Aermotor color - Red - Black - Gray

Anyone know the correct red for fluted hopper Aermotors?

I was wondering if Aermotor pumps were painted red or somthing else ? ? I know they used red on the lettering on windmills . Sorry , I do not know the shade or color number of the red used . Wasn't the eight cycle engines painted gray ? Yes , I know they painted the larger engines red . Well , did I confuse things more ? Doug.

Happy holidays all !! Can anyone tell me the actual , original , paint color of the pumps manufactured by the Aermotor Co. of Chicago , Ill. ??? Thanks . Doug.

What are the correct colors for Aermotor 8 cycle engine. Have seen different combinations. Whats right?

Hi John, WhenI researched my Aeromotor 8 cycle engine I only found gray. So I painted mine red. Jerry

I have seen them painted gray, and I have seen them painted maroon...or dark red...There is one posted on "Steve's old engine shed" that says it is original, and it is maroon...I have one that is painted maroon, but Harry has one painted gray...soooo there you have all I know about it. (which ain't much)!

David M.

I've owned approximately 2 dozen 8-cycle Aermotors. The early engines which used the camshaft governor were Battleship Gray. It appears late into production they changed to dark green. I have only seen this dark green on two or three engines. This color may have been carried over to the more commonly seen ball-in-flywheel governor set-up. (The Governor change occured March 10,1908.)The next color they used was the dark maroon. I have seen quite a few with the maroon color. The engines which were equipped with the webster magneto were painted bright red.

after cleaning some of the grime off, i found traces af dark red ( bearing caps) dark green and gray flywheels...go figure???...thanks.kent

I am presently restoring an Aermotor 8-cycle air cooled pump jack engine and need to know a few things to finish the job.

What was the original color? I can find some black on the gears, flywheel, etc. but also see a lot of green but it doesn't look like it is the bottom coat.

Were the flywheel and gear rims painted or bare iron? It looks like this one has bare rims.

Where can I get a gib key for the flywheel? I pretty well buggered-up the one on the engine getting it out. I don't know if these were in standard sizes or what. This is the first engine I've worked on that had gib keys.

Is there a source of parts (gaskets, pump and parts) for these and plans for the skids? Right now, I'll probably just make what looks like the fragments of what came with the engine.

Thanks guys and Harry!

I know there is currently a Aermotor parts book for the towers, very pricey. If a transmission on the tower has I think 602 in the casting you can get EVERY part new. I would guess the company just might have some very valuable information for you. I do not have a book, but a friend does. This may not help you but if all else fails give it a try. Dave NE Iowa Good luck just checked Aremotor in search engine --some engines were shown.

David:

Thanks for the info. From your response, I ass-u-me that Aermotor is still in business. I'll do a search to see if I can find it and the source of the parts book.

I did do a search for "aermotor 8-cycle" and found several engines, including Harry's. Didn't answer the color question because Harry's is grey and there's another color or two out there, including red and black.

Take care - Elden

I am getting ready to redo an 8 cycle aermotor. What was the original colors or colors? Or do I just suit myself?

Glen, Most I've seen are black or gray, but have seen green & blood red.

I have only seen them in dark red, or machinery gray...I have never seen a black one. Mine happens to be dark red

David M.

Hi Glenn, what about this super dark grey color?

"Sixm" John

Glenn, I think the earlier engines with the dogbones were painted a gray color thats lighter than John shows and darker than mine. I heard at the end of the early run that they were starting to paint them a dark green, but thats just heresay. I personally like them when theyre gray but I could be a little partial. Frank Y




Aermotor Restoration

This is kinda a sore spot issue for me. I restored an 8 cycle a couple of years ago. Good luck, try and find an unmolested, origional paint, 8 cycle. I guess they are out there, but I was impatient. I bought mine, painted red, white and blue. It looked so silly! I left the magneto, red,white and blue-just for a talking point. I choose black. Now, I think I made an error. As far as I know the only known to be correct color is grey. Anything else is speculation, but grey is the accepted standard color. Just like there might be some orange JDeere, green is the JDeere color. 8 cycles are grey. My advisors suggested either black or grey was authentic. I dont like grey, nobody likes grey. Thats why you hardly ever see an origional 8 cycle. And somewhat unusual to see 8 cycles repainted grey. Anything but grey- red, or green or black- but not grey!

I bet someday origional and unmolested 8 cycles are going to be worth some real bucks.

I sure would like to see some images posted on Harry's showing origional paint 8 cycles.

Look at Harry's engine.I saw one with original paint and it was gray just like Harry's




http://www.old-engine.com/aermotor.htm

I have 3 aermotors. One had no paint on it when I got it, one had been painted a light grey, and the last one has maybe 5% original paint and is a medium grey. In a post dated March 21, 2003 Bob Kubisch said he had owned approximately 2 dozen 8-cycle aermotors. He stated the early engines used a battleship grey. He states late into production they changed to dark green. They also used dark maroon and the engines that were equipped with the webster magneto were painted bright red.

Interesting I have a webster mag. And a very patriotic red, white and blue mag at that. I wonder if that really means my engine was origionally red? Or does it mean it 'might' have been red? It would be encouraging to see some of these non-grey (not repainted) engines and record some serial numbers. At this point, my only consolation is black does look more acceptable than red,white and blue. Does this mean that even choosing grey, is not necessarily a safe choice?