Durk Miedema

Hello Harm Good to see you working on this car again!

I don't. Can you roughly give me the dimensions and weight if you would crate it? I will see if I can get it shipped from your place to Europe. Thanks in advance. Durk

Hello Dave I am interested in your radiator. But since I am from Europe I have to find someone in the USA where I can ship it. Do you happen to have more parts to a 1914 Maxwell? Best regards Durk Miedema

Hello all I have a question regarding the oil level in my 1914 Maxwell model 25. It has no oil pump. Or at least no pressurised oil system. It only uses a small feed pump to pump oil to the camshaft sprocket. The rods and crankshaft have to be lubricated by splashing oil. But how much oil should be in the pan? On the pan are two drain taps. Both are below the plate in the oil pan. You can see those in the pictures. In my opinion oil has to be on top of this plate so the rods can pick it up. There is also no dipstick. And I do not have a manual stating how much oil should go in the pan. Anny words of advice?

Mine measure 3mm.

Andrew I have one you can have. Only thing is it is a bit broken. The part in red is broken off. If you would like to have it please say so. I can send it to you. Best regards, Durk

Hello Yes the oil pan is galvanized/ zink plated. The pan was covered with grease and junk. So when it came out of the parts washer looking like this I was pleasantly surprised! There are more accessory parts of the engine that seem to be galvanized/ zink plated. Durk

Hello Andrew That is great news. Good luck on getting it all back together. Durk

1922 was the first year they had extra springs in the front fork. I would say it is between 22 and 24.

Here are some pictures of the manyfold. Also pictures showing the progress on the engine. Durk

Hello Andrew This is looking rather nicely. If I were you I would clean the carbon from the top. Maybe pull the valves for more access. The manifold is almost stock. They just chopped off the bottom piece. I will take a picture of mine. I have so many questions about the body of your car because mine is gone. But I’m not that far into the project just yet. Just one thing. Where does your hood locks? Best regards, Durk

Andrew I removed it from the front. You can use the treat in the camshaft to pull the bushing out. The bushing is locked in place by a bolt on the outside of the engine case. Durk

I took a photo today. On the photo you can see the camshaft and bushings folowed by the thrust washer, the sprocket and the nut.

Hello Howard Is 105 in the second picture a valve guide? I am curious to know because mine certainly needs new guides. I can’t really see if it is a guide or just part of the casting. I am thinking of drilling holes and putting in new guides. Best regards Durk

Hello Thank you for your interest. Progress is slow but the following has been done. All parts have been taken apart. The parts are blasted and currently at the parts cleaner. The play on the camshaft was very little. I did not notice a thrust washer.. Maybe I do need a Parts book. If it is lost I will make a new one. The camshaft does also drive the oil feed pump so play should be limited. If you have more question Andrew please send me a private message. Maybe I can send you more pictures! Best regards Durk

Hello Bruno I think you can get a Dutch registration easily. Maybe you can do that and then aply for an Belgium registration. Greetings Durk

Hello Harm Interesting project! great to see you make so much progress. Where in the top part of The Netherlands do you live? I live in Heerenveen. I would love to come visit you one time. Durk

Looks like a fun car. Seeing that happiness at the start-up made me smile!

Hello After carefully removing the studs, the head lifted off easily. It sure is a strange design. You got to admit those engineers back then. The studs have a bulge holding the head fixed. The manifold bolts on the remaining end of the studs. I am planning on having the engine rebuild depending on the state of the components. An I am happy I pulled the head. The water canals were full of stuff. Most carried in by mouse I suppose. To all who suggested a head gasket manufacturer I thank you for the suggestion. But since I’m living on the other side of the ocean I can have it made locally. Photo’s for anyone interested.

Thank you all for your comments. This weekend I will try to carefully remove the studs and see if I can get the head assembly to come off. I will post a picture.

The bolts are about an inch longer than the part that seems to be the head. Also it isn’t really clear in the first picture but there is definitely some kind of gasket between the top part of the head and the cylinders.

Hello I am working on my 1914 Maxwell model 25. I am trying to remove the head. The head and valves are an one piece construction shaped like a L. See photo. I have removed all bolts on top and two on the side. See photo. But the head is not moving. Do I need to remove the studs also? Who can help me. I can’t get my head around it!