I get most of my stuff in auctions, old car stuff & preferably old ford stuff. But those running estate sales know zilch & mish-mash inventories. So I end up with unknown stuff like this, or one time it was a float level sight glass for stromberg that almost went to brass scrap. This could be a manual lubricator for specialty tool or acessory, fuel injection for a whizzer bike... So somebody may have seen this somewhere, cast alum tank has brass filler cap & pump plunger, handlebar like mount & aparently dual outlet holes in the bottom.
A what-in-the-heck-is-this question
- Thread starter Barry WNY
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Lawson Cox
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Looks like a thingamajig to me.
I think you got it sort of, I recall trying to resurrect an antique chain saw and was told it was the first one with an oiler, that was missing. Probably what this is. Since I don't know any antique chainsaw guys I suppose I can use it on my sawmill. The guides are sealed bearings that run on the band blade, could give it a squirt of oil/kerosene mix once in a while. I would feel bad if a Henway restorer was needing it for his project and it languished on a shelf. Thanks guys
51 MERC-CT
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51 MERC-CT
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Chris Nelson
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When I was a kid in the 40's, we had a power lawn mower that had an oiler on the round bar between the wheels. It looks similar to what I remember.
51 MERC-CT
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I'm confused. It looks like a shaft drive to me too !
MIKE
It does have a chain. 'Clue' (If the chain broke you would not be able to accelerate)
Mike51Merc
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Sort'a looks like the chain oiler on my '64 BMW motorcycle
Chain oiler for a shaft drive?
Sorry, "Quick Reply" got me again. The unit looks real similar though.
Frank The Plumber
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Sure, now I have to go look up this motorcycle to find the chain. I had a VMX1200 and this was a drive shaft housing on it, I'm curious as to where the chain is too.
