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| 4hp penguin available in Melbourne |
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wombat200
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| | Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 10:15 am: | 
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Hi All, long time since I've posted here.
Have been out of the marine business for over 2 years now & am getting rid of the last of my vintage inboard stuff.
I have a 4hp 2-stroke Penguin, with the removable water jacket available.
Good condition, this engine was in good running condition when removed from the deck of a cray boat, where it had been used to run a winch. I pulled it down mostly to check it over & paint it. Finnished the painting, but never re-assembled it. It's all there, incuding all the components for the integral clutch. Freshly painted castings, fairly certain the maggy is still good, too. I've got a fair idea of what it's worth, happy to take offers.
I have a heap of mixed bits & pieces for blaxland/chapman singles, too, including vapourisers, clutches, clutch handles, etc.
Email me for more.
Rob. |
Rob again!
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| | Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 06:08 am: |
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Hi Again,
Well, a couple of people contacted me about the engine above, but I didn't have any photos available, so couldn't pass on any more info.
Anyway, today I pulled all the bits off the shelf, took some photos, then loosely bolted the engine back together, mostly without gaskets, so people could see it was all there. This engine is now for sale, and I apologise to those who showed interest before.
Those of you who know about these know how good they are - the removeable water jacket, and the seperate bearing caps make the engine a joy to maintain. They are far better built than an equivalent Chapman/Blaxland, with high-quality attention to detail.
Generally, this engine is in very good condition overall.
The good stuff:
All the brass has been wire-brushed back & cleaned & is in good condition. The carb is an ?Austral, copy of a schleber, and is in exceptional condition.
The compression seems to be very good - I did have the engine running when I bought it, and the piston & rings were well oiled while in storage, as was the cylinder bore.
The muffler is unique - it's a heat exchanger & I've never seen another like it. The water flows from the water jacket, to the muffler, and passes through the other side (muffler is not wet), then onto the exhaust pipe, where it entres to form the wet exhaust. The benefit is the muffler gets cooled without getting wet, and does not rust out - certainly the muffler is in excellent condition.
The bad stuff (all minor):
The water port where the pump flange bolts to the water jacket needs work - one thread is damaged & needs tapping out, the other has a piec cracked off & needs welding up & re-drilling/tapping. Not a big job.
One lid for one greas cap is missing - it ia an 'STG K27' made in Sydney & I imagine is a universal part. I have a few leads for you to chase one up if you don't have one.
The eccentric cam lobe on the crank that drives the water pump is a bit rust-pitted, and ideally needs either building up with weld & re-turned, or turned down & a sleeve shrunk on - either is not too difficult. Tt could be run as is, but would possibly vibrate a little more.
All that nice new paint is a bit worse for wear & needs re-painting.
Please email me for more, if I don't get any interest it will go on ebay in a few days time. I will be listing the miscellaneous Chapman & other bits on Ebay today.
Thanks,
Rob.
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