Re: Stange Ranger piston Rings

[EarlN28645@aol.com]

'Hi,

I hope somebody out there who is a Ranger guru can identify what Ranger
engine the rings I have came from. I have ring sets for two pistons that are
2-3/4" o.d. when compressed. That's right they are small. The ring numbers are
one 1571 top compression; two 1572 for center compression, and one 1574 for
oil control.

The rest of the info on the packages reads "V-32 Engine Type D2." They were
manufactured by Ranger Aircraft Engines, Farmingdale, N.Y.

I am curious about what engine they are for and what the engine was used
for. Anybody know?

Earl W. Swaney
Fairchild 24W40
N28645
_earln28645@aol.com_ (mailto:earln28645@aol.com)



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[Pete and Cindy Crawford]

'Earl,
Ranger made a V-configuration engine that was used as an APU in bomber aircraft (B-29 for sure). The rings could possibly for that application.
Pete Crawford

----- Original Message -----
From: EarlN28645@aol.com
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:26 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re:Stange Ranger piston Rings


Hi,

I hope somebody out there who is a Ranger guru can identify what Ranger
engine the rings I have came from. I have ring sets for two pistons that are
2-3/4" o.d. when compressed. That's right they are small. The ring numbers are
one 1571 top compression; two 1572 for center compression, and one 1574 for
oil control.

The rest of the info on the packages reads "V-32 Engine Type D2." They were
manufactured by Ranger Aircraft Engines, Farmingdale, N.Y.

I am curious about what engine they are for and what the engine was used
for. Anybody know?

Earl W. Swaney
Fairchild 24W40
N28645
_earln28645@aol.com_ (mailto:earln28645@aol.com)



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[rangerrobertmn]

'Earl,

I have the engine that those rings are for. It was manufactured by
a company that Sherman Fairchild was associated with. It is a twin
cylinder V. It has two carburators and a fuel pump and an oil pump
and a large magneto with shielded wires. It sounds a LOT like an
old Harley.

I have a friend that used to fly B-29s. He said that the pilot
would call to someone in the back of the plane to 'start the putt-
putt'. Someone would start this engine (which has a huge 24v
generator attached). The engine throttle has two detent positions,
START and FULL THROTTLE. At full throttle, it would produce enough
power to start the main engines.

It has a rope on a notched pulley for a starter. I don't know if
the original may have had a strater/generator.

If you ever get to my neck of the woods, I would be happy to demo it
for you. We live in Stillwater, MN, east of St. Paul, 2 miles from
Wisconsin.

Bob Waldron

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, EarlN28645@a... wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope somebody out there who is a Ranger guru can identify what
Ranger
> engine the rings I have came from. I have ring sets for two
pistons that are
> 2-3/4" o.d. when compressed. That's right they are small. The
ring numbers are
> one 1571 top compression; two 1572 for center compression, and
one 1574 for
> oil control.
>
> The rest of the info on the packages reads "V-32 Engine Type
D2." They were
> manufactured by Ranger Aircraft Engines, Farmingdale, N.Y.
>
> I am curious about what engine they are for and what the engine
was used
> for. Anybody know?
>
> Earl W. Swaney
> Fairchild 24W40
> N28645
> _earln28645@a..._ (mailto:earln28645@a...)
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

'

[danMichael]

'On Sunday, May 29, 2005, at 07:54 AM, rangerrobertmn wrote:

> Earl,
>
> I have the engine that those rings are for. It was manufactured by
> a company that Sherman Fairchild was associated with. It is a twin
> cylinder V. It has two carburators and a fuel pump and an oil pump
> and a large magneto with shielded wires. It sounds a LOT like an
> old Harley.
>
> I have a friend that used to fly B-29s. He said that the pilot
> would call to someone in the back of the plane to 'start the putt-
> putt'. Someone would start this engine (which has a huge 24v
> generator attached). The engine throttle has two detent positions,
> START and FULL THROTTLE. At full throttle, it would produce enough
> power to start the main engines.
>
> It has a rope on a notched pulley for a starter. I don't know if
> the original may have had a strater/generator.
>
> If you ever get to my neck of the woods, I would be happy to demo it
> for you. We live in Stillwater, MN, east of St. Paul, 2 miles from
> Wisconsin.
>
> Bob Waldron

Is this it?

