Product Description:
This 1.5-liter Type 546/2 flat-four is said to have been produced for use in a 1955 Porsche 356 and was acquired by the seller in 2011 as part of a larger restoration project. The engine was then rebuilt with work including replacement of the pistons, cylinders, gaskets, flywheel, and pressure plate. The carburetors were rebuilt by world renowned 356 Carburetor Rescue. The fuel pump was also rebuilt. The engine is fitted with twin Solex carburetors, mesh air cleaners, a distributor, an oil filter housing, a generator, and a new Dansk muffler. This Porsche engine is now offered by the seller on a crated pallet in Galena, Ohio.
The 1.5-liter Type 546/2 flat-four engine was offered in the Porsche 356 starting in 1955. This example was overhauled in 2017 with a replacement distributor cap, screw-style pulley, flywheel, pressure plate, pistons, cylinders, and gaskets. The engine is additionally outfitted with mesh air cleaners, a six-volt Bosch coil, an oil filter housing, engine tins, exhaust equipment, and a rebuilt fuel pump. The engine has approximately 35 miles since the refurbishment, and video of the engine running is provided in the gallery.
Twin Solex downdraft carburetors with linkages are stamped with production codes “483395” and “483530” and breathe through Knecht mesh air cleaners.
Gallery photos show an engine type stamping 546/2 as well as production code 759 stamped on the case components. The engine has a three-piece crankcase with matching halves and third piece.
Video #1: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zBdaLRuhJfg
Video #2: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wPAC4Lligsk
Video #3: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wNOCXzKBGSU
Fits:
Original to 1955 but you can fit it in other years of course. This was running in our 1953 Pre-A Coupe before we found the correct motor.
