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Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine
« on: May 15, 2024, 11:54:37 am »
I have been corrected by a member and have modified/Corrected this ad.

Selling a Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine Pre-Owned. This complete model is in good running condition. Tested with compressed air. Acquired in 1979 and part of an extensive collection I previously posted.

Additional photos and running video here;
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1Qyxu8D4gSGENzhY6

Asking $750 OBO include shipping to lower 48 U.S. States.
Will consider shipping outside U.S. for actual costs.

Thanks
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Re: Vintage Saito Steam Model V4PR
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2024, 12:12:58 pm »
Sorry, but the engine you have listed is NOT a Saito V4PR, but rather some other make (possibly home-built from plans) of V4 engine. Yours is a single acting oscillator, while the Saito V4PR is a single acting fixed cylinder engine. It appears you have the correct box for a V4PR, and also the correct plans, but if you compare those plans to the engine you are showing, you will see that they are not the same!

All that being said, the engine that you are showing looks to be a very nice engine with reversing throttle valve and is no doubt a very capable engine that would be highly desirable for the proper application ... like say a nice launch for instance!

Ah, yes, the plans for the engine that you have listed here, are to be found on the internet as being designed by Julius de Waal, as seen here:

https://www.modelesavapeur.com/telechargements8/a-4-cylinder-v-shaped-oscillating-steam-engine.pdf

Hope that helps!
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Re: Vintage Steam Model V4
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2024, 12:44:34 pm »
Thanks for the heads up. I have modified the ad.
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Re: Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2024, 02:38:08 pm »
Excellent, yes, that is now a correct description of what you have on offer!


Best of luck with your sale, that really does look to be a fine engine!!!
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Re: Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2024, 04:25:33 pm »
It is Jan Gunnarsson's V-4 design.

The plans and build instructions are in the book

"Steam & Stirling Engines You Can Build"

This book includes plans for the boiler, pumps, gas burners, etc.

It begins around page 92 and goes through page 152.

Here:  https://archive.org/details/steamandstirlingengineyoucanbuild1bywilliamc.fitt/page/n93/mode/2up?view=theater

You can still find this book.

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Re: Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2024, 05:16:51 pm »
Quote from: murphytq on May 15, 2024, 11:54:37 am
REDUCED Selling Price

Selling a Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine Pre-Owned. This complete model is in good running condition. Tested with compressed air. Acquired in 1979 and part of an extensive collection I previously posted.

Additional photos and running video here;
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1Qyxu8D4gSGENzhY6

Asking $500 OBO include shipping to lower 48 U.S. States.
Will consider shipping outside U.S. for actual costs.

Thanks
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Re: Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2024, 05:19:53 pm »
Selling a Vintage 4-cylinder V-shaped Oscillating Steam-Engine Pre-Owned. This complete model is in good running condition. Tested with compressed air. Acquired in 1979 and part of an extensive collection I previously posted.

Additional photos and running video here;
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1Qyxu8D4gSGENzhY6

Asking $500 OBO include shipping to lower 48 U.S. States.
Will consider shipping outside U.S. for actual costs.

Thanks
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