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Low sulphur fuels

Are these OK for older stationary engines, what did the sulphur contribute, or was it an unrefined component in the fuel...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jenesisjoules
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by jenesisjoules

Stupid question

Its a long shot I know but Would a broken and partly blocked exhaust cause a diesel engine to run a bit hotter than usu...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by thewildeye
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by thewildeye

turning thin discs

A while ago I had to turn a copper disc to fit the end of a hot air engine cylinder and puzzled over how to hold it. My...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by n_highfield
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by n_highfield

OT - Yorkshire Air Museum

I dropped in at the Yorkshire Air Museum near York when I was up there on a client call on Friday. I had been meaning t...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Burford

http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Burford05/Burford051.htm or through the main menu: http://www.oldengine.org/mem...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by diesel
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by diesel

Petter AC1 spares

I've an 'ornery Petter AC1 powered genny which has lost compression and is leaking oil down the side. I hope it's just...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mounseyp
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by mounseyp

need advice removing injector on Petter PJ1 diesel

I am continuing my project of restoring a vintage Petter PJ1 air cooled single cylinder diesel engine powered genset of...
14 comments posted 21yrs
posted by stephensrw
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by stephensrw

Hyperbolic claptrap

and riddled with inaccuracies as well. Ebay item 4560791231
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by roland
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by roland

Merlin XX

This has just surfaced on the BBC Cumbria website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/image_galleries/merlin_engine_g...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by new5pam
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by new5pam

Hollowell Pictures

Gentlemen, If you go to my usual place you will see Hollowell pictures, Nick Holden can you please point out yours as I...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by martin.perman
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by martin.perman

What engine ?

Does anyone know how to find out the model of Lister diesel engine I have, it's a 3 cylinder don't know much more at the...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by r3engineering
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by r3engineering

He admits it!

Cheek! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67757&item=6191265779 regards, Kim Siddorn.
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Kilovolt meters

It seems to be electrical night so - I've got three BIG (10") meters that read in kilovolts - really useful on site ......
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by kim.siddorn

OT - inability to see images on Oldengine site

Right, not being one to let the damn' thing beat me, I've just spent an hour on the phone with my mate Paul. We tried v...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Ammeter

Gents, (You can tell I'm having a play can't you ;-)) I've just spent the last 15 mins fettling an ancient GEC 250vac v...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by axg
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by axg