Welcome to the board! I think they could be equipped with a starter solenoid, but you would have to go up by it to refuel it and maintain it. I don't think a starter solenoid does what you think it does. It's there to move the starter's pinion gear to engage with teeth on the flywheel, as well as c...

8/16 port, too, my favorite. Really nice work on the restoration!
Interesting how the grease cups come out front like that, instead of up top.

hewo wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:32 pm

I ment WENT not want, sorry

Forums have an edit button for your posts.

Waymarking is how I found one of the WS-2016s here in Idaho Falls. It's still on the site, but the siren has been moved for a while now:
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB ... alls_Idaho

championsiren wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:58 pm

Pretty sure that's the one from Darien OP was talking about that got the core swapped.

Whoops, pardon me, I'm an idiot

Ohio_Warning_Sirens wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:35 pm

Also is that solenoid going to be used to make it coded?

No...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starter_solenoid

Ah that’s where it went! One of my friends was up there recently and didn’t see it! That siren appears to be a 5HP Champion made by the W.S. Darley Corporation of Chicago, IL, here are some old pages from W.S. Darley Catalogs of your siren! Thank you for posting these, I'll have to change up my map...

Does this help? It's from our very own Matt/Blindsight, a long time ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKRSk5jikvw

The youngins these days...
Those aren't VGA! That's serial!

The difference in condition of the outside versus inside seal/shield is incredible.