Fairbanks Morse # 3 Eclipse

[Paul Voss]

I have a FM # 3 Eclipse That I am redoing. Anybody out there have any experience with one of these? Mine is Hit & Miss, and not the throttle goverened and I have the bull gear for the pump jack. Kinda looking for anyone out there that may have another # 3 Eclipse. Thanks guys.

[Doug Kimball]

Paul,
I've got one that is throttle governed, re-painted but with original decal. I only have this photo & scan from Wendel's book on FBM It's in a bad place to take more.

[Heller D. Davis]

My Son and I have a #3 Eclipse. It is the hit & miss model. Runs good now but was stuck tite when we found it three years ago.

[John Davis]

Some of the photo's are a little blury and we have not painted the engine but here it is.....

[John Davis]

Whoop's couldn't get all the photos on the first post, here's the last photo.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Doug Kimball

Paul,
I've got one that is throttle governed, re-painted but with original decal. I only have this photo & scan from Wendel's book on FBM It's in a bad place to take more.

Mr Kimball would it be possible to get a straight on photo of that decal and maybe the height and length? I would like to try and recreate the art work to have a decal made for our engine.

Thank you...

[Doug Kimball]

I'll try to take photos & get measurements tomorrow.

[David M. Lyon]

My Eclipse is a hit & miss version...I don't have the bull gear for a pump jack, this was a stand alone engine...The original magneto was made out of some type of "fiberglass" materiel, and wouldn't work half the time, so I substituted a type "J" to make it a good runner...
I sure would like to have a couple of those "FULL MEASURE" yellow decals if someone gets some made ...I would be glad to help with the cost of printing.

David M.

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by David M. Lyon

I sure would like to have a couple of those "FULL MEASURE" yellow decals if someone gets some made ...I would be glad to help with the cost of printing.

David M.

David,

I was thinking of having a mylar or vinyl over lay decal made which are expensive. I would think regular transfer decal would be very very expensive. I'll let you know what I find out.

John

[Ted Shultz]

On these 3 HP Ecliplse, Is there many out there that are tank cooled?? I have one that has just the regular head and is not a hopper cooled type. Let me know will you. -- Ted

[Doug Kimball]

Originally Posted by John Davis

Mr Kimball would it be possible to get a straight on photo of that decal and maybe the height and length? I would like to try and recreate the art work to have a decal made for our engine.

Thank you...

John & Paul Voss,
It was snowing & overcast here today. I pulled the Eclipse out where I could get a straight on shot(it's in a portable garage). I dropped my camera in the snow & got a visitor as I was drying it off & ran out of time before dark. I will take the photos but am tied up tomorrow but will try again Wednesday, I promise.

[JBoogie]

you guys that are thinking of getting new decals made, google stickerguy. it is a place out of neveda that is really reasonable and i think will do pretty much whatever you want with fast turn around. i use them to get my bands' stickers done all the time. it's worth a shot right?

[Vincent Abbatiello]

I to would be interested in this decal. Keep us posted

[Doug Kimball]

Here is a straight on photo of the decal. Overall it measures 3" by 5", The red border is about 1/8" thick, the top & bottom lines of script are 1/2" high, the two middle lines are 3/4" high. This one does not appear to be a water transfer type, rather some type of thin glue on.

[David M. Lyon]

Here is a photo of ANOTHER version of the Fairbanks-Morse "FULL MEASURE" decal that I would like to have some copies made of, but this is the ONLY one I have seen...And it was on a e-bay engine...Does anyone have a good copy of this decal somewhere? There is a black & white photo of it in Wendel's FM 100 years book, but not a very good one.

David M.

[Ted Shultz]

Paul: I goofed on the Eclipse Tank Cooled that I said I had. I had said it was a 3 HO gut Its a 2 HP and will try to get some potos if you want. - Ted

[Jim Schwager]

I have one of these Eclipse's (No. 3???) It is 2 HP and has the pump jack setup. Mine dos not have the original carburetor and has a homemade one. The carb/mixer is of the overflow type; there is an internal pump down below that keeps the mixer full. It is hit and miss; it's fun to watch the exhaust valve "latch" up through a plexiglass cover plate.

The history on this unit is that I bought it from O.H. Hood in Tulare, Ca. The homemade carb. came from the Boajian brothers in Dinuba, Ca. If anyone has the correct carb. and wants to get rid of it, let me know.

I looked at Monte Shockman's book here in Boise and the book shows this unit dates to the late thirties or early forties with the rotary mag and all. The serial No. is located on a face below the spark plug and above the magneto.

Of course I am still trying to gather additional "book" information on this one.

[John Davis]

Thanks for posting the photo Doug I'll let you know how we make out with the decal.

John

[Roger Kirschenman]

Hy Paul, I have a #1 Eclipse

[John Davis]

I found this FM advertisment I purchased a few years back on ebay thought some of you might like to see it. If anyone would like a larger JPG of this send me your email and I will get it out to you.

John