Sabre 1,5cc diesel 1955 rebuild project

Описание: Today I like to show you my latest rebuild work.Its the DC Sabre 1,5cc. I bought him cheap on ebay in very bad condition.Nothing special,but DC was a interresting company.No other company survive so long on the model engine market.First the background.The DC engines had a very long history in England.Just after the war was the begin of a period of very succesful made and selling of mostly model diesel engines.The company had its roots till back in 1946.
The Davies-Charlton engineering firm make differen kinds of precision items.Hefin Davies got his very early start by Rolls Royce as a skilled toolmaker .He know very wel how to make precision parts.The range of his engines starts in 1946 ..The DC wildcat 5,3 cc diesel ,1947, DC 350,..and from 1950, the sweet littel Bambi till the Dart,Merlin and Spitfire to just name a few.Also was there a very sucessful time together with the Albon company. If I remember right,DC produced from 1948 till the end of 1982. But only this first 25 years was really succesful.The later period was only a strugel for survive and taking over of the company and restarts.Maeby because also the age of diesel engines had its best times.The golden D.C. age was between 1948 -1965.
But they leave a lot good memories behind for the british model engine world.
The Merlin,Sabre,Spitfire was also known as engines with bad conrods and wristpins.Like I found in my engine too,the rod is far to soft,and the wristpin not hardend.But most of other engines brands have some issues too, to worry about.Only the Mills are superb,.....but thats ofcourse a different class.

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