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Petters Limited (known as JB Petter & Sons of Yeovil until 1910), were a maker of stationary petrol and diesel engines from 1896 onwards. In 1915 Petter founded Westland Aircraft Works (renamed “Westland Aircraft” in 1935). Petters Ltd. merged with Vickers Ltd. of Ipswich in April, 1919, to form the joint company Vickers-Petters, Ltd. In 1926 Vickers sold their interest in the company to their partners and it was renamed Petters (Ipswich) Ltd. In 1986 Petters Limited merged with one-time rival R A Lister and Company to form Lister Petter.

History

James Bazeley Petter, an agricultural engineer and iron founder, had premises in the Borough, Yeovil. It was there that Ernest and Percival, his twin sons, designed and built a self-propelled oil engine in 1892. Three years later they designed the first internal combustion engined motor car to be made in the United Kingdom. The car, using a converted four-wheel horse-drawn phaeton and a 3 hp (2 kW) twin-cylinder horizontal oil engine, had a top speed of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h). The vehicle was constructed at the Park Road carriage works of Hill and Boll. It weighed 457 kg including the 120 lb (55 kg) of the Petter engine with its flywheel and side bars.

The twins continued to develop vehicles, the twelfth of which they entered to a competition at Crystal Palace in 1897, without success.

Failing to achieve the commercial success that they hoped, they adapted the engines for agricultural and industrial use. In 1902 they produced the first agricultural tractor, powered by a 30-horsepower (22 kW) horizontal oil engine.

The first engines made by Petter were Petter Standard oil engines which were horizontal open crank engines made to very high standards.

With commercial production under way, the family launched a private company called J. B. Petter & Co. Ltd. in 1902.

Around 1903 cheap American imports, including the “Jack of all Trades” manufactured by the Fairbanks Morse Company, threatened the English stationary engine industry, and unlike most companies at the time Petter decided to produce a cheaper engine of their own to combat the threat. This engine was called the Petter Handyman which was sold around 20% lower in price than the ‘Petter Standard’ and was sold in batches of 50 or more.

From 1820ss onwards Petters made two-stroke and four-stroke engines. Such models as the M-type and the A-type were highly successful and were competitors for Lister’s D-Type.

The last two-stroke design was the “SS”, introduced in 1938. It was available in two-cylinder to six-cylinder versions and delivered from 125 to 375 horsepower. The “SS” was described as a “superscavenge” engine and used the Kadenacy principle to charge the cylinders. In this engine, the exhaust gases leave the cylinder at a speed sufficient to create a partial vacuum, drawing air into the cylinder. This creates a supercharging effect, cools the valves and improves scavenging (hence the name). This inertial supercharging was supplemented by a blower. These engines ran at low temperatures, due to their patented oil-cooled piston, and spherical small-end bearing. This engine was used in British Rail 15107 and British Rail Class D3/14 number 15004.

Petter also manufactured the two-stroke M-type (petrol), the S-type stationary diesel, the A-type, and the A1-type, the only noticeable difference on the previous two being the position of the magneto: the A magneto jutted out, and the A1 magneto was tucked away underneath. The A range was air-cooled. Petter also produced another ‘handyman, a ‘cheap’ version of the M-type. Petter went on to make a comprehensive range of air-cooled diesels, such as the PAZ1, AVA range, and the 3.5 hp AA1.

In 1912 the company went public and began engine production in a new factory named the Nautilus Works (after the fire grates that had made James Petter’s fortune) in Reckleford. Its workforce of 500 men produced 1500 engines a year. In 1919 the company bought the Vickers factory in Ipswich and was renamed Vickers Petters Ltd.

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Vickers-Petters, Ltd, (From 1926 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works)

The Ipswich Works were built in 1913 for the Consolidated Diesel Engine Manufacturers, Ltd., and were specially designed and equipped for the manufacture of Diesel engines in multi-cylinder units up to 1,000 horse-power per cylinder. They form one of the largest, and most up-to-date, engineering establishments devoted solely to the manufacture of oil engines in this country. The site of the Works comprises about 46 acres on the outskirts of Ipswich, the actual Shops occupying about 10 acres.

