites and thereby the piston is pressed down. At the same time the intake port I is covered by the piston. Now the new mixture in the crankcase becomes precompressed. Shortly before the piston approaches the lower dead centre, the exhaust port and the overflow conduit are uncovered.
Being pressurized in the crankcase
the mixture rushes into the cylinder displacing the consumed mixture (exhaust now).
How a 2-stroke engine works:
2nd stroke
The piston is moving up. The overflow conduit and the exhaust port are covered, the mixture in the cylinder is compressed. At the same time new fuel-air mixture is sucked into the crankcase.
By means of a crank shaft the up and down motion is converted into a rotational motion.
(c) 1999, Klaus Wetzstein
The Radiator
Gas tank(engine uses an oil-gas mixture)
Lever guide plate
Right flywheel (there are two)
Assorted
parts
lying on
the floor
of the Speeder.
I have not yet
identified these. Do you know what they are?
Serial number on Radiator
The Radiator model # and other I.D. info. Must clean up further to see.
The history of Fairmont Railway Motors
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(Fairmont Speeder restored by Mark Carette.)
UPDATE: THE RESTORATION HAS BEGUN!
