White 1 BMW 801 Engine

White 1 BMW Engine Restoration

All of the engine parts are being processed at our shop in Largo Florida. This is a major undertaking with literally thousands of parts having to be identified. We determine which version of the BMW 801 the parts are from, their condition and location. Then each part is cleaned, preserved, and rebuilt as necessary. This work is being conducted prior to initiating the engine rebuild at a yet to be determined shop.

This is Gerd Muhlbauer, the President of MT Propeller. He was visiting the Museum to accept payment in full for our overhauled FW 190 Propeller, sponsored in part by the fine people at MT Propeller. They do absolutely top quality work.

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				Ramon removes the first part from the BMW 801 G-2, the 14 bladed Lufterrad.
	Ramon and Mike Nixon split the nose case from the power case.			Pushrod tube clamp for BMW 801.
	The last BMW 801 parts engine in the final stages of disassembly. The purple grease was a cost effective way to press off cylinders stuck in place for 60 years.			Some of the inventory of fully flightworthy BMW 801 parts for both D and S versions.
	BMW 801 Oil Pump Gaskets.			The oil filter mount.
	Connector for dipstick BMW 801.			Pins for BMW 801.
	Studs for BMW 801.			Intake tube seals, original and new.
	First style of rocker box valve lash adjusting access hole cover.			Second style of rocker box valve lash adjusting access hole cover.
	Screen reinforced starter gasket to the accessory case.			Magnesium nose case sump pump plate.
	Bakelite fuel line guides.			Lufterrad bearings.
	Mount studs for manual start gearbox.

Spark plug lead wire clip for pushrod tubes.

Here are duplicates of our rocker box cover nuts. They are double threaded and when backed out, fit into threads on the actual cover so they never get lost.

Here are more pictures of the oil filter assembly during rebuild.

Here is the BMW 801 oil filter case. The top of the housing parts are at the electroplater getting anodized.

This is a new washer for an engine mount bolt. The original is shown for comparison

This is one of the oil fittings with aluminum crush washers. The original is show also.

This is the brand new condition Kommandogerat. This is the master control unit-actually a mechanical computer- for the engine which regulates rpm, prop pitch, timing, blower speed all in relation to altitude. It is an engineering marvel!

Here are our old and new BMW 801 oil tube fittings. These connect the two rocker boxes in each cylinder, except for cylinder 7. We found two different styles. Each was duplicated exactly with plating and hand engraving as original. We even included the three letter manufacturer code.

This is the BMW 801 Fuel injection pump.

Here's Dr. Timken disassembling one of our BMW 801 parts engines.

This big silver magnesium ring is the power ring for rear of engine, called the Einbauzwischenring. The insulators are the Gummilager with attaching bolts.

Sicherungschraube 9-801.277-218 One is original in this picture.

These are the new mutter und buchse for the propellor hub attachment to the propellor shaft.

Here is one of our BMW 801 Handbuchs. These were laminated, and issued to the mechanics as a pocket reference. Typically, they fold out into several pages with information on servicing the engines as would be most often required.

This is a very detailed cutaway diagram of a BMW 801 engine from an original manual.