Vickers Ltd. purchased the Works in February, 1915, for the purpose of producing as rapidly as possible “Vickers” Solid-Injection Diesel Engines, and during the war period a considerable number of these engines were built for various classes of submarines. With the cessation of hostilities, the demand for submarine engines ceased and it became necessary to find some peace product suited to the capacity and equipment of the Works. After the Armistice in November, 1918, Petters Ltd. of Yeovil were also faced with a problem, but of a different kind. Orders for “Petter” two-stroke cycle engines were pouring in; their Westland Works at Yeovil were crowded with work, and the doubtful expedient of further building appeared necessary. Happily, the two firms knew, and appreciated, each other, and it was not difficult to negotiate an agreement whereby the superfluous possession of the one was made to serve the other’s immediate need. Vickers-Petters, Ltd., was formed in April, 1919, and to it was assigned the manufacture of oil-engines of 25 b.h.p. and upwards at the Ipswich Works.

The engines manufactured by Vickers-Petters, Ltd. are of the vertical type and operate on the well-known two-stroke cycle principle. They are constructed in sizes from 25 b.h.p. to 100 b.h.p. per cylinder in one-, two-, three-, four- and six-cylinder units, both for marine propulsion and for industrial and electrical purposes. The fuels used in these engines are the so-called heavy-oils, ranging from light gas-oils of 0.83 specific gravity to heavy residual furnace oil of approximately 0.975 specific gravity. The aggregate total b.h.p. of engines built at the Works to date is over 375,000.

During the past year Vickers-Petters, Ltd. have introduced a new series of engines which are a development of their original “hot-bulb” semi-Diesel type. These latest engines are known as the “Vickers-Petter ‘C’ Type Heavy-Oil Engines” and they now form the standard product at Ipswich Works. One of the outstanding features of the new engine is the elimination of the “hot-bulb” and the adoption of a completely water-jacketed cylinder-head and combustion chamber. The ignition of the injected fuel is effected entirely by the heat of compression as in the Diesel and high-compression “cold starting” engines, but Vickers-Petters, Ltd. claim that one of the greatest merits of their “C” type is its comparatively low combustion pressure, which is 30 per cent. less than that of the average cold-starting engine, and results in a long life for the working parts. The fuel consumption, nevertheless, compares very favourably with Diesel and high-compression engines, being of the order of 0.42 lb. of heavy fuel oil per b.h.p. per hour; and further, owing to the absence of valves in the combusion chamber, this consumption does not tend to increase in service. Another improvement in the way of cooling is the adoption of a water passage round all the crank-shaft bearings — a policy which hitherto has been confined to marine engines.

The mixtures of cast-iron for various parts of the engine differ. The liners, pistons and cylinder heads are cast under special conditions for producing a high-duty cast-iron of pearlitic structure and a small cupola is used solely for this grade of iron. Beds, crankcases and fly-wheels, on the other hand, are in another mixture and are cast from a larger cupola. The Works Chemist, whose laboratory adjoins the foundry, keeps a check on the composition of all castings — complete analyses, with tensile and transverse tests of each day’s cast, being always made. The moulds for all standard parts, such as beds, fly-wheels, pistons, crank-cases, etc., are made on large jar-ramming moulding machines, operated by compressed air.

A feature of the machine shops worthy of note is the manner in which the machine-tools are arranged in order to reduce the handling charges to a minimum. In no case does any part travel further than 100 feet from rough casting or forging to finished article. Instead of grouping batteries of similar machines together, such as all drilling machines together, all lathes together, etc., each bay is equipped with all the necessary machine-tools to complete all the operations on one particular set of engine parts; thus: bedplates, fly-wheels, silencers and exhaust pipes are completely finished in No. 7 Bay; connecting-rods, connecting-rod bearings, main bearings and cylinder heads in No. 8 Bay, and so on.

All the departmental shops are inter-connected by a full-gauge railway which joins up to the London and North Eastern Railway main line. At the entrance of each workshop, a large turntable is provided, so that the various wagons may be diverted into the appropriate shop for either loading or unloading The Stores are also connected up to the Machine and Fitting Shops by a narrow-gauge railway which runs down the aisles between each row of machine-tools and each line of benches; thus the engine components are quickly transported after each operation. Each bay is also equipped with electric travelling cranes, a number of which have been converted to “floor control” in order to reduce labour costs.

As the Works has its own electric power station and possesses its own water-pumping plant, it is entirely independent of the town’s supply.

