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Jensen 25R
By: txlabman Date: July 24, 2019, 2:07 pm
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I bought this on eBay for less than $100 including shipping. I
wanted a cheaper one to attempt my first full restoration of an
older Jensen. More to come.....
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Re: Jensen 10R
By: txlabman Date: July 24, 2019, 2:11 pm
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I also noticed that the screws on the sight glass have a “JS”
logo inside a diamond. I don’t have these on any of my other
Jensen Engines.
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: Stoker Date: July 24, 2019, 3:30 pm
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I've never seen anything there other that slotted screw heads,
but those are hex bolts. Hope they carry the correct thread so
that you're not dealing with that issue.
Lovely engine with the heavy cast flywheel, I'd say you got a
bargain to work your resto on!
Hope it's all there and serviceable so that there are no bad
surprises.
Nice Score!!!
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: IndianaRog Date: July 24, 2019, 7:28 pm
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Looking forward to how this goes. I am concerned however if
those sight glass hex bolts used a different thread and are
jammed in place. Fixable, but a hassle for sure.
For $100 to the door, you got a great deal.
Rog
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: Jim Date: July 24, 2019, 7:35 pm
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Great price for a restoration project.
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: Nick Date: July 24, 2019, 9:15 pm
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Can't wait to see what you do with this one Charlie ;) You've
easily got $100 worth of parts there
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: jkbixby Date: July 25, 2019, 9:20 am
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Looking forward to your restoration as I need to learn the
process to use on a few I have - hope you're lucky on the
sightglass bolts and they aren't a problem.
#Post#: 12478--------------------------------------------------
Re: Jensen 25R
By: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady Date: July 25, 2019, 9:41 am
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An excellent piece for restoration, and well bought for that
price! Keep us up to date on progress, and procedures! I've
never mucked around with restoring a Jensen and am curious to
see any pitfalls as I have an early No 5 waiting to be
addressed.
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: txlabman Date: July 25, 2019, 10:55 pm
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[quote author=IndianaRog link=topic=1286.msg12434#msg12434
date=1564014492]
Looking forward to how this goes. I am concerned however if
those sight glass hex bolts used a different thread and are
jammed in place. Fixable, but a hassle for sure.
For $100 to the door, you got a great deal.
Rog
[/quote]
I took them out this morning. They are the correct thread, not
homemade and look like all my other Jensen sight glass bolts
other than the hex heads with the JS logo. Soaking in vinegar
now. Pretty cool.
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Re: Jensen 25R
By: txlabman Date: July 25, 2019, 10:59 pm
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[quote author=Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady
link=topic=1286.msg12478#msg12478 date=1564065670]
An excellent piece for restoration, and well bought for that
price! Keep us up to date on progress, and procedures! I've
never mucked around with restoring a Jensen and am curious to
see any pitfalls as I have an early No 5 waiting to be
addressed.
[/quote]
Thanks Benny. It is all disassembled and I have been cleaning
the individual parts. The plinth has been cleaned and
conditioned with some polish made for antiques. I have ordered
new springs for the reverser linkage from Jensen. I will Test
the heater in the morning.
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