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declarke
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Username: declarke
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2004 - 01:32 am: | 
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http://www.ucolick.org/~de/boat/Nameless/Engine/Photo3.html
http://www.ucolick.org/~de/boat/Nameless/Engine/Photo6.html
http://www.ucolick.org/~de/boat/Nameless/Engine/Photo4.html
I am hoping to get the model and year off it (it's quite some distance away at the moment so have to wait for someone nearer the boat to go take a look). But can anyone take a WAG at the general age and possible HP rating? it is 2 cyl. |
larry_from_maryland
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Username: larry_from_maryland
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:08 pm: |
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I see in my books a herk 2 cylinder diesel model DIX 83ci its listed as 20 hp.I have never seen one so can't go by the looks of it.Fisrt made in 1955 and is listed in the 1958 book.If you are the fellow who sent me an email about an engine i deleted it by mistake,sorry |
declarke
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Username: declarke
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 02:06 pm: |
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Hi Larry, not a problem, these things happen. There's so much spam in my inbox I sometimes delete real mail by mistake while de-spamming. I hope to get the ID info off the engine soon. Shoulda done it while I was there.
Is there any way to get manuals for these antiques? or at least photocopies of manuals? |
larry_from_maryland
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Username: larry_from_maryland
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
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I don't know a source for manuels.The DIX engines were made in 4 and 6 cylinder engines in the fortys.They made differant versions with larger pistons and more CI.I don't know of any tractor or machine that used this series of engines.There is a typo in my other post it should be first made in 1953. |
declarke
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Username: declarke
Post Number: 3
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 03:10 am: |
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Guy at a boat yard in Seattle told me the Hercules is pretty much the same as Westerbeke/Universal. That sounds kind of hopeful as there are lots of those other 2 around. |
declarke
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Username: declarke
Post Number: 4
Registered: 07-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 11:02 pm: |
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Got the engine ID at last
-Hercules, 2 cylinder diesel, D1XD 281150 , 72011E
-Gear- Kermath 2-127 ,serial # 450181, date 5-12-44
this really is starting to sound like a museum piece... any opinions? |
