Southworth Engines

[S. Weaver]

I'm interested in ordering the castings for the large Southworth vertical feed pump -
http://www.southworthengines.com/
Has anyone stateside ordered from this company? How was your experience with them?

[S. Weaver]

... or from across the pond for that matter. Interested in quality of the castings and shipping logistics.

[steamboatjack]

I made the larger simplex pump a number of years ago and it is still going on Grayling, It does however have some faults,
The drawings contained a number of errors but they may now be corrected. The shuttle valve is noisy as it runs up & down unrestricted, ideally the shuttle exhaust port should be covered by the shuttle to allow cushioning, I guess this would be easy to do but I have never got around to it. Peter Southworth is a nice chap, there should not be a problem shipping.
Regards Jack

[S. Weaver]

Thanks, Jack. That is all very helpful. I'll give him a ring.