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 helbus
 
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|  posted on January 9th, 2015 at 08:12 PM | 
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 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?
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on January 9th, 2015 at 08:59 PM | 
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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.
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|  posted on January 10th, 2015 at 09:11 AM | 
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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!  
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|  posted on January 10th, 2015 at 06:01 PM | 
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Has anyone got a picture of a stand alone unit with the water pump. Does it have a cover or lid over the engine?
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on January 11th, 2015 at 05:42 PM | 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on January 11th, 2015 at 05:51 PM | 
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The south Australian railways used them for running the cool rooms on trains too.
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|  posted on January 11th, 2015 at 08:00 PM | 
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| Quote: |  Originally
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Has anyone got a picture of a stand alone unit with the water pump. Does it have a cover or lid over the engine?  
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Does this help at all?  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2nBoRSdUe2dTmJRUTFwM29kNDQ/edit?usp=sharing&... 
 
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|  posted on January 12th, 2015 at 06:42 AM | 
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This is my ex-Aus army coolroom generator engine. Almost NOS condition given it was enclosed and only had 8 hours use.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on January 21st, 2015 at 06:21 PM | 
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A couple of the exarmy generators have come up on ebay in the last 12 months. missed out both times
 
 
 
 
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|  posted on January 21st, 2015 at 09:13 PM | 
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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.
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