Show me your Junk.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:39 pm

You know the old saying: It's not what you know but who you know. The Gold Wing came from one of my buddies in the Lions Club. He was only the second owner -- this thing has been well maintained.

burner von braun · Post by **burner von braun** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:09 pm

Yeoowzer! That is so great Elliot!!! Very happy for you!

now, hmm.. where to make space for it, ho..ho..ho!

hehe.. hum..

ARG!!!

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:33 pm

Looked it over today -- changed oil and filter, cranked it and verified spark. But no fuel. Defective fuel pump. I freed it up, but the cracks in the diaphragm may be fatal. It seems to need to generate a certain minimum amount of suction in order to overcome the inlet check valve. And the check valve is winning, so far.

I am noticing that people are having trouble selling these things for even $500,-, in good condition. No parts available for the fuel pump; complete pump is $114,-. I might go with an electric one.

Space no problem: me have Barn.

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:54 pm

Did you check the floats for varnish?

I got one that was stored 15yrs. and the bowls were solid cubes of varnish.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:14 pm

The carbonators will need full overhauls. The throttles won't even open. It was free for a reason!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:39 pm

Still looks good.
I know a mechanic that got one with damaged body panels and stripped it down.
Nobody could figure out what it was, and lighter, he said he beat many bikes.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:51 am

Now I'm thinking of installing a gravity feed fuel tank and a single downdraft carburetor. Manifold? There already is one -- the air intake!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:17 pm

score today.

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:21 pm

GORGEOUS!!

...well, not the top one,
I don't know what that is,

but those stoves...whew!

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:26 pm

You guys got some great junk. Love those old stoves. What are you planning on doing with that stuff?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:52 pm

Restoring them and selling them at outrageous prices to metrosexual foodies...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:28 pm

hahaa, not sure yet about the stoves........
see, the thing is...........well........sometimes, it's just too good to pass up, even if you don't have a use for it. and, I have room to store stuff.

the top one is an "ore cart" from the underground mines here.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:31 pm

very nice. are those wood stoves?

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:32 pm

cool, does the cart tip forward to empty?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:37 pm

Elorrum wrote:very nice. are those wood stoves?

no, gas. I think one has a wood burning side, though, so I suppose it'd be "dual fuel"........

I wanted to say "no their metal with porcelain coatings.......but well........hahahaa

GW:
yes, it tips forward and has a gate at one end.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:44 pm

I had a roommate who collected antique stoves - specifically Spark dual fuels. We had one in the kitchen (6 burner double oven with a bread warmer *and* smoker chamber) - no pilot of course - and a huge 8 burner massive oven double in the garage for canning... and about 4 or 5 in various states of repair (even a rare dual+electric one - in pale beige - that was amazing).

You REALLY don't know what to do with them? I know what I'd do... esp up in the hills... heat + cooking? You got all the parts? Some will be easy, some you need someone who can sand-cast iron to replace parts or find a donor stove... You're right, it looks like both may be duallies, and both appear to be Artcrafts, which is good for parts finding...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:57 pm

Bay Bridge Sue wrote:I had a roommate who collected antique stoves - specifically Spark dual fuels. We had one in the kitchen (6 burner double oven with a bread warmer *and* smoker chamber) - no pilot of course - and a huge 8 burner massive oven double in the garage for canning... and about 4 or 5 in various states of repair (even a rare dual+electric one - in pale beige - that was amazing).

You REALLY don't know what to do with them? I know what I'd do... esp up in the hills... heat + cooking? You got all the parts? Some will be easy, some you need someone who can sand-cast iron to replace parts or find a donor stove... You're right, it looks like both may be duallies, and both appear to be Artcrafts, which is good for parts finding...

I think the white one is Wedgewood.

in my house now, I have a 4 burner, griddle in the middle, oven one side, broiler the other, Wedgewood from the early 50's.......and a donor for it, that I found in the sage brush, about 60 miles north east of the playa.
yeah the white one is complete, I think the Artcraft is about 90% and the stuff may be in the box.
I found a commercial stove, which I will one day install at the Hof (in it's own "cook shed" due to size), 6 burners, two warming plates a 40" griddle and two 32" ovens..........I could cook for the whole eplaya, if you'd all come up and play there..........

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:54 am

ygmir wrote: ...I found a commercial stove, which I will one day install at the Hof (in it's own "cook shed" due to size), 6 burners, two warming plates a 40" griddle and two 32" ovens..........I could cook for the whole eplaya, if you'd all come up and play there..........

You would not have to ask twice, comrade!

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:59 am

Bay Bridge Sue wrote:
ygmir wrote: ...I found a commercial stove, which I will one day install at the Hof (in it's own "cook shed" due to size), 6 burners, two warming plates a 40" griddle and two 32" ovens..........I could cook for the whole eplaya, if you'd all come up and play there..........
You would not have to ask twice, comrade!

Indeed not. Sounds like that could have been the stove from Paul Bunyan's cookshack.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:09 am

He's going to put the stove into the ore car for another Frankenstein MV.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:03 pm

hahaa, so, I see a plan:

for next summer, when I get the doors and shutters on the Hof, and get the "cook shack" made, we'll have an Eplaya "compression"?

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:05 pm

Use the wheels and base of the ore cart, mount the cook shack on top, a suitable power source to the wheels, and you have next years MV...

MisaBlue · Post by **MisaBlue** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:07 pm

OK, Yggy, when I move to USA, you are in charge of finding such awesome stove for me!!! Love it

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:14 pm

I want to gut out my kitchen and rebuild it just to put one of those bad boys in there. The old spark we had could boil a teapot in about 2 minutes. SERIOUS heat output - like a commercial stove unit. Just remember to shut off the gas - no pilot light!

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:31 pm

I have a Box Wood wood stove to heat the shop.. Converted it so it burn fuel like a Rocket stove.. Gets more bang for the buck.. Heat up two buckets of large grave and water.. Then let the fire die out.. That way I don't have to watch the fire/sparks. The hot stones and water keep it warm for a while.. Learned that from my Granny Ma..

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