complete Bofors Gun Engine

[Ivor Ramsden]

Do you mean a self-propelled Bofors gun engine, a Morris 4-cylinder one?

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Ivor I have no idea...he said no generator but complerte engine for Bofors Gun...but I can always ask! cheers malcolm

[Ivor Ramsden]

Please ask! I'm puzzled as to what it is. Normal Bofors guns weren't powered but there was the Morris C9/B which was basically a Bofors gun stuck on top of a Morris Quad chassis. If it's the engine from one of these I would be interested. If it's from one of these, could you ask if he's got any other bits?

This is our museum's C9/B

[Neil Ashley]

He will be talking about the generator used for Bofors with power mounts.

I have the Douglas version but they were also made by Coventry Climax amongst others.

They produce a strange three phase voltage of no use for any thing else. Most of the UK survivors seem to have been rebuilt post-war to 240 voltage.

If it is one of these I may be interested.

I thought the Morris SP version used a pto driven generator.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

I rather think its probably the latter..as he did say generator wasnt there...however I will call into the local garage and get his telephone number...wil also try and get a picture or two...best regards malcolm

[Neil Ashley]

I doubt if there is a surviving Bofors left designed to use this generator.

There were two of the Coventry Climax versions on e-bay recently.

[Ivor Ramsden]

Originally Posted by Neil Ashley

I thought the Morris SP version used a pto driven generator.

Yes, it did. Our truck still has the PTO and holes for various fixings & cables. Our Gunners tell me that they preferred manual operation to Predictor operation. This seems to have generally been the case with the SP Bofors - I haven't come across any records of them being used in action with the Predictor gear and all the photos that I've seen show manually operated weapons.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

well I met the gentleman again today and the engine at the local Honey Farm Show...its an old one alright..plate states made by Jowett for Scott...to me it looked like a Douglas or an Armstrong Siddley...however he's keeping it for the moment as there seemed to be lot of interest from other MV types.!sorry didnt have the camera at the time...best regards malcolm

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by malcolm erik bogaert

...its an old one alright..plate states made by Jowett for Scott...to me it looked like a Douglas or an Armstrong Siddley...

Hi Malc,

That rings a bell..I recollect sorting through some old manuals in the Tech Library when I worked in REME workshops, and came across a wartime manual on a power unit made by Jowett, think it was a flat twin engine, possibly similar to the Bradford van....maybe . No reference as to what it was used for if I remember.

The name Scott is always associated with water cooled two strokes, as a point of interest.