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Villiers Mk10 V engine

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Post by Robotstar5 Tue Jul 14 2020, 20:59

Until recently I thought the "V" engine was only made in Mk20 & Mk25 versions.

Looks like there was a Mk10 version too...

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Cleaned the paint off with thinners and wire wool to find this

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Makers stamp on the cowling dates it to 1944

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Only seems to be missing a HT lead, but the coil reads OK so fingers crossed.

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Post by Foden Tue Jul 14 2020, 23:02

An early one then, they didn't have lip seals on the crankshaft but used a spring loaded bronze gland on the front and just a return scroll on the magneto side.

Pete.

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Post by blue cat Sat Jul 18 2020, 11:35

I always thought that Villiers used the "V Engine" name during WW2 as a disguise, just in the same way that Petters just put a "P" on their military PU8 engines.

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Post by mattblack Sat Jul 18 2020, 12:35

blue cat wrote:I always thought that Villiers used the "V Engine" name during WW2 as a disguise, just in the same way that Petters just put a "P" on their military PU8 engines.

But helpfully cast 'VILLIERS' in big letters on the crankcase... Very Happy

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Post by blue cat Sat Jul 18 2020, 13:37

mattblack wrote:
blue cat wrote:I always thought that Villiers used the "V Engine" name during WW2 as a disguise, just in the same way that Petters just put a "P" on their military PU8 engines.

But helpfully cast 'VILLIERS' in big letters on the crankcase... Very Happy

The boys at Villiers were obviously not as sharp as the lads at Petters then Laughing

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Post by Robotstar5 Sat Jul 18 2020, 21:06

mattblack wrote:
blue cat wrote:I always thought that Villiers used the "V Engine" name during WW2 as a disguise, just in the same way that Petters just put a "P" on their military PU8 engines.

But helpfully cast 'VILLIERS' in big letters on the crankcase... Very Happy

It has "VILLIERS" cast into the Mk.10, but my Mk.25 "V" engine only has casting numbers but no name.

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