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Well not much comment there. I fully intend to give it a try and see how I go on. It is mainly the spares situation that worries me I assume if anything goes wrong then I cannot just nip to Halfords.

Well, IF it goes wrong and IF you can't get the spares, you could always think about replacing the engine at that point, and you won't have lost anything.

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Well not much comment there. I fully intend to give it a try and see how I go on. It is mainly the spares situation that worries me I assume if anything goes wrong then I cannot just nip to Halfords.

 

The first job is to finish fitting the alternator where the old dynamo was. I am going to use a Lucas A127 70Amp I think a smaller alternator pully will be required to get a good spin at low revs. At least the old Lucas is approaching vintage and is usually very reliable.

 

I also have a few little water leaks to sort and then a good clean and polish. I am also thinking the three foot long gear lever will have to be altered to something more neat.

 

I will keep you posted how it goes and might even publish some vintage engine porn for you engineers.

 

Steve

Can I have some photos, sent under plain wrapping of couse :lol:

 

Ps wise decision keeping it. There are pockets of spares but you would be unlucky to break anything unique to the engine, and it will be so lowly stressed that wear and tear should be minimal.

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Well, IF it goes wrong and IF you can't get the spares, you could always think about replacing the engine at that point, and you won't have lost anything.

Hey Chertsey - saw you on the Coventry last Saturday (I got out of your way quick!)

 

Tony :lol:

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The other thing to consider is that classic engines are usually quite simple and manufactured using (in terms relative to today) rather primitive techniques. This means that when spares cannot be obtained they can usually be made quite simply by a local engineering firm.

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Chertsey is still on the bank at Keith Ball's as far as I know..................................................unless anyone knows any different :lol:, or has some ne'er do well wrung the plates.

Ohhhh... silly me. Is there a butty called Chertsey? I only caught the back end name as it went through a bridge and I'd have sworn the butty was called Chertsey.

 

T :lol:

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  • 2 years later...

Don't talk him out of it. I was going to give him a tenner for the old Dorman, just to help out you understand...

 

Richard

 

If I am walking on the canal bank or driving my own boat I never give a boat with a modern engine a second glance .But if its got an old Gardner Lister Ruston Hornsby or Russel Newbury or a Dorman its the difference good old England or rubbish.ATB Geoff

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When we first had our barge 62ft 8 inch by 13ft 6 inch, we had bought it blind and didn't know how good it was. An old L&L short boat man Joe Briggs came on board and after saying it was a nice boat and went well he pulled the gearbox into neutral and said it takes three times it's own length to stop. He brought the barge to a dead stop inches from the swing bridge landing stage. I said that is the way I am going to drive this boat. No more reverse gear and plan ahead more.

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Does any one know where I can purchase a cylinder head gasket for a Dorman 2DSM marine engine.Thanks Geoff Peel.

 

 

Have a look around the usual ex-MoD suppliers, try Classic Engine Spares,(They have a website but it is not much use and their 'new', as opposed to 'new old stock' gaskets apear to come from the link that follows) or Gaskets to go. The guys in the link get good feedback on the stationary engine forums. I have no connection with either.

 

N

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Any ideas where I can locate a cylinder head gasket for a Dorman 2DSM Thanks Geoff Peel.

Posted 10 February 2012 - 03:01 PM

 

This may be of interest to those with older/vintage engines:-

 

Many thanks for purchasing from me, from eBay. I have lots of other Marine & Industrial Books, Parts Books, Manuals and Technical Items. These will be going on Ebay very soon, etc

My Dad also has lots of Head Gasket Sets for Marine & Industrial Engines-

Moris, Newage, BMC, Perkins, Lister , Petter, Onan - all original manufactured type + for Cars, Trucks and Trectors, from the 1920's to about 1980. Please e-mail; him your request

johndavis.vintage@btinternet.com

Many thanks, Harriette.

 

I am no connection and know nothing of them but may be a useful source for some no longer available items?

 

The moon's a balloon

 

He supplied two Dorman DS2 sets of gaskets

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Any ideas where I can locate a cylinder head gasket for a Dorman 2DSM Thanks Geoff Peel.

 

I had a couple of gaskets made by link he is very much a 'Fred in the Shed' character but produced a good gasket from the original I sent him

 

Pinched from another Dorman thread - assuming that Richard Edwards I mentioned in an earlier post couldn't help.

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