Volkswagen stationary engines

What stationary engines were built?

I know there were compressors made from type 1 engines where two pistons drove and two pistons pumped.

What else?

Generators? Fire pumps?

I have a 40hp motor hooked to a Ziegler water pump- you often see them in the back of Split Kombi Fire Trucks. They have handles each side so 2 people can move them around so they can be hooked up to a hydrant.They have a control panel and fuel tank mounted to the fan housing.

I've seen a 1500 SP used as an industrial blower fan. Motor was fan belt coupled to a huge 4ft 3-bladed prop, that blew into a big plenum airshaft to supply air inside a factory, it must have had about 50 individual 4" air outlets over the heads of workers on the line, all from this big central air plenum.

Made a hell of a noise! 🙂

Has anyone got a picture of a stand alone unit with the water pump. Does it have a cover or lid over the engine?

Army had generators with VW engines. From memory they were 1600 SP with a magneto. Were in service well into the 90's. They were in a self contained cradle with the generator and fuel tank. Painted "Olive Drab"' of course.

The south Australian railways used them for running the cool rooms on trains too.

helbus wrote:Has anyone got a picture of a stand alone unit with the water pump. Does it have a cover or lid over the engine?

Does this help at all? https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2nBoRSdUe2dTmJRUTFwM29kNDQ/edit?usp=sharing&pli=1

Yogie

This is my ex-Aus army coolroom generator engine. Almost NOS condition given it was enclosed and only had 8 hours use.

A couple of the exarmy generators have come up on ebay in the last 12 months. missed out both times

I have a 1600sp that was used by a council as a welder and cold saw. It was set up on a purpose built trailer.