Lister Engine Forum
Lister Engines => Listeroid Engines => Topic started by: 32 coupe on May 08, 2021, 07:57:47 PM
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Haven't run for 2 years.
Started right up ! Only ran for a few minutes as I don't have
the cooling tank hooked up.
Will run tomorrow on an extended run with load and cooling.
These things never cease to amaze me.
Gary
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Looks good in that brown :)
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Rusto primer....not a spot of rust !
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I noticed the marks on the flywheel.
What timing setting do you use (Deg BTDC) on that beast?
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Book calls for 20 degrees.
For some reason I think it ended up at about 16 because the pump would "bottom out"
when I tried to set it to 20.
Good reason for me to give it a "once over" and check it again.
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I did run it today for a while after an oil change. Oil was dark but not dirty. Sump cleaned with
a simple wipe down with a couple of clean rags. No signs of anything abnormal. (metal or water)
My 30 gallon metal trash can "cooling tank" with thermo cooling will only let me run for about 1.5
hours with a 30 amp load on a 90 degree day before it becomes too hot for my comfort.
I haven't decided how I will set up cooling on this. I used the aftermarket Honda race radiators on
several other projects with excellent results. My other Listeroid came with a circulating pump and I
used it. It kills me to look at the standard Listeroid pump at $120 plus shipping. I think that is out of
line for what I know is a POS to begin with. The pump that came with the other engine needed new
seals and bearings before I could use it. Thinking of maybe modifying an engine pump of some type.
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I used a cheap central heating pump on my rig, the 240v generator powered it...
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An apropriately sized thermostat + thermosiphon setup should have no worries keeping that cool.
30 gallons?? I'm metric but that sounds like enough!
I have seen passive radiator setups on old listers - where hot water gets pushed out the top to run down over cooling plates back into a trough/reservoir.
Next for efficiency would be a belt drive viscous fan and radiator setup, but that might be over-cooling for something that's not run at heavy load all the time, but if you're boiling off a 30 gal tank, could be just the thing
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Well Folks- I don't use a coolant pump whatsoever. Not on my 12/1, not on my 16/1, and not on my 30/2. I thermosyphon everything. Now, I must admit that the 30/2 could use a but more cooling capacity than a 50 gallon hot water tank. Thus, I've commandeered an additional 50 gallon tank to double my cooling capacity.
Keep in mind that by thermosyphoning, you're allowing natural cooling to take place, according to the rate of heat shedding. You DO want that head up towards 180F plus. And thermosyphoning will permit that to happen, sans some darned thermostat. A thermostat, in terms of a Listeroid, is just a widget waiting to cause a problem.