[SEL] Witte Diesel followed me home !!

[Robert L. Holtzer]

The 12 hp Witte is similar to the Arrow Engine Company CD generator 
engine --  www.arrowspecialty.com.  These generating systems are still in use.

I have a 12hp with 8kva generator.  These engines may have a radiator 
cooling system with a large tub-shaped casting that mounts on top of 
the cylinder and a radiator mounted on the casting.  Belt drive fan 
from a pulley that bolts on a flywheel.  Or they can have an external 
cooling system of some type -- my engine had the radiator casting but 
had been plumbed for external water supply.  I have since installed a 
Susuki Samari radiator and electric fan.

The flywheel in one of your pictures seems somewhat less massive than 
the ones on my engine.  Might suggest the engine was not used for 
electrical generation -- I don't know.

At any rate, they are a fun old piece of heavy iron and the "chug - 
chug" is a delight to hear.  Several Wittes were on display at Tulare 
a few years back -- mostly the smaller ones.


Bob Holtzer, Sacramento, CA

At 09:25 AM 11/29/2007, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>          A new lump of rust followed me home yesterday - it's a lot bigger
>and heavier than the rusty things I usually collect but it was given to me
>and at that price I decided to keep it.
>
>          It's a 12 H.P. Witte Horizontal Diesel. I'm not sure of the
>manufacturing date (or even the "Type") and would appreciate some help.
>
>          I've put some pics here if you would care to look:
>
><www.oldengine.org/members/evans/witte/>
>
>Keep the revs up (or down)
>Jerry Evans
>Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
>(Winners of the 2007 Rugby World cup).
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