Modern Commer Replacement

[gibberish]

How about this for a replacement engine......The Commer T3 2 stroke diesel engine..........follow the link, and click on 'links', strange indeed            http://www.commer.org/

[Andy Zarse]

Gibber,

The T3 was superb bit of engineering theory, it was just let down by poor fuel control and monitoring systems. A flat 2 stroke supercharged diesel engine, each opposed pair of pistons shared a common combustion chamber. I think it was called reciprocating or something. With modern electronic control systems, it would be a winner today. And what a lovely smooth mellow noise they make.

Did you see the moving gif of one on the Dutch Commer site above?

[Steve Pyro]

I love the rockers from the piston rods to the crankshaft below.

[gibberish]

Did you see the moving gif of one on the Dutch Commer site above?

Sure did Andy, it's a work of art  Shame it isn't available

[Steve Pyro]

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[Andy Zarse]

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[gibberish]

Gib, you must have seen these in the RN?

Never really played with the engines in the RN.  Communications specialist

[gibberish]

Andy

How did you manage to copy that.  When I tried, it came out as a static picture

[Steve Pyro]

Never really played with the engines in the RN.  Communications specialist

Then you must have heard the banshee wailing noise they make  

[gibberish]

Then you must have heard the banshee wailing noise they make  

If I had a quid for every strange noise I'd heard on a warship I'd be a very rich man....................'What do you mean, It's supposed to sound like that!'

[Steve Pyro]

If I had a quid for every strange noise I'd heard on a warship I'd be a very rich man....................'What do you mean, It's supposed to sound like that!'

When I worked on supertankers and someone was concerned about something we used to say "that's f**k all on a big ship" - a good philosophy.

[gibberish]

Spent most of my service in tiddly things so you noticed when something went wrong................'Oh God, what's fallen over now?'

[mgmark]

How about this for a replacement engine......The Commer T3 2 stroke diesel engine..........follow the link, and click on 'links', strange indeed

Andy,
 
        Oh my lord, I am so sorry.......I didn't realise there was actually an owners club....... and you think a reheated jet-engined Commer is surreal

I too have an equally human mechanical device, which defies engineering logic - instead of my usual trusty steed of an MGA, I will embark on the quest to Le Mans one year in my 1957 Berkeley which is powered by the mighty 328cc Excelsior 2-stroke engine, endowed with a magnificent 20bhp.   That way, the Commer may be in good company and stand a chance of beating something on the drag strip............

[Andy Zarse]

A Berkeley you say? Is it like one of those Reliant things where the Villiers 250cc drove a chain to the front wheel? Sounds so crap it's got to be good!

There is no Commer Owners Club in the UK, only in Holland for some reason. They must be strange folk. Commers are catered for by the Classic Camper Club. It's all-action, madcap craziness in the CCC! Click here to read what they get up to:

http://classiccamperclub.tripod.com/memberstales.htm

I especially like the bit about camping next to the tramp's soup kitchen.

 

[mgmark]

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