Big Waukesha engine

[vern0n]

I thought I'd share some pics I took of a big irrigation engine I saw the other day. This thing even has a 4 cylinder pony engine.

[Bud Tierney]

How did that thing escape being scrapped when prices were so high?? It must be way out in the "way out" somewhere..LOL
Starter motor would probably be an ICK or an FC; I have a batch of manuals left for the bigger engines; I'll look at the pix to see if any look familiar (can't quite make out what's on the tag!!).

[dennisfust]

that would be a interesting engine if you could get it and get it running

[bouncingbennyboy]

I say put it in a FORD now that would be cool

[Bud Tierney]

Well, went thru my bigger Wauk stuff, didn't see anything that looked like this, but this one could well have enough later stuff or aftermarket stuff hung on it that appearance changed.
Looks like only ICK (probably 50 or so CI) and FC (132 CI) used for starter engines; my rem'g manuals show ICK up to 1905ci, FC's from 2894 up. I'm not that familiar with the ICK, don't have a very good pics, only side views; I'd guess this one has FC from it's outline, but it's just a guess.
Vern: If you go by that thing again, and no ones thrown it into the back of a pickup, see if you can get the info off the tag, if you won't risk getting shotgunned in the process.

[vern0n]

I'll see if I can get back by there in a day or so. Here are a couple other pictures I took of the pony motor. I think this engine would look good under the hood of a Pinto. ha ha.

[darrin]

Is there a injection pump on there ?The big engine that is ,Im thinking Diesel.

[Bud Tierney]

(A) I would've guessed the starter motor was an FC, but with a magnifying glass (no blow-up software) I can just make out it's b/s as 21/2x3--; the ICK is 21/2x31/8, so it must be the ICK.
(B) On orig pic #2 there's a mag (greyish colored) just above the oil ?? filter looking grayish canister, and you can just make out (with a mag'fyg glass) sparkplug holes on the same side.
I assume that's some kind of a carb between the two air cleaners; many of these larger engines were available with Nat Gas eqpmt, if there's a gas line out there.
I know Wauk gassers with the ICK went up to 1905ci (6cyl, 7x81/2), but I don't have anything left from that to 2984, which has the FC.
A jobbersinc.com page says the ICK has an alum block; one of my parts catalogs says they have ball and roller mains. I believe there're people looking for them, as they were used for other things as well as starter motors.

[vern0n]

I went and took a picture of the engine tag today, but it doesn't show up very well. Looks it says model GNKR6 U 155 llC. I'm not real sure about the "R". This is a natural gas engine used on a water well for irregation for rice. These engines would run 24-7 for about 3 months to flood the fields.

[Bud Tierney]

That's an NKR, sometimes listed as 6NKR, 7x81/4=1905cid; there's another gas/ng etc version, the F-1905-G, but I don't know what the difference is (it's probably in the manual somewhere, but it's 130 pgs) , and a diesel, the NKD.
Wauk first had letter designations, then sometime before 1930 began adding 6- or just 6 to their letter designations of 6cyl engines, making some confusion. In the F-1905-G designation, F is the sixth letter of the alphabet.
They didn't add numbers with the V8's, using H-, or the V12's, using L-, and P- for the V16's.
It's possible, if it's GNKR and not 6NKR, that it could mean the NG version, but there're only a few G engines in my Wauk lists, and i haven't seen G on the front of any others.
In case you're considering picking that up some moonless night, weight of engine with ICK starter and "standard assessories" was 7,577 lbs, but I don't know if that included the 171/2 gals (no typo) oil it needed, NOT counting filters and lines.

[Rene Elliott]

WOW would hate to have to feed that puppy.

[Wayne Riedlinger]

I remember moving Loffland drilling rigs in the early 70s, they had big wauks on them. Most of the rigs had 4 engines on them. If I remember correctly some of the engins were bigger then that one. most of them were propane powered.

[FarmallBob]

Looks a lot like the big 6 cylinder Wauk natural gas genset at the Western NY Gas & Steam Engine Association ground (Alexander, NY). Note especially the 4 cylinder pony motor. Also the dual ignition - two independent 6-cylinder magnetos.

The engine is running in these photos...

...FB

[Boatbum]

Ok, it's not a Waukesha or gas, but here's my 6 cyl, 160 hp, direct reversing marine Atlas Imperial diesel. There are videos of it running on youtube.

[kamsinc]

We do camshafts for the Waukesha NKR/1905 fairly frequently. They're still in use and being rebuilt by our industrial customers.

Kams, Inc. - Camshaft repair for Waukesha and other indutrial engines.

-Clay in Oklahoma City