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I’m having some difficulty translating to English. I assume you’re asking where the block originally comes from. As I remember, it started life as a British Leyland motor used in cabs during the ’50s and ’60s. It may have also been used in some Land-Rover vehicles of that time. Production of the marinized version ended in the late ’70s. At that time, Pearson bought up a bunch of them at a discount to fit out their existing schedule of 424’s. Since the engine has been out of production for about 30 years, the supply of parts is very scarce. This is quite unfortunate since the engine had proven to be quite reliable. Its only faults are that its very difficult to bleed and like many period British engines it tends to leak oil.
The group here has collected a few junked W60 engines and collectively have used spares. Owners may be reluctant to part with their spares unless like me they give up and repower. Transatlantic Diesels was a good source for parts and information if you can put up the the guy who runs the place. He has quite a lot of experience with this particular engine. I believe he once worked as a Land-Rover mechanic.
External parts such as starter, alternator and lift pump shouldn’t be difficult to repair or replace. The starter is a generic item used in industrial engines such as forklift trucks. If your lift pump needs service you can bypass it and put in an electric pump. High-pressure fuel lines might pose a problem. A good shop should be able to custom fabricate them however. The high-pressure pump is a generic industrial pump that you should be able to service at a good shop ($$$). Anything inside the engine and good luck. I would assume that there’s a good supply of things like valve-seals, rings and bearings over in England somewhere. Maybe someone has a contact for these parts. Somone in the group recently rebuilt one, was it Chuck? He must have found a supply somewhere.
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Rich – BlackSheep #47
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Thornycroft can supply you with base engine parts, bearings, rings etc.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:51 PM, adam silverstein < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Esp. Chuck R.: Is it a bmc 2.52, a leyland 154 or what? And is there a USA source o' parts?
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