Hi,
Re-subscribing to this group after a long absence, and would appreciate a bit of guidance..Hailing from Crete, Greece..
My friendly junk-man called me the other day, as he always does whenever anything "too intersesting" to scrap pops up.. The engine is an 8hp, 750 rpm single cyl, water cooled diesel, looking very much like the Petter S. Seems complete with a Calibrator thing for what I assume is for cylinder and mains oiling. The thing is rusty, and does not turn over by hand (~60 cm flywheel..)I'll trade him a 15horse,
3 phase motor for it.. I'll try and get some pic's up soon..Name plate says "S. Papathanasiou, Xalkidos" in Greek.. Some q's
- While casting tech is/was pretty common in Greece, I would be surprised that above manufacturer would take place in Greece, maybe Petter supplied parts/license overseas? The intricate aluminum part of the Calibrator looks like quite a task from scratch? Anyone have any histrory on Petters' policy or know what might have been happening in Greece wrt oil engines
- How shoule I go about getting this thing unstuck, mostly concerned with not braking any rings, or spinning any bearings. I was thinking to try and presurrise the cylinder and main oil feed and see what goes. I would also try to remove the injector and fill cylinder with diesel (brake fluid anyone)? Then rock back and forth like a baby.....
- Really would like to avoid taking the head off before I can get this thing running, but failing that, is there any DIY head gasket knowhow out here?
- On the side of the cylinder, fairly high up, there'r a threaded wing nut, with a machined seat. Anyone know what this thing is for? (a match to start?)
- Would these things ever run on pre-heated veggie oil?
- Is it necessay to have the thing bolted down only for a test run?
- Finally, and esp. from the ladies on this n.g., any recommendations of really good excuses/lies/justifications for the boss as to why I brought home another machine (more or less have used up all of mine;-)
regards,
nicolas boretos