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Stephenk

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Lister D Serial Number
« on: July 14, 2017, 09:03:41 AM »
Hi all,

I hope I have this in the right section, newbie here!
 
Can someone tell me what year this Lister D engine is from, this is the serial number? 1538 DH4

Thanks
Stephen

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Re: Lister D Serial Number
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2017, 10:54:11 AM »
1954 per your serial number. Very confusing bunch of history on the D models... Edgington published a great little book on the topic - The Lister D Story 1926-1964.

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Re: Lister D Serial Number
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2017, 12:41:35 PM »
Hi dieselgman,

Thanks for the swift reply, I'm new to stationary engines so still a bit green behind the ears. Is there some formula for figuring out the year from the serial number or do you work from the book you mentioned.

Stephen

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Re: Lister D Serial Number
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2017, 02:32:35 PM »
Some of the Lister models conform to various formulae, but the D had so many variations and changes that you must have the book or a chart... The model DH was the final serial number change for this series in 1951 and lasted through 1964. DH4 = 1954 and so on.

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Re: Lister D Serial Number
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2017, 10:35:03 AM »
hello, can anybody tell me the year of manufactering of a Lister D, no 763DHZ16, HP 1.5, RPM 700

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Re: Lister D Serial Number
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2017, 02:35:47 PM »
Early DH models (1926 onwards) used 5-digit and later a 6-digit serial numbers (starting at 80,000). They changed to actual production count numbering in 1951 and adopted the Z character to designate anti-clockwise rotation... If your serial conforms to the documented norms, then yours will be the 763rd engine built in 1966. However the written record appears to end in 1964 and David Edgington states that production stopped in 1964, so there may be some anomaly involved with your numbering.

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