NEW WAY ENGINE IGNITION

The New Way Motor Company of Lansing Michigan, prided themselves in their machine:

• Reliability ( Goes and Goes Right )
• Beauty
• Light Weight - A woman could use it for washing, butter churning, pumping, electricity - (why shouldn't the modern woman have the conveniences of the mechanical age)
• Range of sizes and configurations to suit the intended use.

Base Model Battery Ignition.

All this was achieved by their engines - BUT there was one serious flaw if you owned their early engines or the base level with battery ignition. The batteries went flat. We are not talking about secondary batteries like you have in your car and can be charged but Primary Cells - Zinc/Carbon rod Cells that couldn't be charged and are prone to failure.

Now - By Murphy's law, things will always break down when you need them the most. This is a basic law of physics and applies equally to primary batteries and has strong scientific basis. It is a little like the "Law of Natural Selection". If your mate hits you with a club and you are strong you will probably dribble but survive and not only that, keep working, even if at a lower level (on your knees). BUT if you are weak the blow will probably finish you off, you'll cease working and everything around you stops - you're dead.

So what is the parallel here. Well with Murphy's and Natural Selection you get a cold snap and just when you wanted the old engine to start the most, it wouldn't. The primary cells were weak, the cold stresses them to the max, no current, no spark and no burbling engine. They are dead too !! Bury them.

New Way Solution - Upmarket STEP 1

• Dynamo or DC Generator. This is a low voltage DC generator that could be used to run the Buzz coil instead of or switched to from the Primary cells on starting. They literally supply the DC instead of the batteries. 
• New Way had their own labeled "New Way dynamos which I believe were a re-branded Wizard dynamo. [ these were sometimes called magnetos in the early days of engines but is not really the correct terminology ] 
• Dynamo's were friction driven off the flywheel and because they are low voltage D.C. they do not require timing like the H.T. magneto.  
• The D.C. runs the Buzz coil to produce the spark timed by internal contacts within the engine crankcase, based on the position of the crank shaft. The spark is timed just before the piston's top dead centre. (TDC)
• In some instances start was with Cells, then switched over to run on the dynamo. This of course extended battery life considerably.

• Two Models of Buzz coils were produced by New Way to suit either. 
• Dry Cells 
• Dynamos 

New Way Solution - Upmarket STEP 2. - Lifting the bar on Reliability

• High Tension or High Voltage Magneto - timed by points within the magneto where as the old and cheaper method with a Buzz Coil used points within the motor itself for spark timing. Various model Magnetos were used depending on the year of production and the Type of Engine.
• H.T. Magneto's (also may be called H.V.) are always direct driven  generally through gears off the crank shaft. They do not use friction drive because of slippage between the magneto drive and the flywheel. Slippage means the timing would be continually changing - totally unacceptable.
• Some New Ways have been fitted with cog and chain on the main shaft to direct drive a magneto as "after market". This provided a simple upgrade from Buzz coil for reliability without the need for the gear setup. It provides a fixed drive but is not as reliable as gears because of the likes of chain slap. 
• H.T. Magnetos were fitted from various companies. (No Cells or Buzz Coil required.)
• Bosch Magneto
• Liberty Magneto (badged Bosch)
• National Magneto
• Eisemann magneto (Intergrated flywheel system - Later verticals eg 1930's singles)
• Bosch Integrated Flywheel Magneto - later 1930's engines

Advancing Cell Reliability  

To ensure you were not inconvenienced by Mr Murphy you could purchase a Pocket Ammeter from the New Way Motor Company so that you were aware when your cells were on the way out. 

NOTE - Ammeter not a Voltmeter. Why you might ask. Can't I just check the voltage of my dry cells? Yes you could but that will not tell you the condition of your cells as, even if nearly flat, they can still show proper voltage.

Why? Because as the cell gets used it can't produce the same current even if the voltage is the same. This means it has voltage but can't supply power (no current) so the buzz coil fails, so no spark.  

Using the Ammeter - You connect the ammeter in the circuit [ not across the battery] so all the circuits power goes through the ammeter [series]. The ammeter passes current easily so it won't stop your circuit from working and you can make sure the cells can supply sufficient power. You are checking the working current is high enough. If not the Buzz coil won't work.

The New Way Ammeter

• Packaged in a small Bergundy/Red cardboard box about 2.75 inch square x .75 inch high
• Plated with familiar circular raised New Way trade mark on front.  
• Instructions for use included
• Pocket Ammeter is just over 2 inch in diameter
• Ammeter Range 0 - 30 Amps

Secondary cells
These usually do not have the same problem of not being capable of supplying current to run a Buzz Coil unless they are very flat (low voltage) or there is an open circuit cell. This means with a secondary cell you can usually get away with measuring the voltage accross the battery terminals with a voltmeter.

