Alan James' Vintage Engines

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Al's current projects are the restoration of a 4 h.p. Cushman and the restoring a 10 h.p. Motorgo (Falcon) which he obtained from Rampart village on the Yukon River. It was formerly used in a river boat until sometime in the '40s.

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Al is always looking toward the future. Here is the 4 h.p. Witte minus its head from Allakaket on the Koyukuk River. It sat on the bank of the river for over 60 years and went through 7 floods!

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Here is a Nelson Bros. "Hit & MIss" 2 1/2 h.p. engine. Unkown just where it came from other than the Rampart area.

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What a gem, a 1924 5 h.p. MOTORGO inboard. It tripped on Spark Plug. After the flood in Old Bettles, it was dug out of the mud. Was used on the Koyukuk River.

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Probably a 1907 5 h.p. HOLLIDAY. Came from the mining effort at Livengood.

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This probably a 1904 6 h.p. GRAY INBOARD from Fairbanks.

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Finished 1907 Gray

This is a 1942 6 h.p. Fairbanks-Morse and a 3 h.p. Fairbanks-Morse. The 6 h.p. came from Coldfoot. The 3 h.p. came from a Fairbanks well driller.

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1906 Fairbanks Morse, Model N, 20 H.P. from Tanana, Alaska. Used to power a wireless telegraph station from 1908 to 1923. Burned in a fire in 1951, exposed to the elements for 50 years and restored in 2003.

Trail in	Engines as found	in the woods.	Building skids
Ready to lift	Mounting on skids	All gone.....!	Up the Yukon
Dock at Nenana	Bigger lift needed!	Headed for Fairbanks	At Fairbanks
Headed home	At home	Big Wheels (Al)	My Pink Flamingos
Lifting wheels	Cylinders	Cylinder junk (anode)	Piston out
Bearing caps	Cylinder done!	Neighbors	End of Day!