It is hoped that at the time of the Summer Meeting an interesting new type of high compression, cold-starting, direct-injection, two-stroke cycle engine will be available for inspection. This engine is rated at 750 b.h.p., and at the moment is in an experimental stage. A new type of uniflow scavenge is employed, and, in addition, the engine has several other interesting features.

From Grace’s Guide To British Industrial History).

In 1937, Petters joined the Associated British Oil Engine Company. After the war the group was obtained by British Electrical Group, with Petter spun off in 1949 joining another engine manufacturer, J&H McLaren & Co., at the old Lagonda works in Egham Hythe near Staines, Middlesex, employing over 1,000 people at its peak. In 1957 the company was acquired by Hawker-Siddeley and some production was moved to Hamble as the reorganized company was split into four groups within Hawker-Siddeley Brush Group—Petter Staines (small engines), Petter Generator Divisions, Petter Marine Division, Petter Service Division and Thermo-King Division (building refrigeration units under license from the US firm Thermo-King). In 1984 Petter was merged with Lister to form Lister Petter Co. Ltd. The Staines site was sold in 1988 and all production was concentrated at the former Lister factory in Dursley, Gloucestershire.

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The History of the Petter Engine from FarmCollector.com.

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Petters Limited Engine Information in Tabular Format – Page 1 of 3 from OldEngine.org
These tables are NOT complete – there are some additional notes to go on

Engine Type	Engine Name	B.H.P.	Fuel	Ignition	Engine Nos	Manufactured
‘M’ Universal	VZ	1.5 to 2 hp	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	1001 – 9372 *	1923 – 1931
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	9373 – 13700	1931 – 1939
‘M’ Universal	VA	3hp to 4hp	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	50000 – 53500**	1917 – 1923
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	53500 – 64553*	1923 – 1931
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	64566 – 64609*	1931 – 1939
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	64554 – 64565	1931 – 1939
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	64610 – 66760	1931 – 1939
‘M’ Universal	VF	5hp to 6hp	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	40100 – 49531**	1914 – 1922
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	49532 – 75990*	1923 – 1931
‘M’ Universal	“”	” ” “	Petrol/Vap. Oil	Magneto	75991 – 79999	1931 – 1939
‘PU’ Air Cooled	PU2	2hp	Petrol	Magneto	F1000 –	1933 –
‘PU’ Air Cooled	PU4	4hp	Petrol	Magneto	–	–
‘PU’ Air Cooled	PU6	6hp	Petrol	Magneto	–	–
‘PU’ Air Cooled	PU8	8hp	Petrol	Magneto	– F24200	– 1945
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS5/6	5/6hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	32580-39999 ***	1923 – 1937
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS8/10	8/10hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	200000 – 213000	1937 – 1940
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS12/15	12/15hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	any above	any above
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS18/21	18/21hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	any above	any above
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS24/28	24/28hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	any above	any above
‘S’ Semi-Diesel	VS36/42	36/42hp	Diesel/Gas Oil	Hot Bulb	any above	any above
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TTS	5/6hp	Diesel	Compression	220000 – 225000	1928 – 1940
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TUS	8/10hp	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TV/TV2	15/630p	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TW2	50hp	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TX1/2/3/4	36/72/108/144hp	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TY1/2/3/4	56/112/168/224hp	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “
‘T’ Atomic Diesel	TZ1/2/3/4	90/180/270/360hp	Diesel	Compression	” – “	” – “

* Note 1: M engines with serial numbers 1001 – 9372, 53500 – 64553 and 49532 – 75990 have plain bearings
all others have ball and roller bearings
** Note 2: M engines with serial numbers 50000 to 53500 and 40100 to 49531 have greaser type main bearings
*** Note 3: S engines with serial numbers below 32580 refer to early Yeovil & Ipswich V & VPengines

Petters Limited Engine Information in Tabular Format – Page 2 of 3 from OldEngine.org 
Note that some anomalies appear in these tables which may need some clarification