We truly hope this helps you next time you have a Stationary Engine Ignition Problem whatever your engine manufacturer.

Further information is now available on our New Way Ignition Page (Click). This includes Magnetos used, spindle heights and magneto bolt patterns.

Do you have Ignition?
George

A NEW WAY RECORD

NEW WAY NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

Fathoms of Useless water

THE DRIEST CONTINENT - Calls for reliability in the extreme
Australia is a vast country with vast open spaces and much of it desert. In the early days of Australia's European history this called for a "She'll be right mate" when often that was based hoping for the best despite all the evidence to the contrary.

The following is an article from South Australia that in essence expresses this pioneering spirit in Australia. Imagine you are in a dry near desert area where it may not have rained in months or years and you are about to bore for water. You are miles from anywhere "Out beyond the Black Stump", can't afford a breakdown and someone is desperate for water for his stock because there is no surface water.

You head out from Adelaide, the capital, equipped with a boring rig powered by your faithful New Way Engine. And yes you strike water and yes your bore is 1010 Feet deep. Yet look at the hopes involved and dashed at the various stages in this bore and by the contractor. But "what the Heck" it is still a record. But that is "Australia all Over" so enjoy the article and think of the Pioneering Forefathers wherever you or they lived. Miles from anywhere with primitive gear and a truck load of resourcefulness is your best asset.

Enjoy.
George

THE MURRAY PIONEER  -  OCTOBER  8  1914

BORING FOR WATER.

NORTH OF THE MURRAY,

    Mr. S. M. Campbell, of the  firm of

Horwood  & Co.,  Adelaide,   passed

through Renmark on his way to Ade-

laide  Friday. For some   time   past,

Mr. Campbell with two   assistants

has  been  busy on  Lake  Victoria

station sinking bores in the hope of

striking a flow of fresh water. Up

to date two bores have  been put

down.  The   first  at “  Butcher s  ”

was abandoned at 300 feet, the water

showing  no less than  ten  ounces of

salt to the gallon at that depth.  An

underground salt stream had been

encountered. The second bore was

put down near Nulla, and at a

depth of 1010 feet three ounce water

was obtainined. Three ounce water

if there are no other solids but pure

salt, is always considered suitable for

sheep.  Unfortunately  the  Nulla

water  was found  to contain  soda.

      Mr. Campbell is very hopeful that

a  real  good  supply  of stock water

may yet  be  found  at  Nulla, and   is

most  anxious to jcontinue  boring oper-

ations to a greater depth.  He is of

opinion that good, stock water may

be  found. There has been  noticed an

improvement  in the Nulla bore water

since the 800 feet level was reached.

At 900 feet  three ounce water  rose

to within nine feet of the surface.

        Mr.  Campbell has had much ex-

perience in boring operations. He

has sunk for and discovered the pre-

cious metal in Western  Australia.

He has searched the dry Mallee coun-

try and not in vain, for  good stock

water. Before the Browns Well to

Paringa line was commenced  Mr.

Campbell was deputed  to find water,

if possible, along the proposed routes,

and  the  bores at Wanbi (which only

goes one quarter of an ounce) and

many other places  testify to his skill.

All Mr. Campbell's plants are driven

by  a   six  h.p. "New Way”  engine;

“They are very reliable,” says   Mr.

Campbell.  The  1010 feet at Nulla is

a record for this engine.

NEW WAY ENGINES - MADE IN AUSTRALIA

Australian New Way Engine
Word has it that New Way engines were also made in Lansing Michigan USA.
But as we all know those Yankees love a conspiracy so here is proof that they were actually made in Australia in large volumes. Were they ever made in US, it makes you wonder.

This is an excerpt from Australias newspaper archive (TROVE). The newspaper was located in Adelaide, Capital of South Australia but the article was essentially carried in 3 major city Newspapers around the time.

Chronicle (Adelaide) 24 September 1921

THE EXHIBITS.

J. H. HORW00D and CO., LTD,

“New-Way” Engines have been offered

by this company continually for the last

15 years, and it is only of late that Messrs.

Horwood and Co., Ltd., have commenced

Manufacturing “New-Way” Engines in

Australia on a large scale. Only one size

is made at present, but with modern tools

and equipment, 4½ “New-Way” Engines

are now being produced in large quantities

at the company's up-to-date works in

Franklin-street.

