Marine Gamma Engine

[dcotton]

Hi, I recently purchased this engine, It's a marine gamma type, not working at the moment, It seems an unusual design, does anyone have any thoughts, or ideas on how old it is? obviously scratch built

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[VincentG]

That is quite the little contraption. Does it rotate freely? I wonder also if it is still in time after all these years.

[Tom Booth]

How do you know it's not working? Have you tried applying some heat?

It looks potentially operational, with a bit of cleaning up perhaps.

How big is this thing? Can you post a photo with something for size comparison?

If that is burlap under it, I'm guessing it's a model engine, maybe 6 inches long. What makes it "Marine"?

[dcotton]

I bought it on ebay, I should receive it tomorrow, and have a proper look, at the moment I'm relying on photos from the seller, it was listed as seized, but i don't know as yet how badly, it's 18cm long, so you are pretty much spot on with your guess, I've been told it's a marine engine, but it easily could be different.

[Tom Booth]

Could be from a model boat. Similar to this:

https://youtu.be/PBy1LwY2Rr8

Not exactly the same but quite similar.

[dcotton]

Thanks for taking the time to find some relevant information, it is really interesting, hopefully it won't be too long before I can get my engine running.
I really appreciate your effort and I'll keep you updated as to how I get on, if that's okay with you.

[Tom Booth]

Thanks for taking the time to find some relevant information, it is really interesting, hopefully it won't be too long before I can get my engine running.
I really appreciate your effort and I'll keep you updated as to how I get on, if that's okay with you.

Of course!

Probably a good squirt of WD40 might loosen it up.

[dcotton]

Got it running , just! next job is to do a proper rebuild here is a link to a video of it https://youtu.be/i79Cj0IuLzk

[Tom Booth]

Great job, very nice.