Engine Type	Engine Name	B.H.P.	Fuel	Ignition	Engine Nos	Manufactured
A Series	A AP AS APS ****	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	300000 – 302029	1938 – 1940
A Series	A	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	302030 – 302279	1940 – 1941
A Series	AHM	5hp @ 2400rpm	Petrol	Magneto	302280 – 302779	1941 – 1942
A Series I	A	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	302780 – 304376	1942 – 1945
A Series	AHM	5hp @ 2400rpm	Petrol	Magneto	304377 – 304583	1942 – 1945
A Series I	A	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	304584 – 312336	1942 – 1945
A Series	AHM	5hp @ 2400rpm	Petrol	Magneto	312337 – 312509	1943 – 1945
A Series I	A	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	312510 – 341509 **	1943 – 1944
A Series	AHM	5hp @ 2400rpm	Petrol	Magneto	341510 – 342899	1944 – 1945
A Series I	A	1½ to 3 hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	342900 – 348500	1945 – 1946
2A Series I	2A	8 hp @ 1800 rpm	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	** 320000 – 326000	1943 – 1944
2A Series II	2LTA 2LTW	8/10hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	400000 to 402267	1945 to 1947
A2 W2 Series II	A2 W2	6/10hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	402268 to 406827	1947 to 194
A2 W2 Series III	A2 W2	6/10hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	406828 to 418000	1948 to 1951
A2 W2 Series III	A2C W2C	2hp + comp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	400000C to 418000C	1945 to 1951 ***
A W Series II	A – W	1½ to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	500000 to 533761	1945 – 1947
A1 W1 Series II	A1 – W1	1½ to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	533762 to 543564	1947 – 1948
A1 W1 Series II	A1 – W1	4 to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	533762 to 543564	1947 – 1948
A1 W1 Series II	A1 – W1	1½ to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	543565 to 5579999	1948 – 1951
A W Series III	A1 – W1	4 to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	543565 to 557999	1948 – 1951
A1 W1 Series II	A – W	1½ to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	580000 to 599999	1947 – 1949
PA	PA1 PA1K PA1W PA1WK	3 to 5hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	1100000 1999999	1951 – 1961
PA2	PA2 PA2K PA2W PA2WK	6 to 10hp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	1200000 1299999	1951 – 1961
PA2C	PA2C PA2WC	2hp + comp	Petrol/TVO	Magneto	1200000C 1299999C	1951 – 1961
J4V	J4V	Not Given	Not Given	Not Given	1400000 – 1400199	1951 – 1951
PAV4	PAV4 PAV4K	12 to 19hp	Petrol	Magneto	1400200 – 1499999	1952 – 1958
A1	A1 A1P W1 W1P	1½ to 3hp	Petrol	Magneto	1500000 – 1599999	1951 – 1967
W1	W1H W1HP	1½ to 2hp	Petrol	Magneto	1500000 – 1599999	1951 – 1967
Lab W1	Lab W1	3hp	Petrol	Magneto	LAB1 – on	1955 – on