NOTE:

It should be pointed out that Horwoods had been in Manufacturing and/or Foundry enterprise for around 80 years at that time so it is expected would easily tool up for their New Way production.

Interesting when you see it in Black and White. So now you've seen it, we know they made New Way engines in the following countries:

• Australia
• Canada
• Michigan USA

Everyone, Newspaper Archives are a great place to start in researching your old oily or Hit and Miss engine.

Enjoy

George

NEW WAY OUTFIT WOODWORK - Assembled in Portland Oregon

NEW WAY RESEARCH
We have just found documentation DATED 1911 quoting an executive of the New Way Motor Company stating that metal products were sent from Lansing Michigan (east) to the west for assembly with/on timber products.  Timber was sourced locally and since Portland is near the Oregon border, this likely meant from Washington State or Oregon.
Presently we are trying to find out if the installation and timber work was done by a contract company in Portland or by a woodworking outpost of New Way along with actual location and duration of operation.

VOLUME:
We know that New Way produced many different types of outfits. These included ranges of Pressure Sprayers, Pumps, Portable Trucks and sleds etc. The fact that they sent the metal to the timber likely indicates a high timber volume requirement and an expertise located in the west coast.

SOME LIKELY TIMBER BASED OUTFITS:

1. Wheeled Cart Mounted Vertical engine
2. Wheeled Cart Mounted Horizontal Twin Engine
3. Wheeled Cart Mounted Portable Saw Rig
4. Wheeled Cart Mounted Force Pumper
5. SLED type of points 1-4 (allowed mounting to any portable outfit)

DISTRIBUTION:
The closeness to the coast and export facilities likely made Portland an ideal location with plentiful quality timber in the hinterlands. With Australia being a high volume export destination for New Way Equipment the West Coast presented an ideal international freighting opportunity.

A New Way Fan
George

"NEW WAY ENGINES" Manufactured in Australia

New Way Engines were Manufactured in Australia
MANUFACTURING
For some time we have suspected but did not have actual proof that New Way Engines were manufactured in other than their own Factories in USA and Canada.

Lansing Michigan  - USA
From 1905 New Way Motor Company produced their innovative and commercially produced Air Cooled Engines for the workplace be it Farm, Factory or President.

Ontario  - CANADA
New Way had their plant in Ontario from Ca 1910 - 1912 and produced engines in that country under Canadian Patents.

ADELAIDE, South Australia - AUSTRALIA
We have just found proof that in this vast land of Australia that New Way engines were possibly made in Two (2) factories. This included supply of both materials and workmanship not just assembly of parts.
We now know for sure that J. H. Horwood, large scale machinery merchants and manufacturers of Adelaide produced the 4½ H.P. vertical engine for considerable time as their only New Way Product because of popularity with farmers and well borers etc. This commenced ca 1918 - 1919 and possibly earlier in small volumes.

Manufactured Elsewhere - AUSTRALIA
From records we have found, 1½ H.P Jewels were also manufactured in Australia at a similar or earlier time that J.H. Horwood was supposedly only producing the 4½ H.P. Verticals.
So where were they manufactured - we are still searching.

New Way Motor Company started with J.H. Horwood as an agent in ca 1906. Horwoods were a large agricultural company in their own right having been in business since the mid 1800s. They supplied New Way engines to Australian Government contracts and were one of the most prolific sellers of New Way Engines in Australia selling many thousands.

We are assembling the documentary evidence so watch this space in the very near future. It is all very interesting.

Enjoy Life
George 

New Way Motor Company - D9 General Catalog

New Way Enthusiasts
It has happened again - We have been able to make available to New Way Engine Enthusiasts a new, rare and very informative document. This is the second one in very recent times along with the New Way Horizontal Twin Hitt Miss Instruction that we have been able to make available.

New Way Motor Company of Lansing michigan, produced many cataloges with their general range catalogs usually prefixed by a D. This is illustrated by one of their readily available catalogs, the D-11. The catalog depicting the New Way Products of 1911.

Today we are advising that we have the New Way Catalog D-9 {1909} available for download. This is a great catalog of over 50 pages. Considering it's age, it is in magnificent condition. We have cleaned it up for clarity and presentation. It gives a wonderful insight into the very early years of the New Way Motor Company and their product range. This includes the early use of friction magneto (dynamo) which produced a voltage supply in lieu of dry cells for the operation of the Buzz Coil used to generate the ignition sparks. The depiction shows the magneto along with it's mounting bracket and alignment with the large engine flywheel.

NOTE - 2 pages were torn- we used a bit of newwaystation licence to replace missing info. as noted.

