I’ve just picked up an ashtray made from a piston and was wondering if anybody could tell me if it’s from an aircraft engine.
It has the following stamps on the top
D7
VPBH/81
STD
I’ll try and add a photo when I get a chance if it will help.
Any information or suggestions would be great.
Johnnie
By: Robert Hilton - 16th May 2011 at 20:06
My first thought was commercial vehicle too.
It is old though, there’s no central spike for the flame front and no indication of multi-hole injectors.
By: Creaking Door - 15th May 2011 at 21:04
Thanks for posting the photograph; unfortunately it is almost certainly not an aircraft piston.
It is a piston from a diesel engine (with two valves per cylinder) but further than that I couldn’t really say.
By: waghorn41 - 15th May 2011 at 16:34
Could it be from a Leonides? looks familiar
By: johnnie - 15th May 2011 at 14:41
Many thanks for the reply.
I’ve now added a photo of the said item to see if that helps.
Johnnie
By: Creaking Door - 14th May 2011 at 12:46
A photograph would be most useful.
The only thing I can say from the details is that it is a ‘standard’ size (STD) and not an oversize piston but that is a common stamp on many pistons. What diameter is it?
There is a good thread on aircraft piston ashtrays here:
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May 14, 2011 at 11:12 am