AV Series 1	AV1	2½ to 5hp	Diesel	Compression	600000 to 618000*	1948 – 1950
AV Series 2	AV1 AV2 AV2C	3 to 10hp	Diesel	Compression	618001 – on 713001 – on	1950 – on
AV1 Series 2	AV1RMR AV1RM AV1MR	5 to 6hp	Diesel	Compression	675549 – on 713001 – on	1956 – 1958
AVA1 Series 1	AVA1	3 to 5½hp	Diesel	Compression	800000 – 899999	1951 – 1952
AVA2 Series 2	AVA2	6 to 10½hp	Diesel	Compression	900000 – 999999	1951 – 1952
AV Series 1	AV2	6 to 10hp	Diesel	Compression	700000 – 713000*	1948 – 1950
AV Series 2	AV2	6 to 12hp	Diesel	Compression	713001 – 799999	1950 – 1967
AV Series 2	AV2C	Not Given	Diesel	Compression	713001C – 799999C	1950 – 1967
AV Series 2	AV2M	3 to 10hp	Diesel	Compression	713001 – 747156	1950 – 1956
AH	AH1	3 to 5hp	Diesel	Compression	1000000 – 1099999	1951 – 1958
AVA Series II	AVA1	3 to 6hp	Diesel	Compression	3100000 – on 3199999	1952 – 1967
AVA Series II	AVA1RMR AVA1RM AVA1MR	5 – 6hp	Diesel	Compression	3107331 – 3199999	1953 – 1967
AVA Series II	AVA2	3 to 10hp	Diesel	Compression	3200000 – on 3299999	1952 – 1967
AVA Series II	AVA2RMR AVA2RM AVA2MR	10 – 12hp	Diesel	Compression	3205750 – 3299999	1953 – 1967
PH1	PH1	4 – 7½hp	Diesel	Compression	1/PH1 – on	1956 – on
PH2	PH2	8 – 15hp	Diesel	Compression	1/PH2 – on	1956 – on
LAB1	AV1 Lab engine	3 – 5hp	Diesel	Compression	LAB1 – on	1951 – on
PAZ	PAZ1	1½ to 3hp	Diesel	Compression	4100000 – 4199999	1953 to 1979
B Type Series I	B2	12 to 18hp	Diesel	Compression	2B0001 to 2B3838	1949 to 1951
B Type Series II	B2	13 to 20hp	Diesel	Compression	2B3839 – on	1951 to 1964
B Type Marine	B2	18.5 to 19hp	Diesel	Compression	2BM3839 – on	1951 to 1964
B Type Series I	B3	18 to 27hp	Diesel	Compression	3B0001 to 3B0499	1950 to 1951
B Type Series II	B3	20 to 30hp	Diesel	Compression	3B0500 – on	1951 to 1964
B Type Marine	B3	27½ to 28hp	Diesel	Compression	3BM0500 – on	1951 to 1964
B Type Series I	B4	24 to 36hp	Diesel	Compression	4B0001 to 4B0740	1949 to 1951
B Type Series II	B4	26 to 40hp	Diesel	Compression	4B0741 – on	1951 to 1964
B Type Marine	B4	37 to 38hp	Diesel	Compression	4BM0741 – on	1951 to 1964
PD2	2PD	13 to 24hp	Diesel	Compression	2PD0001 – on	1956 to 1964
PD2 Traction	2PDT	14½ to 2½hp	Diesel	Compression	2PDT0001 – on	1956 – on
PD2 Marine	2PDM	Not Given	Diesel	Compression	2PDM0001 – on	1956 – on
PD3	3PD	20 to 36hp	Diesel	Compression	3PD0001 – on	1956 – on
PD3 Traction	3PDT	22 to 39½hp	Diesel	Compression	3PDT0001 – on	1956 – on
PD3 Marine	3PDM	Not Given	Diesel	Compression	3PDM0001 – on	1956 – on
PD4	4PD	27 to 48hp	Diesel	Compression	4PD0001 – on	1956 – on
PD4 Traction	4PDT	30 to 53hp	Diesel	Compression	4PDT0001 – on	1956 – on
PD4 Marine	4PDM	Not Given	Diesel	Compression	4PDM0001 – on	1956 – on
PDV6	6PDV	40 to 72hp	Diesel	Compression	6PDV0001 – on	1956 – on
PDV8 Marine	8PDV	53 to 96hp	Diesel	Compression	8PDV0001 – on	1956 – on
‘PU’ Air Cooled	PU8	8hp	Petrol	Magneto	– F24200	– 1945