You just never know when the next rare new way document will make an appearance. If you can help - please do.

Email. geo.covey@gmail.com

Library Address
http://www.newwaystation.blogspot.com.au/p/new-way-engine-library-free-downloads.html

Enjoy the day
George

New Way Horizontal Twin Engine Instruction

NEW WAY TWIN DOCUMENTATION
New Way produced excellent detailed documents.

In particular, Catalogs covered either individual types or their range of products. Their major catalogs were prefixed by a D followed by a number indicating year of production. eg D-11 indicating 1911 production.

Extensive detail was also incorporated into their Book(s) of Instruction and Repair Price Lists. These were designed and promoted to equip the engine owner with sufficient knowledge to run and maintain their engine for the vast majority of running problems.

Today we announce that we have added the Book of Instruction for the 8 and 12 Hp [JC / LC] to our free down load library. It has been a long time coming but we hope it has been worth the wait.

Note this is for the Hitt Miss engines not for the Throttle governed engines of the same size or the 7Hp very early twin. We are still hopeful of getting these instruction manuals in the near future. If you know someone with one of these instructions we encourage you to give them a nudge in the hope we might be able to make it available for others.
Here is the document address - go for it!! : TWIN HORIZONTAL INSTRUCTION Hit Miss It is an excellent, clean and quality 44 page document. The original document size was 172mm X 250mm. It is best to print double sided to A4 then trim to size if you don't want to leave it as A4.

All up we have close to 50 documents available for download. We also invite you to have a look in the library There may well be something there that will really help you in your New Way enthusiasm.

Enjoy
George
geo.covey@gmail.com

The New Way Poet

 EASTER 

Celebration Time

Easter, that time of year Christians hold dear as we remember the life, message and sacrifice of Christ. A message that almost singularly, and truly brings hope, faith, promise and certain love in a very mixed up world.

Celebrate .. Celebrate.. Celebrate

Yes : A "New Way" of living : A New Life

At the end of the day, the pen and speech have always been more powerful than the sword. Wars come and go, people suffer and die but the words and messages of promise carry with them a lasting strength.

LIBRARY NEWS

Ø       We have recently added 2 more 4 page documents to the library - the Abbott and the Wood. 

• The brochure from Walter A Wood is our first UK company document, originating from Sussex England. 
• Walter A Wood re-badged "New Way" as a "Wood". We do have an example of these registered in the registry.
• The "Abbott" four page leaflet was produced for E. H. ABBOTT, LAMBERTVILLE, N. J. and includes the industrially provocative, excellent poetry you see below.

Ø       We expect a New Way Horizontal Twin Instruction should be available soon 

The New Way Poet
We have located a "New Way"  poem which we want to share and it expresses eminently style and belief about an efficient simplicity in the "New Way Engine" . This can also be downloaded from the library as part of the original 4 page "Abbott" document. Please enjoy.

WE GREET YOU AT "THE FAIR."

An Air Cooled Engine came to the Fair,
And a prosperous farmer saw it there.
He winked his eye and cast a smile,
And then suggested " I like your style."

The Engine answered, "my name's New Way,

I'm coming to see you and spend the day."
The day was spent in pleasant toils,
The Farmer reaping all the spoils.

The Air Cooled Engine is with him yet,
On the Roll of Honor, the farmer's pet.
Powerful, simple, strong, but light,
It lightens his burden day and night.

It's brothers came to the neighborhood
And promised the farmers they'd be good,
We'll grind your feed and saw your wood,
And all your labor digest for food.

And as you breathe, we cool by air,
There is plenty of it everywhere.
I met my master at "The Fair," 
I came to answer the farmer's prayer.

The old style engine is on its way
With a water tank like a load of hay.
And a mass of troublesome leaky pipes,
And a jacket to freeze and burst at night.

It's going homeward, but it don't know where,
For it's made so many farmers swear;
It's a dead one, it's had it's day,
So keep it moving, the farmers pray.
....................................

Remember the full document is available for download from the library. 

If you have a New Way Engine to register just send us  engine details and a couple of pictures to:   geo.covey@gmail.com

Have a Great New Way Day.

Advertising Release - A 20 page Booklet

Hello from New Way Station.

