matclynes Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hi, Does anyone have information on dating a Stanpart Reconditioning code? or finding out the donor engine's original designation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Do you have a code /Suffix on the donor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matclynes Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 FC1450, brass plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matclynes Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Sorry Peter, That last post was "shortened" by my poor IT skills, I've been offered an engine for my 4Mk2, that is an early recon unit from Stanpart, the original engine numbers have been removed, and replaced with a brass plate by the re-manufacture I understand from reviewing a collection of old posts it was a common remedy on warranty claims for TR4's? with cylinder liners being replaced and the brass tag added. The only evidence on this unit is the brass plate and stanpart motif, with FC1450, I assume possibly incorrectly the FC, denotes a spitfire unit, and 1450 would be the engine number via their number of reconditioned units, Any thoughts or previous experience of this would be appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 sorry not come across brass tags on these , FC is spit I 2 myself no idea about your number theres a good suffix table on CT SpitfireModel Commission Body Engine Gearbox DiffSpitfire mk1&2 FC....# ....FC FC FC FCMk2 numbers start from 50,000Spitfire mk3 FD....#% ..FC/FD FD FD FCSpitfire mk3 US FDU...L% ..FD/FG FE FD FCSpitfire mkIV FH....#% ....FH FH FH FHMk IV USA FK....L% ....FK FK FH FK/FHMk IV Sweden FL....L% FL FH FHSpitfire 1500 FM....#% ....FH FM FRI FRI1500 USA FM....U ....FM FM...UE FTI FH1500 California FM....UC ....FM FM...UC FTI FH#=L for LHS. %=O for Overdrive.Return to contents Quickfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matclynes Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks for that I Doubt it will be possible to find the true number for the engine, I'll see what numbers "appear" when I strip it down. I'll let you know, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I had an FC with the brass plate now sold to a CT member to tune and fit to his Herald The plate should also tell you bearing and bore sizes. Chances 1450 was the original engine number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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