* Note 1: AV Series I Engines with a ‘Z’ in front of the engine number are series II engines !
** Note 2:Except 320000 to 326000 2A Series I
*** Note 3: Combined engine/compressor
**** Note 4: Variations of the A series appeared throughout the production period for the Series I engine.

Petters Limited Engine Information in Tabular Format – Page 3 of 3 from OldEngine.org 
No of cylinders marked ‘1++’ indicates multi-cylinder versions were made

 

Engine Type	Fuel Code	No of Cyls	Build dates	Engine Type	Fuel Code	No of Cyls	Build dates
‘Handyman’	Petrol	1	1895 – 1917	‘M’ Range	Pet/Para	1	1913 – 1939
‘T’ Range	Diesel	1++	1914 – 1939	‘V’	Semi-Diesel	1++	1914 – 1939
‘S’	Semi-Diesel	1	1923 – 1940	‘Atomic’	Diesel	1++	1928 – 1940
‘PU’	Petrol	1++	1931 – 1945	‘SS’	Diesel	1++	1936 – 1947
‘A’ Series 1	Petrol/TVO	1++	1936 – 1966	‘AV1’ Ser I	Diesel	1	1945 – 1951
‘AV2’ Ser I	Diesel	2	1945 – 1951	‘AV1’ Ser II/III	Diesel	1	1952 – 1966
‘AV2’ Ser II/III	Diesel	2	1952 – 1966	‘AVA1’ Ser I/II	Diesel	1	1950 – 1966
‘AVA2’ Ser I/II	Diesel	2	1950 – 1966	‘B’ Range	Diesel	1++	1950 – 1962
‘PA’ Range	Petrol	1++	1951 – 1961	‘PAV4’	Petrol	4 V	1952 – 1960
‘PD’ Range	Diesel	1++	1954 – 1965	‘PDV’ Range	Diesel	1++	1954 – 1965
‘PC’ Range	Diesel	1++	1958 – 1964	‘PAZ1’	Diesel	1	1953 – 1981
‘PH1’	Diesel	1	1960 – on	‘PH2’	Diesel	2	1960 – on
‘PH1W’	Diesel	1	1960 – on	‘PH2W’	Diesel	2	1960 – on
‘PH1WM’	Diesel	1	1985 – on	‘PH2WM’	Diesel	2	1985 – on
‘AS1’	Diesel	1	1960 – 1963	‘AS2’	Diesel	2	1960 – 1963
‘ASW2’	Diesel	2	1963 – on	‘ASH1’	Diesel	1	1963 – on
‘ASH2’	Diesel	2	1963 – on	‘ASZ1’	Diesel	1	1963 – 1981
‘ASW1’	Diesel	1	1963 – on	‘PJ1’	Diesel	1	1962 – 1985
‘PJ2’	Diesel	2	1962 – 1985	‘PJ3’	Diesel	3	1962 – 1985
‘PJ4’	Diesel	4	1962 – 1985	ASJ1′	Diesel	1	1962 – 1985
ASJ2′	Diesel	2	1962 – 1985	ASJ3′	Diesel	3	1962 – 1985
ASJ4′	Diesel	4	1962 – 1985	‘PJW1’	Diesel	1	1962 – 1985
‘PJW2’	Diesel	2	1962 – 1985	‘PJW3’	Diesel	3	1962 – 1985
‘PJW4’	Diesel	4	1962 – 1985	ASJW1′	Diesel	1	1962 – 1985
ASJW2′	Diesel	2	1962 – 1985	ASJW3′	Diesel	3	1962 – 1985
ASJW4′	Diesel	4	1962 – 1985	‘AA1M’	Diesel	1	1965 – 1968
‘ASA1’	Diesel	1	1963 – 1966	‘ASA2’	Diesel	2	1963 – 1966
‘AA1’	Diesel	1	1964 – on	‘DA1’	Diesel	1	1968 – 1969
‘DA2’	Diesel	2	1968 – 1969	‘AB1’	Diesel	1	1967 – 1986
‘AB1W’	Diesel	1	1967 – 1971	‘ABW1M’	Diesel	1	1967 – 1971
‘BA1’	Diesel	1	1967 – 1978	‘BA2’	Diesel	2	1967 – 1978
‘BA1R’	Diesel	1	1967 – 1978	‘BA2R’	Diesel	2	1967 – 1978
‘PK3’	Diesel	3	1971 – 1973	‘AC1’ Series I	Diesel	1	1970 – 1985
‘AC1W’ Series I	Diesel	1	1970 – 1985	‘AC1WM’ Series I	Diesel	1	1970 – 1984
‘AC2’ Series I	Diesel	2	1970 – 1984	‘AC2W’ Series I	Diesel	2	1970 – 1985
‘AC2WM’ Series I	Diesel	2	1970 – 1984	‘AC1Z’	Diesel	1	1972 – 1987
‘AC1ZS’	Diesel	1	1978 – on	‘AD1’	Diesel	1	1984 – on
‘AD2’	Diesel	2	1987 – on	‘P600/2’	Diesel	2	1984 – 1988
‘P600/3’	Diesel	3	1984 – 1988	‘AC1’ Series II	Diesel	1	1985 – on
‘AC1R’ Series II	Diesel	1	1985 – on	‘PJ1Z’	Diesel	1	1985 – 1987
‘PJ2Z’	Diesel	2	1985 – 1987	‘PJW1Z’	Diesel	1	1985 – 1987
‘PJW2Z’	Diesel	2	1985 – 1987	—-	—-	—-	—-

 

Lister-Petter Combined Range Engines – Current Models
Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years
4X90	2001 –	AC1	1985	AD1	1984	DWS4	1997
LPA2	1988	LPA3	1988 –	LPW2	1988	LPW4	1988
LPWS2	1988	LPWS3	1988	LPWS4	1989	LPWT4	1996 –
LPW3	1988	LT1	1974	LV1	1983	TR1	1985
TR2	1985	TR3	1985	TS1	1983	TS2	1983
TS3	1983 –	TX2	1987 – 2001	TX3	1987