We have been doing quite a bit of research and thought it may be good to point out how important advertising is in determining what happened within a company and what key events may have been that had significant effect on it's production. eg wars 

RECORDS

New Way Motor Company records may be in short supply but we certainly can't say that about their advertising. What does advertising tell us - many things

ADVERTISING

Consequently, well researched, New Way Advertising is an excellent method of :

• Determining what was available to the market place including incentives and restrictions

• Determining when models were introduced or changed. eg
• Twins Change from Radial Finned Cylinder Cooling to fully cylindrical and back again
• Twins change from Hitt Miss Governing to Throttle Governing
• Twins go from single to Dual Carburetors

• Determining what was used in a particular field
• Reliable, Light and powerful for ride operators
• Multifunctional for farmers
• What size was used on drilling rigs
• What size was used on Spray Plants or Concrete plants

• Determining what companies fitted New Way Products to their machines and why? eg.
• Light engines on binders
• Compact for Lighting Plants eg Marco Electric

We have just added another Booklet to the New Way Library ready for download. There are some really excellent adverts formatted to fit A4 size pages. The uniqueness of some of these adverts make them great to have. This example of advertising/testimony for Carnival Ride Operators compliments of FultonHistory from the "BillBoard" is just one example. It's clear and easily read when printed. Enjoy!!

The 20 page booklet is Advertising Booklet No 4

New Way Engine Horizontal Twin Instructions

TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS
We have decided to assemble a New Way Twin Instruction based on the format of previous new way instruction booklets and make it available for free download from the New Way Library site.

WHY - Many owners of New Way Horizontal Twins have engines but no instruction specific to their engine format. Do we think the originals are extinct, NOT at all, but they may be a threatened species and they certainly aren't available to us at this time.

A Dynosaur Project - Definitely not - The principles that the New Way Motor Company introduced and developed are amply evident in the air cooled engines of today. In producing these documents we will endeavor to bridge time to ensure there is clear understanding of the pioneering and engineering developments that were at the core of New Way Motor Company's engines.

WHEN - We already have a lot of information that is very applicable to hand we just don't have the original documents. Assembly is very time consuming and we envisage producing one for the early 6-7 and 7 Hp models and another for the 8 & 12Hp models in both Hitt - Miss and Throttle governed engines. There is referencing to consider and sort through so it will not be a quick process.

WHAT - Do you have any material on the Horizontal Twins that you can help us with we would be very appreciative. What sort of things?

• Documents
• Descriptive information
• Partial Twin Instruction manuals how ever small a part. 

Just email it to us so we can sort and assemble into a very informative well rounded instruction manual.
geo.covey@gmail.com  We would love to hear from you.

ORIGINAL - In the beginning there was the "NEW WAY TWIN WORD" and it was available to all who would cherish and purchase a New Way Twin Engine. Then came the passage of time and those who had, lost, and even others sold, still others had, but did not make known. We remain in the passage, yet the passage may still be long and tedious. One day an original will appear and the owners will rejoice that the original has finally been revealed to all owners. In the mean time we will be patient till the original is revealed and work with what we know.

It's close to Christmas
Remember the reason for the season
George

New Way Engine Registry and Library

NOVEMBER 1st NEWS - October has been a busy month with good growth in the Registry and the library. Much of the library growth can be contributed to the generosity of the Smithsonian Trade Libraries and also to an apparent non new way enthusiast to whom we are deeply grateful. (Poster)
REGISTRY - About 10 New Way engines have been registered from accross a range of models. Arizona USA  joined the registry with three motors and the total now stands at 214 registered World Wide.
LIBRARY - Several documents have been added recently. I will try to give some pertinent notes on these. Many interesting documents to help with New Way Engine Restoration.

• C-120 A 16 page mailer catalog compliments of Smithsonian Libraries.
• 8-12 Hp Twins with the circular finning to the top (no radial fins)
• Jewel (1.5 / 2.5 Hp) - larger Hp Jewels were produced later
• Claimed as a heavy duty engine
• Standard Verticals including the fairly recently introduced 6Hp model
• Ordering and shipping tables
• ART NOUVEAU POSTER  A single page poster in art nouveau style depicting sawing in the Yucon and Sheep Shearing in Australian summer heat. Watermarked to protect the owners original works. That said this is a beautiful piece.
• 1909 - 1913 INTERNATIONAL TESTIMONIAL - This folds into an 8 sided document and by testimony enthuses about the New Way Motor Company line in general ( Compliments of Smithsonian Libraries)
• EC4-100  WHY BUY THE NEW WAY - Short promotional illustrating the Horizontal Twin ( Compliments of Smithsonian Libraries)
• O38 11 JEWELS 1.5 and 2.5 Hp Superiority promotion or the 2 jewels available. ( Compliments of Smithsonian Libraries)

The New Way Station library includes a range of the following:

• New Way Engine Manuals
• New Way Engine Instructions
• New Way Catalogs 
• New Way Brochures 
• New Way Fliers
• New Way Mailers

