Petter M type 1 1/2 HP

Petter M 1 1/2 hp. Water cooled two-stroke. 1924 vintage.Seen here running on parafin.

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[ellsengines]

very nice engine this is what i have my heart set on, i am starting to save for one now. i want one just like this 1 1/2hp acorn top.

very nice sound to it aswell.

[shaggysmotors]

keep saving. i`m sure you will get one someday.mine was a heap of scrap when i bought it.

[fonephat]

I love the sound it makes when it runs!.

[mowersman]

Sounds soooooooo nice

I think I'll sell my lister B to help buy one of these

[steamwally]

You can't run it on vegi oil, too thick and would require way to higher temperature in the head to cleanly burn the fuel. I would stick to petrol altough they can run parafin but they do need to have an extreemley high combustion chamber temperature to do this, run it with a little less water in the head and you'l be fine.

[petter6191]

hello NuggetsOf Truths, i myself have a petter m type. these engines do indeed start on petrol and run on paraffin. im not sure about vegetable oil or sunflower oil because i have never tried these but what i do with mine is i start it on neat petrol and i run it on paraffin as normal but what i also do is put petrol into the paraffin at a ratio of 1 part petrol to 4 parts paraffin, the petrol makes the paraffin burn a bit cleaner and virtually eliminates repeated fouling of the sparking plug.

[NuggetsOfTruths]

I'm looking into getting one of these.

I believe they start on petrol and run on parafin.

Do you think you could run it on waste vegetable oil? or sunflower oil?

I'm trying to get something i can make my own fuel for.

[acharad]

psychedelic knocks

[shaggysmotors]

Yes . Parafin is kerosene or 20 second heating oil.

[paranormalsuicide]

Wicked engine just brought petter light unit!!!!!

[Joe90ridesahonda]

Ive just uploaded a vid of my 1927 Acorn top!nice vid btw

[douro20]

It's a two-stroke? I thought they only made four-stroke gas engines.

[ellsengines]

hi

just to let you know how i am getting on with getting one of these i am cosidering a 1 1/2hp apple top at the moment so will be a nice winter project £400 do you think thats about right??