Main Street, Prickwillow, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4UN
© 2008 Prickwillow Engine Trust
Vickers Petter 2-cylinder 2-stroke normally aspirated diesel engine from Southery Fen.
Believed to be the only preserved example of this engine type. The distinctive ‘thump’ of the exhaust is only surpassed by the spectacle of ‘lighting-up’ of the blow-lamps which heat ‘bulbs’ to white-heat, necessary to induce ignition when the engine is first started (see photo on the‘Home’ page).
Some Technical Details :
Year Built : 1924 (at Ipswich)
Cubic Capacity : 210 litres (13000 Cu. Inch)
Bore 400mm, Stroke 375mm
Nominal Power Output :
200 BHP at 225 rpm
Flywheel Diameter : 2285 mm,
Fly-wheel Weight :5 tonnes approx.
Engine Weight : 18 tonnes approx.
Lubrication : Madison-Kipp metering pump driven by bell crank from crankshaft.