OUR PITCH for TREASURE
Please remember we are still chasing New Way Horizontal Twin Instructions in 6, 6-7, 8, 12 Hp. Some instructions covered a range of these models in Hit Miss and Throttle Governed. Please keep an eye and ear out as we would love to make them available for Free Download.
The other key one in need is the Big "Standard Horizontal 6.5 Hp" Instructions
Just Scan and email to geo.covey@gmail.com

Check out this new stuff in the library
Enjoy
http://newwaystation.blogspot.com.au/p/new-way-engine-library-free-downloads.html
George

New Way Library and Reference Resource

Library News
We have recently loaded 4 New Way Documents supplied courtesy of the Smithsonian. Some of these are quite rare and have presented in excellent condition. Like all documents in the library they are all available for Free download for non commercial use. There has also been another engine instruction added which is great news.

The Smithsonian Libraries are a great source for Trade Literature including Engine Instructions, Manufacturer Catalogs, Equipment Brochures and Machinery Brochures. We are indebted to them for supurb literature items.

With the library growing with support we have also reformatted the library listings to make it easier for you to find documents. We presently have 33 documents available including :

• 11 Catalogs 
• Including D18A, D18B, D20, D11, D14, D16
• 10 Engine Instructions
• Included recent Vertical Twins and BF /BH Single Instructions
• Also Type "D"/"C" Verticals, 5 Engines, Jewels
• 6 Brochures

Here is the reformatted Library Page.
Click in TITLE for File Downloading and in NOTES to Preview

http://newwaystation.blogspot.com.au/p/new-way-engine-library-free-downloads.html

Here is the BF BH Cover of the 16 Page Instruction.

We are expecting more documents soon from The Smithsonian Trade Libraries and will list them once prepared. At this point we are seeking the following instructions so they can be listed for Free Downloading:

• New Way Horizontal Twin
• Any or all Models 6-7, 8 and 12Hp
• New Way Horizontal Standard - 6Hp
• Any New Way Document not listed in the library.

If you can help us or you know someone who has one of these instructions that you can give a gentle nudge, then please do. We and others with these engines, I am sure would really appreciate being able to have a watermarked copy of an original instruction.

What's needed.

There is no need to part with your valuable original.

Just do a good quality scan each page and Email to us here at New Way Station on geo.covey@gmail.com

You can do it one page at a time if you like.

We then clean it up and watermark it then put it up for free download.

Remember the Smithsonian with a donation:   http://www.si.edu/

Here's hoping and praying

Enjoy the Library's instructions and catalogs
George

New Way Engine Library

LIBRARY DOCUMENTS
The Smithsonian Libraries have courtesly provided many documents from The New Way Motor Company  from their TRADE LIBRARY resources and allowed us to make them available to you for non commercial use.

AVAILABLE [Smithsonian]
Great documents from the New Way Motor Company covering a wide range of years. New Way Motor Company targeted their market well with their advertising and brochures.

LIBRARY (4 New Releases) - free download !!!

• D20 CATALOG - Covers the New Way Multipurpose Engine and is sectionally written in Spanish, French and English. A beautiful document of 32 pages. Text is original size, you may need to print to fit to make the most of this excellent piece of literature. 
• 365 Day Kerosene Engine (Series M) Flier - A short flier promoting the kerosene Series M engine for its advantages and year round viability when compared to a dedicated gasoline motor.
• New Way Saw Rig -  A 2 page flier promoting the New Way Twin Engine Saw Rig. Optional engine fitments are openly stated allowing the farmer/commercial enterprise to taylor their order to their specific requirements. 
• D18A CATALOG - Titled "Sunlight of Success" this is an excellent catalog that highlights the impact of the years of  the Ist World War (WW1) on the American social landscape. The 12 page catalog deals dominantly with the Series "M" engines.

Enjoy and Enthuse.

These documents give a lot of understanding and background to the "New Way Motor Company" as they negotiated the challenges and changes that were driving forces in the economy of the day. Their's was a time of social upheaval from WW1 along with probable unprecedented mechanical advancement. The diversification of uses, of the Internal Combustion engine was at a crossroads as men pitted their minds to solve confronting problems. For some the simple P.T.O. (Power Take Off) would be a revolution that spelt challenge or disaster. New Way Motor Company was NOT immune to these forces of enterprise.

