SD bronze piston conrod

You can talk about almost anything here

Moderators: John@sos, charlesp, Charles uk, RickUK, Petergalileo

Post Reply
mauriziopiras
Posts: 26
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:45 pm
Location: Italy

SD bronze piston conrod

Post by mauriziopiras »

Hi there guys,
I have a question for you.
Have you ever seen a bronze conrod mounted on a SD outboard?

Thank you for your advice.

Cheers
Maurizio
Navigare necesse est, vivere non necesse
mauriziopiras
Posts: 26
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:45 pm
Location: Italy

Re: SD bronze piston conrod

Post by mauriziopiras »

Here is a bronze conrod found in a SD
Here is a bronze conrod found in a SD
Navigare necesse est, vivere non necesse
User avatar
Oyster 49
Posts: 3311
Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:55 pm
Location: Derbyshire, UK

Re: SD bronze piston conrod

Post by Oyster 49 »

Is that a seagull conrod? Does it have seagull stamped or cast on it? It could possibly be a conrod from a villiers engine or something like that?
mauriziopiras
Posts: 26
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:45 pm
Location: Italy

Re: SD bronze piston conrod

Post by mauriziopiras »

I don't know if it is a seagull conrod. I've never seen one brass made. It has no stamps.
Cheers
Maurizio
Navigare necesse est, vivere non necesse
User avatar
Charles uk
Posts: 4954
Joined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:38 pm
Location: Maidenhead Berks UK

Re: SD bronze piston conrod

Post by Charles uk »

I've never seen a war time or a post war Seagull with a bronze conrod, though the majority of pre-war Marstons had bronze rods, to say if was one of those I would need the little end & big end diameters & the exact center to center distance in mm.
Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
Post Reply