Can anyone throw any light on the item illustrated – I understand it is an aircraft Vickers Fuel? or De-Icer? C*ck and Hurricane has been suggested as an application, but it seems there are quite a lot of variations and I cannot seem to match it to another – It is a recent car-boot find and appears to be unused, still with its protective caps.
It is 8cm approx in diameter and the plate has three positions: “ALL OFF”, “A TO C” and “A TO B”. The collar below the handle is marked “D1972” and to the back of the face plate is “0841 1 DD7” and to the base of the casting is “DN3” and a maker’s stamp? of a “V” over “298” in a circle. The pipe unions are approx 13mm outside (thread) diameter and 4.7mm inside diameter.
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By: Bager1968 - 6th May 2014 at 04:27
Here is the Spitfire De-Icer C*ck, which certainly looks closer to me? though only two position, despite three pipe unions?
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One input line, two output lines (or vice-versa). So only two positions.
By: QldSpitty - 5th May 2014 at 13:38
The deicer and Fuel c*ck on the spit look slightly different.The fuel one slightly smaller?
By: Whitley_Project - 5th May 2014 at 13:24
Hi Nick – these cocks were used on many aircraft, including the Whitley. I’d be interested in it if you wanted to part with it?
By: N.Wotherspoon - 5th May 2014 at 10:57
Finally found a photo of an Auster Fuel C*ck online – reproduced here with apologies to the Wings over New Zealand Forum – looks quite different?
Certainly the lettering is totally different, but the valve body underneath looks different too and the spindle looks a lot longer.
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Here is the Spitfire De-Icer C*ck, which certainly looks closer to me? though only two position, despite three pipe unions?
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I guess there must be hundreds of variations depending on application, so looks like this one will remain a mystery?
By: N.Wotherspoon - 4th May 2014 at 10:20
Thanks for the replies – Surprised how difficult it is to find any detailed info online – been browsing Auster cockpit shots for an hour or so, but not a Vickers C*ck in sight 🙁
Another source suggested Spitfire De-icer C*ck and quite a few Spitfire cockpit shots do indeed seem to have something very similar to the right of the seat base and a certain Spitfire spares website has pictures of a very similar one with a rather fancy price tag 😮
Finally an American site seems to suggest it could even fit a car! Well not any old car – a Ford GT40 no less!!!
By: Stan Smith - 4th May 2014 at 01:51
Standard fit on most marks of Auster, also some long range systems on Tiger, am using one for the primer selector on the Dragon
By: Ollie1 - 3rd May 2014 at 23:07
These valves were not just used for fuel! The part number for the valve will determine its use. Some of these are air c0cks. I have seen them fitted in a lot of different applications from certain Mks of Auster to the Lysander, post war airliners and on ground equipment. They were never fitted to the Hurricane.
By: MerlinPete - 3rd May 2014 at 20:37
It’s called a fuel ****! Ok, worth a try!
I have a few of these that came from 14MU.
I would be interested to know too.
Pete
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