ACCESS

Visit the Library Page to access these documents.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - Trade Catalogs

STATIONARY ENGINE ENTHUSIASTS
Whatever your focus please be aware that the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION has a lot to offer when it comes to cataloges, manuals or advertising fliers for many of the Early 1900's American Engine and Machinery Manufacturers.
Certainly The SMITHSONIAN carries a Trade Catalogue Collection that is worthy of investigation if you are researching a particular manufacturer. Their web site provides ready access and enables you to identify items of particular interest. http://www.si.edu/

NEW WAY ENTHUSIASTS - Courtesy of the Smithsonian we will soon be bringing you further New Way Motor Company documents. We are currently working on these to improve them for presentation purposes. These documents are quite old and some are showing their age. Obviously they will be watermarked with source information [ Smithsonian etc] but just as important they will provide you with a valuable resource as restorer or historian to become better aquainted with the manufacturer of these excellent early 1900s engines.
WHAT'S COMING
Manuals, Catalogs, Fliers, and other New Way Motor Company literature are all in the pipeline and all courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution. eg New Way Vertical Twin (EH)
APPRECIATION
Smithsonian Institution appreciates your support. Documents they are providing are only available because of the foresight and planning of others. To show your appreciation we invite you to go to their site and make a donation. 
http://www.si.edu/

Enjoy the NEW WAY experience
George

New Way Buzz Coil Ignition

WE HAVE IGNITION
You might have guessed this is in part Tribute to Neil Armstrong and his band of Space Travellers.
Buzz Coils (Buzz Aldrin was there Too!!) 

New Way Motor Company prided themselves like our space travellers in having the best when it came to reliability in the ignition department.

• Ist choice High Tension Magneto Ignition.
• Bosch - Various models
• National
• Later Models - Eisemann flywheel Magneto
• 2nd choice Low Tension Magneto Ignition combined with 4 New Way Dry cells with a buzz coil
• New Way L.T. Magneto (essentially a rebadged Wizard L.T. Magneto
• Magnetos were friction driven off the Large Flywheel
• L.T. Magnetos had a weighted, sprung governor to prevent over revving of the magneto. 
• Over-revving would increase the voltage and effect the buzz coil operation/adjustment since there is no other means of voltage regulation.
• The engine could be started on cells and buzz coil then switched over to L.T. Magneto and Buzz Coil
• 3rd choice stand alone 4 New Way Dry cells with a buzz coil
• Cheapest original purchase option but the dearest to run because of cell replacement.
• Very prone to failure in frosty cold conditions. 

Quality being a foremost consideration at least 2 models of Buzz coil were produced

• Buzz Coil Model "L"
• Tuned or adjusted for Dry Cell Working
• Buzz Coil Model "LM"
• Tuned or adjusted for L.T. Magneto {Dynamo} Working

The Dynamo will produce in the order of 6 volts D.C. ripple unlike the four dry cells that produce 6 Volts D.C.

• I do not know the difference in electrical characteristics of the buzz coils
• The boxes look the same in virtually every aspect including size.
• Different Magnetic Flux characteristics probably drove the need to produce two units to achieve "Best performance" 
• The brass Tag readily tells them apart 

Buzz and Neil - Keeping Dreams Alive 

"Live" your Life

New Way Motor Company D16 Catalog

New Way Station Library
We have just added the New Way D16 Catalog to the library for free download off the host site. To see the Documentation available go to the Library page [CLICK] and select the document you wish to download. This will take you to the host site for your document.
This catalog is compliments of generous enthusiasts in Scotland and Kansas. Our thanks to them for sharing this literature with other enthusiasts. The 42 page Catalog has cleaned up excellently with good photo covers. It can be left as is for an A4 page or trimmed to suit using the front and rear covers as a guide for any bordering depending on how you wish to put it together.

Please note we are still trying to procure some original document scans of New Way Horizontal Twin Instructions. If you can help - Just do good quality scans of each page and email them to geo.covey@gmail.com
Dirty pages etc don't matter just clarity, we clean it up and watermark it for free download.

LIBRARY UPDATE 4th July 2012

New Way Motor Company D-14 Catalog added to the Free Download library at the host site. Check it out from the Library page . It is a color catalog with some excellent color plates of various New Way Engines.

Keep the New way documents coming.
Looking Good
George

New Way Engine Series "F" Instructions

New Way Horizontal Twin Instructions [HELP!]

We are still appealing for New Way Horizontal Twin Instructions and be able to provide them for free download too. Have you got, or do you know someone with Original Instructions for any of the horizontal twins, please try to help us out. Please Note - You don't need to part with your valuable instructions. All you need to do is take a good quality scan (preferable) or very clear focused photo of each page and email the files to us (one page at a time if you like). We will do the rest including clean-up and watermarking. Please don't worry if it is ripped and dirty or has bits missing.