 

Petter Range of Engines – Obsolete Models
Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years	Type	Production Years
A RANGE	1936 – 1966	ATOMIC	1928 – 1940	AA1	1964 – 1992	AA1M	1965 – 1968
AB1	1967 – 1986	AB1W	1967 – 1971	AB1WM	1967 – 1971	AC1 Ser 1	1970 – 1985
AC1W	1970 – 1985	AC1WM	1970 – 1984	AC1ZS	1978 – 1989	AC1Z	1972 – 1987
AC2	1970 – 1987	AC2W	1970 – 1984	AC2WM	1970 – 1984	AD2	1987 – 1991
AS1	1960 – 1963	AS2	1960 – 1963	AS3	1960 – 1963	ASA1	1963 – 1966
ASA2	1963 – 1966	AS2W	1963 – 1985	ASH1	1963 – 1985	ASH2	1963 – 1985
ASJ1	1962 – 1985	ASJ2	1962 – 1985	ASJ3	1962 – 1985	ASJ4	1962 – 1985
ASJ1W	1962 – 1985	ASJ2W	1962 – 1985	ASJ3W	1962 – 1985	ASJ4W	1962 – 1985
ASZ1	1963 – 1981	AV1	1945 – 1966	AV2	1945 – 1966	AVA1	1950 – 1966
AVA2	1950 – 1966	B RANGE	1950 – 1962	BA1	1967 – 1978	BA2	1967 – 1978
BA1R	1967 – 1978	BA2R	1967 – 1978	DA1	1968 – 1969	DA2	1968 – 1969
K3	1971 – 1972	P600/2	1984 – 1989	P600/3	1984 – 1989	PA RANGE	1951 – 1961
PAZ1	1953 – 1981	PAV4	1952 – 1960	PC RANGE	1958 – 1964	PD RANGE	1954 – 1965
PDV RANGE	1954 – 1965	PH1	1960 – 1990	PH2	1960 – 1990	PH1W/PHW1	1960 – 1991
PH2W/PHW2	1960 – 1991	PH1WM	1985 – 1988	PH2WM	1985 – 1988	PJ1	1962 – 1985
PJ2	1962 – 1985	PJ3	1962 – 1985	PJ4	1962 – 1985	PJ1WZ	1985 – 1987
PJ2WZ	1985 – 1987	PJ1Z	1985 – 1987	PJ2Z	1985 – 1987	PJ1W	1962 – 1985
PJ2W	1962 – 1985	PJ3W	1962 – 1985	PJ4W	1962 – 1985	M RANGE	1914 – 1939
S1W	1963 – 1985	S RANGE	1923 – 1940	T RANGE	1914 – 1939	V RANGE	1914 – 1939
HORIZONTAL	1895 – 1917

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Specifications For Petter
4-Stroke Cycle Diesel Marine Engines
And Popular Marinized Versions
(by Ascending Displacement)

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kW = Kilowatts, HP = Horsepower, BHP = Brake Horsepower, MHP = Metric Horsepower.
@RPM = Power Ratings @ Revolutions Per Minute.
YEARS MFR’d: Beginning-Ending, Trailing  “–”  (Dash) without an Ending Date = Still in Production.
^  Data from Westerbeke Propulsion Model History (12/8/05) updated from Westerbeke Website.

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261cc / 15.9ci

NOTES: Westerbeke Webpage. SpecSheet. Parts List. Technical Manual. Petter Model Number “AB1WM”: “A” = “A” Engine Series, “B” = 3in x 2¼ Bore x Stroke, “1” = Single Cyl, “W” = Water Cooled, “M” = Marine.

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303cc~304cc / 0.304L / 18.5ci

NOTES: Westerbeke Webpage. SpecSheet. Parts List. Technical Manual. Petter Model Number “AC1WM”: “A” = “A” Engine Series, “C” = 3in x 2-5/8 Bore x Stroke, “1” = Single Cyl, “W” = Water Cooled, “M” = Marine.

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Continuous

Pleasure Craft

RATING: W = Workboat (Usually 90% of P), (6270) C = Continuous, P = Pleasure (Intermittent)
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^  CON = Continuous, INT = Intermittent, PLE = Pleasure
^  CA = Continuous “A”, CB = Continuous “B”, BS = HP, BS OL = BHP in Overload
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