Shropie Lad Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Looking for a couple of Exhaust Valves for my AS2 ! Can anyone help ? Sorted ! ( I shall now replace the 4 of them ) Now i have replacements, Should i buy a batch of them ???? Can't see where else we can get any from ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldironsides Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Where did you get the valves from? There is now a Facebook group for us merganser folk: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1160593650620627/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Armstrong-Siddeley-Diesel-/121804483201?hash=item1c5c1cea81 AS2 £1200 needs marinising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 For 1200 I'd want it marinised, electric start and installed!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwheel Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 For 1200 I'd want it marinised, electric start and installed!!! Did you get all the AS parts you needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Never!! You haven't got a spare as3 have you??? still looking for injectors and lift pumps and general fuel lines too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldironsides Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Keep an eye out on Ebay and buy a spare engine or two. AS2s available every now and again, runners go from cheap to silly money! You should get one for less than £600 in good nick. Edited December 12, 2015 by oldironsides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwheel Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Never!! You haven't got a spare as3 have you??? still looking for injectors and lift pumps and general fuel lines too! Messaged you on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Armstrong-Siddeley-Diesel-/121830772601?hash=item1c5dae0f79:g:rUwAAOSw~gRV5Iov AS2 £950 inc parsons gearbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FadeToScarlet Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Armstrong-Siddeley-Diesel-/121830772601?hash=item1c5dae0f79:g:rUwAAOSw~gRV5Iov AS2 £950 inc parsons gearbox Is it a generator engine? The control only has "stop" and "run". If it is, I wonder how easy it is to "marinate" and attach the gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Is it a generator engine? The control only has "stop" and "run". If it is, I wonder how easy it is to "marinate" and attach the gearbox. I think the black lever on the green bracket to the left of and below the stop lever is the speeder control. As for fitting the gearbox.... N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldironsides Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Be careful, that gearbox is not the standard fit, or indeed a Parsons box. It is also quite expensive, if you are just looking for spares. I think most AS2s in narrow boats run the 3:1 box. Conversion to variable speed is relatively easy, so I was advised by much missed Tim Leech. It requires changing springs apparently. The maintenance manual from AS (on Ebay) and also the installation and maintenance manuals issued by Parsons are available from the current owners of Parsons who are Mathway Parsons in Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Also difficult may be sourcing marine feet if you are mounting it on normal engine beds. They could be fabricated but they would never be as pretty as the cast ones. Parsons Mathway were acquired by a firm in Coventry, still giving support for the gearboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Be careful, that gearbox is not the standard fit, or indeed a Parsons box. It is also quite expensive, if you are just looking for spares. I think most AS2s in narrow boats run the 3:1 box. Conversion to variable speed is relatively easy, so I was advised by much missed Tim Leech. It requires changing springs apparently. The maintenance manual from AS (on Ebay) and also the installation and maintenance manuals issued by Parsons are available from the current owners of Parsons who are Mathway Parsons in Southampton. I dont know where I got the Parsons from, may have been another ad I was looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 I managed to get a complete non runner for 90 quid and two half completes for 100 quid. Ideally I'd like to get the 3 running and marinised them. I can certainly get two out of the 3 going and await boxes as and when I find them. As ever, it's the fuel systems that are somewhat missing. The danger us if I buy more I end up with extra crankcases lying around...... and we don't have space for more engine bits!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I might still have a worn one, I'll look later. They can be sleeved back to original bore, Gardner LW liners do the job. Tim An old reply, but I'll give it a try... I have 2 AS2 engines, both with worn out bores. Any technical advice for how to resleeve aircooled cylinders with sufficient heat transfer retained? Tips and tricks? I'd love to be able to save them, and put atleast one of them back into light service powering a compressor block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 We have recently acquired a stock of 1 2 and 3 cylinder Armstrongs. Also a load of spares which we we are yet to catalogue, but there is a lot in the boxes. We have a good 3 cylinder and also 3, 2 cylinders which we would look at selling as short engines to drop onto your marinised feet and gearboxes should it be required. If anyone is interested, drop me an email to dan(at)langleymillboatyard.co.uk. we are a few weeks away from digging into the spares but if it's urgent I can have a look! Kind regards Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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