Can you identify this car part?

[Larommi]

What kind of prop do you mean?

I am assuming...decoration or educational. Not functional.

[Pinnacle-Project]

I am assuming...decoration or educational. Not functional.

I understand now. When he said prop, I thought of the thing on a boat motor but that is not what he meant.

I doubt if these were originally intended to be a decoration. They are too unique to have a mass market as a decoration, they look really heavy, and I am confident they are really old but not new with the intent of looking old.

[Pinnacle-Project]

I thought the connecting rod would have been a really good idea but I cannot think of an application where a connecting rod would be wood if it was used in an engine or pump. I still think my idea for a steam paddle boat has merit but would be hard to prove correct. We have a steam paddle boat nearby that goes up and down the Grand River out to Lake Michigan. Maybe sometime I will stop by and try to get a close-up look at their boat.

[Larommi]

Also a good theory but unless you can press a sleeve into that, there is no bearing or smooth surface for the moving parts and it would tear itself apart.

[Overdrv]

Bump

Ok any more info ?

[Larommi]

I was at a museum where they used to build paddle boats and one of the old timers said it looks like it is off a paddle boat but they defiantly were not made of wood.

[slgrieb]

Must be getting old; I thought we had pretty much concluded that this was just a decorative replica of a connecting rod.

[Overdrv]

Ok Can you ID these three parts

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3. The Tricky one

[Larommi]

supercharger
blow off valve
intercooler

[slgrieb]

supercharger
blow off valve
intercooler

hard to argue with a man who's right.