Tuesday Torque: Novo Engines With Water Pump Are Rare!

We sold our 8 HP Novo to our friend Gary many years ago, and he put it back in running order pretty quickly in spite of some challenging problems.  It came with a two cylinder, single acting water pump that is still frozen up tight, so Gary has not put it back with the engine.  I looked around on YouTube and I can't find another like it, though I did find this 6 HP model with a similar pump arrangement.


Farm engines often survived because they were stashed away in a shed or barn, but industrial engines were parked out in the weeds or sold for scrap when their useful days were done.  Maybe some day Gary can figure out how to make that iron move again without breaking.  It's a challenge, that's for sure!

                                                         That's Snaggle, a fine little cat.