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ny330bg/puttputt.htm

Apparently the B-29 APU was kept running during takeoffs and landings
to provide backup power for the hydraulic brakes, too, since the
primary generators would go offline at low RPM. I found a reference
that the Ranger APU was also used on the B-25, but I cant verify it.

:Dan
:NC81323'

[rangerrobertmn]

'Dan,

That's my engine. Thanks for the GREAT link. Now that I am armed
with this info, I will have to set mine up so that I can demonstrate
it at fly-ins. Thanks again for the info. Ain't the internet GREAT?

Bob Waldron
1939 Fairchild 24K
Stillwater, MN

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, danMichael wrote:
> On Sunday, May 29, 2005, at 07:54 AM, rangerrobertmn wrote:
>
> > Earl,
> >
> > I have the engine that those rings are for. It was manufactured
by
> > a company that Sherman Fairchild was associated with. It is a
twin
> > cylinder V. It has two carburators and a fuel pump and an oil
pump
> > and a large magneto with shielded wires. It sounds a LOT like an
> > old Harley.
> >
> > I have a friend that used to fly B-29s. He said that the pilot
> > would call to someone in the back of the plane to 'start the
putt-
> > putt'. Someone would start this engine (which has a huge 24v
> > generator attached). The engine throttle has two detent
positions,
> > START and FULL THROTTLE. At full throttle, it would produce
enough
> > power to start the main engines.
> >
> > It has a rope on a notched pulley for a starter. I don't know if
> > the original may have had a strater/generator.
> >
> > If you ever get to my neck of the woods, I would be happy to
demo it
> > for you. We live in Stillwater, MN, east of St. Paul, 2 miles
from
> > Wisconsin.
> >
> > Bob Waldron
>
> Is this it?
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ny330bg/puttputt.htm
>
> Apparently the B-29 APU was kept running during takeoffs and
landings
> to provide backup power for the hydraulic brakes, too, since the
> primary generators would go offline at low RPM. I found a
reference
> that the Ranger APU was also used on the B-25, but I cant verify
it.
>
> :Dan
> :NC81323

'

[norbymac20@sbcglobal.net]

'Dan I flew B-25s and I don't remember having a APU on board but there may
have been some special applications. Lucky

----- Original Message -----
From: "danMichael"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re:Stange Ranger piston Rings


> On Sunday, May 29, 2005, at 07:54 AM, rangerrobertmn wrote:
>
>> Earl,
>>
>> I have the engine that those rings are for. It was manufactured by
>> a company that Sherman Fairchild was associated with. It is a twin
>> cylinder V. It has two carburators and a fuel pump and an oil pump
>> and a large magneto with shielded wires. It sounds a LOT like an
>> old Harley.
>>
>> I have a friend that used to fly B-29s. He said that the pilot
>> would call to someone in the back of the plane to 'start the putt-
>> putt'. Someone would start this engine (which has a huge 24v
>> generator attached). The engine throttle has two detent positions,
>> START and FULL THROTTLE. At full throttle, it would produce enough
>> power to start the main engines.
>>
>> It has a rope on a notched pulley for a starter. I don't know if
>> the original may have had a strater/generator.
>>
>> If you ever get to my neck of the woods, I would be happy to demo it
>> for you. We live in Stillwater, MN, east of St. Paul, 2 miles from
>> Wisconsin.
>>
>> Bob Waldron
>
> Is this it?
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ny330bg/puttputt.htm
>
> Apparently the B-29 APU was kept running during takeoffs and landings
> to provide backup power for the hydraulic brakes, too, since the
> primary generators would go offline at low RPM. I found a reference
> that the Ranger APU was also used on the B-25, but I cant verify it.
>
> :Dan
> :NC81323
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