John Tee

I stand corrected. Your right, I hadn't seen those markings. It is a mrk 2 mongrel. Not the most obvious place to look for a makers mark. John

Brokenenglish. There is nothing on the crankcase except "made in england" on the rear of the crankcase and the serial number on the left side below the exhuast. There are two examples on EBay and neither has anything on the crankcase. One has the serial number on the right side while the other has it on the left side as mine does. This is why I quried if anyone knew the engine as there was no maker ID. John

I know Simon. I have won three small diesels in the last two months. John

It is just typical, just like buses. I asked for info on my unmarked engine which was very quickly ID'd. Just looked on Ebay for spares as suggested and there are two for sale. I should have looked earlier. John

Thanks for all the replies. The smaller prop I'm after is for the small Merlin 0.75 cc. I'll do a search on the web for some spares. I like diesels. I got my first DC Spitfire about 1961/2 and still have it. John

I've got a sore finger from trying to start the .75 DC Merlin when it hydauliced and my finger slid along the prop leaving a minute cut. I will bear in mind your advice and put a glove on. Are there modellers/traders who trade spares for older engines or is it just keep looking on Ebay? I was looking on the website of a well known model shop and the smaller size props 7 - 9 inch seem to be a rarity these days. Plenty of 12 - 24 inch props in IC and electric. I haven't got any smaller ones in my box of props at the moment but I used to have a lot. It would appear the demand is for bigger petrol engine sized props or electric.

Thanks.I may try to run it up. I will be keeping it anyway mongrel or not. John

Broken English. As Brian said above mine has a different needle valve assembly and no tank. His picture and yours differ in the prop driver. The two pictures show a dish shaped driver, yours with a round extension into the prop. Mine has a square section on the crankshaft, two washers with square cutouts and the a prop driver that looks like a very thick washer with the rear edge rounded off. This is clear in my first photo so I'm not sure what mark/ year it is. Thanks for the added info. John

Just realised that you meant the needle valve not the venturi. John

Thanks Brian for the quick reply. I thought it was oldish. I have no idea where I got it from, but I remember winninig a box of engines at a club auction years ago. Would you know what Enya had that type of screw in carb/venturi. Very similar to the Mills. I also found today an ED Baby 0.46 cc from the same era with badly butchered mounting lugs and an ED 1.46. I used to take any motor club member were getting rid of but not an official collector, more a hoarder so I have some fairly old engines. John

Can anyone ID this diesel engine for me. There is no makers name just "Made in England" on the rear of the crankcase and the number J215/8C on the top of the crankcase below the exhaust as in the photo. This one has been sealed around the neeedle valve assembly with some sort of epoxy resin. Had it for some years and not tried to run it, I have been playing with a few small diesels for a Mini Robot and found this in my collection of diesel engines in a box. Thanks for any help. John ..................................................000.0

I agree with Jim about the chalets at Pontins. Accomodation was a lot better when Holiday Resort Unity took over just up the road , but then they decided some ten years ago that we weren't worth the trouble. There is still a group who fly at Brean each September flying on the beach. I think they stay at John Fowler camp site.

Thanks John. I missed that one even though I saw Hamilton go out. sorry for the delay answering.

Can anyone tell me how many safety/vsc cars there were. I predicted one and only saw one. I did nod for two laps but don't think there was as short a one as that. Fantasygp says my prediction was wrong. The only one I saw was involving Russell at the end. 10 points at stake. John

JD8. when I had my knee replaced the hospital did actually write on my knee with an arrow on the knee to b replaced. John