Hi,
glad to have found this place!
My family lives in a remote setting in Canada's Yukon. My interest in Listers or slow RPM engines got sparked recently when we had two generator engines fail within a few month. One was a B&S Vanguard 16 HP, the other a DEK F420 Chinese Diesel. None really suitable to run our operation on a day to day basis.
Now I'm looking either to find an original Lister or buying a Listeroid from India. If it only were so easy as ordering them in Canada. So far I have had no luck.
On my travels through our region I have seen many old Diesels in Mines and abandoned buildings. So they are around.
Even a neighbor has a variety of Diesels spread around his yard. Unfortunately all of them are missing parts.
I was hoping that some of the experts here could help me out and identify the engines and maybe even tell me if it's worth working on them.
One is a 3HP Lister CS with the cylinder head missing. The Label reads 3HP - 600RPM - CS60788 - Spec 208|13.
Except for the missing head, the engine still looks very nice. This one is really too small for us, but it would make a nice engine to start out with.
He showed me another engine which was taken apart by another owner, but then one box of parts went to the landfill before my neighbor rescued the remains of the engine. The flywheel is still there, but not mounted.
I'd like to show two photos here, if the link works.
I would appreciate if someone could provide me with the Model Type and related info, and expert advise if it would be a worthwhile rebuilding project.