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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 18, 2023, 09:58:15 AM »
Thanks Bob for your kind thoughts and help during the restoration, if you can call it that.
Some that know mw well would suggest that I am 'stubbourn' rather than perseverance or determination which I got from Granny.
Ray the engine was named after my late Dad and I had the engine running in a fashion and he saw and heard not long before he passed. This model engine took him back to when he was a boy on a dairy farm having to start it up for the water for the dairy and market garden. I still remember the look in his eyes as he listened to it tick over.  Love and miss you dearly Pa.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 18, 2023, 04:00:41 AM »
Here Ray is under load, well a little bit. This piece of over 100 years old hardwood sure smokes well. The first side had a nail in it and sparks came off that quite well so I turned it over and made smoke. I think I found a small issue but will investigate that later to confirm. I have had Ray on full throttle and he tossed more black smoke out but guess this is because the new rings are not bedded in yet. Happy he is starting off the starter motor/crank handle again. After his long run the heat was evenly spread around the cylinder and head. The radiator top tank was warm to hot and bottom warm only so the thermo syphyon is working. It is also amazing how much air that fan draws though the radiator and this is with out a shroud that was on the original radiator.
Bloody Happy as.
https://youtu.be/OqojstHw3To

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 18, 2023, 03:48:30 AM »
Here Ray is running on the throttle set position on the rack/fuel pump. I guess this is for when he is running a generator, it is a small piece of metal that throws over and stops the rack from opening up to full position. He has now run for well over half a hour with no previous issues showing up. I have had him opened up to full throttle for a short time and more black smoke came out but I guess this is because the new rings have not bedded in yet.
https://youtu.be/hg2fGu8lR-A

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 18, 2023, 03:37:25 AM »
Start eating your popcorn.
Well it took a lot to get set up so the belt didn't come off and then it took a while to not just fire but keep running but he did it. This is the very beginning of the mosquito control for our little village, more to come.
https://youtu.be/nkefmulVdJQ

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 17, 2023, 10:00:03 AM »
Hi Bob,
Ray has had his first couple of smokes and black for some reason. The extra compression at the moment is what is holding me back as it puts a lot of stress on both stuffed shoulders. Before it was far easier and started after 2 swings on the handle. Yeah the start ya bastard is back on the shelf and once I get Lorry moved forward, batteries on charge over night, then have to align David and away Ray should go.
All being well Ray will be on video tomorrow, I hope.  :o   ::)

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 17, 2023, 03:44:01 AM »
Put the fuel tank and filter on and bled the system then the radiator went on. This radiator had to replace the original honey comb one (in the shed) as it is way past repair. This one came from a Toyota Hilux and with some slight modification and a new mounting bracket I made up plus the steady half way down it works a treat. Note the modified radiator cap because it is a thermo syphon system not pressurised.
After some cranking with my bad shoulders I got some smoke, blue at first now black. It almost want to start up but I run out of power to keep cranking the starter motor as I call it. Just to see if it would get me over the line I tried some start ya bastard and again I ran out of steam.
So tomorrow it is time to belt the bastard up to the David Brown tractor and give it what for.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 16, 2023, 03:15:34 AM »
Next is a nice easy job, setting the rocker gear to 0.008" cold as by the manual. Still cant get past these being roller rockers on a slow speed engine. Fan and top radiator hose connection fitted, fan belt on and adjusted. Fuel tank bracket on which doubles as a cover of the water jacket in the head. This is the side that had all the dirt in it. Blow the whistle, full time for the day.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 16, 2023, 03:03:15 AM »
This morning once I had done all the research on various insurances for one of the cars I made it outside. First is a picture of the copper gasket sealant I have used in the past and it works well. I coated the top of the piston with a smear of grease first then sprayed. After coating both sides of the copper gasket and the head I dropped it in place, boy these are heavy heads. I lubed everything in and around the rockers and push rods and I leave the exhaust facing down when not in use. Nest is a close up of the injector and the roller rockers, very high tech for its age. Finally, setting the gap at 0.008" cold as stated by the manual.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 16, 2023, 02:44:39 AM »
God bless the Amish!

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 15, 2023, 09:46:00 PM »
Forgot I did not have a 4.5" ring compressor so I joined 2 hose clamps to do the job. Then had the fun Of getting the bottom end cap for the big end bearing in and on the bolts. Took ages to get one of the split pins through the hole but finally won that race. Fitted front and rear covers, oil tank and fuel pump.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 15, 2023, 10:40:26 AM »
Well the bottom end is all back together this morning with piston in bore, big end done up and external covers back on with new gaskets, fuel pump in place as is the external oil tank. Will tell more and post some pics tomorro, I had to go out and have some fun this afternoon.

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Engines / Re: Big end torque settings
« on: January 15, 2023, 10:38:24 AM »
I think there is a torque spec in a manual somewhere but I fitted my big ends up today and it is just as you said, tighten very tight and the split pin fits. I marked my rod, cap and nuts so they all went back the same way. I had to use a pipe on abar to undo the big end nuts so did the same doing them up.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 14, 2023, 04:32:14 AM »
Poor bugga! I do everything asked of me so since it has come down by around 1/3, I am doing well.

Today got the rings gaped and fitted to the piston. Had a bit of fun cleaning the ring grooves, they looked really good but the oil groove because of the narrow ring being fitted previously was still holding some carbon. I got it all out in the end so I took the time to do the other 3 grooves as well. Next will be fitting the piston and begin the journey of assembly.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 13, 2023, 05:26:55 AM »
All finished with the quacks. Had a burn'm burn'm (really freezem freezem) session with the skin cancer bloke today. Feel like I've been on a BBQ spit right now. Got to go back as soon as we are back from our holiday in about 3 months. We are not sure how long we will be on the road this time, 6-8 weeks. I have been under a specialist for the eyes and the drops he gets me to use has dropped the pressure by a lot, back down to 21 n 20.

I feel confident that it will strike an arc!  ::)

So tomorrow morning while it is still cool will get back to the gaping of the rings. Some fairly rude, crude and uncouth truckies picked up on that term gaping rings  so best to leave that out of it.

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Engines / Re: Lister CD8 Diesel
« on: January 12, 2023, 10:18:56 AM »
Thanks, the doctors is a usual thing, checking the diabetes to see if I have been a good boy, eye specialist again diabetes and glaucoma, n skin cancer clinic tomorrow paying for all those years working on earth moving equipment long before cabs were fitted in the full sun and no shirt. You get used to it all and is like just another day but a bit different.
Yeah I have some very seasoned hardwood here from our over 100 year old house. It is more like steel then timber, I think if I tried hard enough I could weld the bastard. When I did the McDonald I had some smoke coming off the timber, almost as much as coming out of the McDonald's exhaust. I did have fun do it though. So will do something similar again and make friends with the neighbours again. They should not be bothered they all burn timber fires in winter and we dont so we are even.
$1500 for the Lister J is very hopeful and wish him well for his wishful thinking. Some sellers dont realise the true cost of an engine. For that money I want to hear it running in front of me to value it to a realistic price. If not running it is only scrap value and walk away. Too many times I have seen and heard of buyers paying top dollars for crap scrap believing the seller has told the truth. Cant believe a friend of mine who ot us into this infectious hobby ran a service station, is a mechanic and a good one and also did NRMA road side break downs buys so much broken crap believing bthe sellers.
Old Time Engines in Qld has a lot of parts but since he bought out the Lister parts seller in NSW he has had to increase his prices and some are priced on availability not value, but that is business. He is not running a charity so buying parts, if available are dear.

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