E1 SA 119R - Where Is It?

[Mike Allfrey]

G'dday From The Sunny South,

We have been sorting through the late Ray Hoey's Jowett bits and found a very good condition Jupiter crankcase set with E1 SA 119R stamped into the plinth on the front LHS face. Above in the normal positions is crankcase set number 9613.

It is interesting to note that E1 SA 119R never came, officially, to Australia. Ray never told me that he had obtained this crankcase, so, we don't know who passed it on to him.

If anyone out there knows any of 119's history, can they please pass the information on to Edmund Nankivell, who is already very intrigued.

In addition, I have an ex-hydroplane Jowett engine here, from Firefly II. This crankcase set has neither Serial Number, nor crankcase set numbers stamped into it. there is no sign of 'grinding out the evidence' in all three areas.

Just how such a crankcase set escaped what must have been a rigoursly adhered to system at Jowett Cars Limited, escapes me. Having been involved in the manufacture of matched components in gearboxes, makes such understanding even more difficult.

All information accepted gratefully.

Mike Allfrey.

[Forumadmin]

I would assume the crankcases never completed manufacture and perhaps came off the line before being fully assembled. It may be worth asking some ex-employees at what stage the crankcase numbers were applied.
The sensible stage would be just after or before line boring for the crankshaft bearings; but maybe they delayed until after assembly.
The other answer is that they were not Jowett cases; but remanufactured by some clever person.

[Mike Allfrey]

Now, there's a topic for the next reunion. Maybe Phill Green knows, or maybe Keith Wear can stir an ex-employee's memory on this.

In the farm machinery industry, a matched pair of components alwats received their numerical codes prior to machining. Maybe Jowett Cars Limited did this in a different way?

There should be a picture of my Jupiter on display at the Melbourne Tram Museum.
All the best,

Mike A.