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saw this today, 4HP vertical Witte diesel,

1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2013, 02:51:27 AM »
he bought it "somewhere" and has no idea of internal condition or if it is frozen solid

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2013, 02:06:50 PM »
Some folks are soooooooo picky.

When someone asks me a stupid question twice I come back with "What kind of oil did you want to have been used in the engine? or "How often would you like to have had the oil changed?"  I'm thinking some of you know how this scenario goes.  I first heard it from a "previously owned transportation facilitator" - "If it were that color in the morning lady would you buy it then?  "And No, we're required to return the log books to the manufacture by law!"

It has two bids and rests at $531.

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2014, 05:05:21 AM »
Ended at $1801. Holy smokes! I never thought it would get that high.
Currently no listeroids, sad........ very sad.....
Just some other antique engines ranging from 40 pounds to 33,000 pounds each.

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2014, 03:17:47 PM »
that's just stupid high

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2014, 06:32:37 PM »
Hey, Hey,                     HEY!

We're talking American, that's Merican to you Texans, antique here.  Let's have some respect for our ancestors.

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2014, 08:36:37 PM »
I could sort of understand if it was running and produced power, but not in unknown condition! Two somebodies wanted that real bad.
Currently no listeroids, sad........ very sad.....
Just some other antique engines ranging from 40 pounds to 33,000 pounds each.

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2014, 03:57:50 AM »
I'm going to quote my mother here:

"Horse Feathers!"

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2014, 03:32:34 PM »
Hey, Hey,                     HEY!

We're talking American, that's Merican to you Texans, antique here.  Let's have some respect for our ancestors.

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who you calling a Texican?!!!

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Re: eBay - 1942 WWII Witte Diesel Engine W Generator Navy USA (Pennsylvania)
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2014, 06:02:41 PM »
If you're really, really, really good then Yup!

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