1940 Leyland Petrol Engine Parts Needed

[paulbrook]

I wonder if anyone can help. We are trying to find a set of big end and main bearing shells for a 1940 Leyland "Light 6" 6 cylinder OHV petrol engine. We have tried FW Thorntons but no luck there.

 

Any and all leads and suggestions will be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance...........

 

The engine is from a Lynx Fire Engine by the way - normally fire engine mechanicals are less used than other types but this one spent the war years in Liverpool and did rather more pumping than many post war appliances!

[Pete Ashby]

You might give these guys a try not used them myself but know others who have sourced some fairly rare kit from them http://www.gosnays.co.uk/acatalog/Veteran___Vintage_Parts.html

 

Pete

[Richard Farrant]

I wonder if anyone can help. We are trying to find a set of big end and main bearing shells for a 1940 Leyland "Light 6" 6 cylinder OHV petrol engine. We have tried FW Thorntons but no luck there.

 

Any and all leads and suggestions will be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance...........

 

The engine is from a Lynx Fire Engine by the way - normally fire engine mechanicals are less used than other types but this one spent the war years in Liverpool and did rather more pumping than many post war appliances!

 

Hi Paul,

You could try Cox & Turner in Somerset. They only work with vintage engines and have never let me down in sourcing crank bearings, rings, etc.

 

If all else fails, I would think these shells are quite a thick steel wall, if so, it might be that re-metalling them is the only solution. I had to have this done on a Daimler engine last year. A specialist company did the mains shells then line bored them in the block. The fit was superb. The company was Formhalls Vintage & Racing.

Edited July 8, 2016 by Richard Farrant