markalistair Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Good evening, I`m looking for any information about the Maclaren 3 cylinder M3 Mark 2 runs at 66bhp @ 1000rpm. I am trying to date the engine and what it was possibly used for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamraiser2 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 I used to look after a six cylinder one in a locomotive. Reckon it's around 1956/7. Yours is possibly a compressor motor . Seen them in gas plants too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalistair Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Ok thanks. I have seen 4 cylinder as generators but not this 3. Hope to put in a narrow boat with a Gardner No2 cone drive gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) A web site called 'Skippy's Random Ramblings' shows a photo of what appears to be an exactly similar M3 Mk. 2 and states that it was built in 1952 and that it used to power a swing bridge on the Manchester Ship Canal. The firm ceased trading in 1959 so that's the latest it could be. McLaren's were, alongside Fowler and Marshall, one of the traction engine manufacturers who turned their hand to internal combustion engines, so perhaps it may have powered a road roller. They did dieselise some steam ploughing engines but these, being larger machines, had six-cylinder engines. Does it go? Edited July 19, 2018 by Athy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 It currently looks to be set up to drive line shafting or agricultural macinery through a wide leather or canvas belt off the drum. I think McLaren were swallowed up by Petter- IIRC the PD series were officially Petter-McLaren engines. Have you tried the stationary engine sites for info? It is also likely that there will be some information and maybe a manual on the Internal Fire website. They also have the Petter Archive. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbg Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 My wife used to work for Lincoln Diesels Ltd, who specialise in parts and refurbishing Lister, Perkins, Petter engines and so on. She'd not heard of McLaren but if they were absorbed by Petter then maybe a call to LD might turn some information up. They're a helpful bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sbg said: My wife used to work for Lincoln Diesels Ltd, who specialise in parts and refurbishing Lister, Perkins, Petter engines and so on. She'd not heard of McLaren but if they were absorbed by Petter then maybe a call to LD might turn some information up. They're a helpful bunch. I don't think they were actually absorbed by Petter, though both firms did eventually belong to the same parent company. But yes, Lincoln Diesels sounds like a good avenue to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well if you can trust Wikipedia...... Quote After the war the group was obtained by British Electrical Group, with Petter spun off in 1949 joining another engine manufacturer, J&H McLaren & Co., at the old Lagonda works in Egham Hythe near Staines, Middlesex, employing over 1,000 people at its peak. In 1957 the company was acquired by Hawker-Siddeley and some production was moved to Hamble as the reorganized company was split into four groups within Hawker-Siddeley Brush Group—Petter Staines (small engines), Petter Generator Divisions, Petter Marine Division, Petter Service Division and Thermo-King Division (building refrigeration units under license from the US firm Thermo-King). As BEngo suggest, the air-cooled PD series diesels were indeed marketed as Petter-McLaren I'm not sure about the suitability of OP's engine in a narrow boat though - might be better for water-skiing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalistair Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Thanks for all the information and thoughts. J H Maclaren where a renowned steam engine manufacturing company and later went into diesel, even supplying Benz with the first diesel engine for a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalistair Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Thanks for all the information and thoughts. J H Maclaren where a renowned steam engine manufacturing company and later went into diesel, even supplying Benz with the first diesel engine for a car. The engine runs very well. I tried to put a video on but too large will try to make smaller and try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves6guitars Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Only just seen this as I've been off the site for a couple of years. Did you get anything sorted. The McClaren mentioned above on Skippys page is now in the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. I can get a copy of a manual if you want. I'm actually looking for anyone who carries spares for this , if indeed any are left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalistair Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi like you I too have been away from the site, busy doing other projects. I have been to see this one at Ellesmere port last year, but unfortunately when I went it was not running do to a fault it had developed. I would be interested in a copy of the manual. You can contact me on 07767405680 Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 19/07/2018 at 10:27, alan_fincher said: I'm not sure about the suitability of OP's engine in a narrow boat though - might be better for water-skiing! A one cylinder version - 22hp @ 1000 rpm would be good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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