Just use our standard registry email address geo.covey@gmail.com  to send the info.

New Way SERIES "F" Instructions - Free Download Available - . This is a 20 page book giving plenty of information including detailed Ignition Timing procedures. Once again this instruction manual is compliments of a generous New Way Enthusiast from Scotland. He did quality scans of his original manual which he sent and we worked over cleaning up for presentation etc. It is now a high quality document available with watermark and free for other enthusiasts to download.

Go to Library Page [Click] to provide access to download these instructions

 Thanks again for all the enthusiastic support. Without it our service would be far from what it is today. We look forward to continually expanding our services to New Way Engine Enthusiasts as information and knowledge comes to hand.

Got an engine to register please email the details and photo/s. 199 registered to date.

New Way Catalog D16 - COMING SOON

PREVIEW THE D16 COVER

An excellent quality New Way Catalog is being made available as a consequence of  enthusiasts in both Kansas and Scotland. We are combining pages to give enthusiasts a great quality New Way D16 catalog which will be available for free download from the library in the near future.

• Generosity is priceless
• Benefits for Enthusiasts
• Rare Documentation

Just click on the cover to enlarge the cover page

CALL TO ARMS

Do you have an original New Way Twin Horizontal Instruction that you could scan each page in high definition. We would clean it up and assemble it and make it available as a booklet to New Way Enthusiasts for free download from the library as a World Wide Service.

We know these are rare - can you help? Scan and email files to geo.covey@gmail.com so we can make it available for free to benefit other owners.  

New Way Engine Configuration to Cancer Council Rally

New Way Motor produced at various stages of their production runs, 4 basic Engine configurations covering a horse power range from 1 to 12Hp.
These were:-

1. Single Cylinder Vertical
2. Twin Cylinder Horizontal
3. Single Cylinder Horizontal
4. Twin Cylinder Vertical

REGISTRY CHART

An Engine Configuration chart has been added to the Registry page to highlight the number of motors registered in each of these four major configurations. Twin verticals are well in the minority. Here is a current example of the chart.

Off to the end of the EARTH - I've joined the Cancer Council "Shitbox" Rally covering 4 states of Australia - desert runners. Australia - that country where a ranch [Cattle Station] can be bigger than the US state of Texas. For those of you who may be culturally challenged by the descriptive name of the rally, simply put, the cars in the rally must be old ($1000) vehicles but roadworthy. (old cars with walking sticks - the garbage end of the sales yard) Contractually if you turn up in a car obviously worth more than $1000 you are given a dollar for it and disqualified. (no fancy competitor cars in this one) We spend much of our time on dirt roads much of which has been flooded recently and we even have about 12 meter desert dunes to negotiate. [Bogs and Sand] To see more about it have a look at the official rally website that also has a link if you want to donate to the fight cancer cause (not the rally itself).

Myself - Driving the Ambulance. No $1000 wreck for me. Should be a great rally of 1000s of miles, much in the desert or the outback - bush/scrub/forest/rain forest. I'd say breakdowns all the way - driving Australia's wild front ear. Davey Crocket would have been proud of the Land Down Under. He'd probably even recognise the rig - FORD F250.  As you can see there are radio aerials all over the rig - all for the outback run - even the RFDS are on the waves. (Royal Flying Doctor Service). These are the fly in fly out doctors of Outback Australia where a doctor is probably rarer than a flea on a tick's back.

There are 200 cars and about 7 support vehicles of various types including the one I am driving.
Have a look at the site and see something of the Aussie Down Under - where roads would be rivers and rivers can be well over 20 - miles wide for mile upon mile.
The rally will be blogged so you can follow the experience. It starts on the Aussie morning of 13 April. Hope you can follow - it should be a great experience photos/videos?


Enjoy
Geo from a scrub DOWN UNDER
For the registry :- http://newwaystation.blogspot.com.au/p/registry-new-way-engine-owners.html

NEW WAY ACCESSORIES

NEW WAY MOTOR COMPANY took care of their buyers as they took care of advertising. We have just added a supurb example of a New Way Ammeter and a NEW WAY POCKET MIRROR as part of their Advertising Campaign. Examples of both can be seen on the NEW WAY- Info Photo Gallery [CLICK] page.

We are currently chasing Horizontal Twin Instructions - can you help? Contact- geo.covey@gmail.com

We want to make it available for free download to other enthusiasts. You can view other items in our library.

180 New Way Engines Registered - Have you Registered all yours yet ??

Enjoy your visit to New Way Stations and Registry - Cheers Geo