Petter PH1W

Hi I am restoring a Petter PH1 for a lifeboat that was used as a pleasure boat on our local park lake. I am looking for anyone in the Blackpool area that has any knowledge of the setting up and starting it. It has not been used for many years  .I have had the barrel honed, acquired new piston and rings and sent injector away for refurb. I have not worked on a diesel engine before so it its all new to me. I also found a small path on the head from cylinder to water gallery and Bryan I am having the head skimmed and the valves cut deeper to allow for skim. When I first got it there was hardly any compression at all so I hope this cures it. Bryan P.S. I am after a decompression or primer lever for one of these, I know there is one on ebay but I don't want to pay the £9 postage from china.

Hi,

Try Jim Perkins at www.petterengines.co.uk

Hampshire