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Things I want to Buy / Re: lister D type cam shaft
« on: February 16, 2022, 03:09:35 PM »
My Lister D came with no pushrods so I bought a pair. They are of different lengths and I don't know which is inlet or exhaust,can anyone let me know which is which.
Ta

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Things I want to Buy / Re: lister D type cam shaft
« on: February 11, 2022, 12:05:48 PM »
Thank you very much for your help, I will take a look.

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Things I want to Buy / lister D type cam shaft
« on: February 10, 2022, 11:46:24 AM »
Hi Folks.
Is there anyone out there who has a camshaft without any damage to the cam lobes or am I asking the impossible  :D
Cheers
Mick

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Everything else / Taper pins for lister D type starting dog
« on: February 10, 2022, 11:40:01 AM »
Hi Folks.
I am trying to find out what size of imperial taper pins I need to refit the starter dog to my Lister D engine. I know there are two sizes fitted but have no information at all about them or what size of taper pin reamer to use to clean up the holes.
Can anyone help me please.
Thanks
Mick

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Engines / Re: Reboring Lister D
« on: May 16, 2017, 01:28:18 PM »
I wonder if anyone can help with the amount of clearance needed when re boring a Lister D. The local engineering shop where I am having the re bore carried out just called and asked me what size I wanted the bore taken out to for the new plus 20 thou piston as he had no experience of cast iron pistons.
He said the piston was 3.018 at the skirt and smaller at the top but had no idea what the clearance per inch of piston dia should be. I thought it should be the size of the piston skirt plus 4 thou. Am I right about this?
thanks
Mick

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Engines / D310 Valve guides
« on: May 10, 2017, 08:57:21 PM »
Can I ask the forum if any members have had experience fitting the D310 type of valve guide used after engine No 94120. These are the only type on sale from the Stationary engine parts web site and they say the cylinder head might have to be machined in some way, but don`t say what exactly has to be done.
Thanks   

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Engines / Re: Reboring Lister D
« on: May 08, 2017, 06:16:16 AM »
I Don`t have a pillar drill big enough I`m afraid and as the block has to go in to an engineering shop I will just leave it to them. All I have to do is buy an plus 20 thou piston just to make sure the re bore takes as some of the pits are deep ish. I think I will polish the crank at 20 degree intervals around the journal while trying the fit of the new main bearing until it`s a reasonably tight fit instead of the way the old one was.
During this week I have primed and painted everything except the block casting and have cleaned all the nuts/ bolts and studs for inspection. They seem ok and I will use as many original fittings as I can except washers which I will replace.

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Engines / Re: Reboring Lister D
« on: May 06, 2017, 11:48:37 AM »
I don`t trust my self to get the centre punch mark in the right place on this occasion because the stud is so wasted at the base. Normally I would cut the stud leaving about 1/2 inch proud and ream a close fitting inch long length of bar to fit over the stud and then spot punch from the top. The problem with drilling down through a wasted stud is that the lips of the drill might break through the wall of the stud knocking the whole thing off centre, so on this occasion I will leave it to the professional's with a good milling machine and using a slot mill perhaps to create a flat in the middle of the stud below the fire deck as a starting point.
Can I ask if anyone has had ago at making a new carb spindle as I buggered mine trying to remove the butterfly valve screws.
Thanks

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Engines / Re: Reboring Lister D
« on: May 05, 2017, 08:13:13 AM »
Thank you all for the replies, I have now joined the madmodder`s site and will see what can be done. One of the problems with rebuilding this little engine is keeping costs down to a sensible level. so finding people who can help with the stud using a milling machine would be fantastic. When the engine is finished I will almost certainly just give it away to a good cause like a younger or older member perhaps.
Thanks

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Engines / Re: Reboring Lister D
« on: May 04, 2017, 04:41:13 PM »
Hi everyone. Thank you all for your replies and sorry about replying late, I`ve been in hospital this last week.
I have used both plus gas and the Acetone/ATF penetrating fluids without success, but have not tried heating the studs hotter than red heat with a small Butane /Propane torch.
One of the hopper side studs is very wasted at the base and would be very likely to snap torqueing the head down so really should be replaced, but the others are only down a little on size. Can I ask the forum if any dimensions of the stud positions are known so I can make a jig and what the approximate length of stud is in the head.
The cylinder face or fire deck is ok around the bore but is a bit pitted around the hopper. Has anyone used epoxy products to fill these in or is that not practical without having the block skimmed.
When I dismantled the engine (Complete Nightmare) I found the fit of the bearing inner race to crankshaft on the flywheel side horrendously tight. Does it really have to be this tight or can I polish the crank a little to ease things up for reassembly.
I have talked to a local engineering company in Durham and they said to bring it down and try it on their boring machine which I hope to do soon.
I am a complete newby to stationary engines even though I have had this engine 20 years and would like to do what I intended to do with this little Lister all those years ago before I pop my clogs.
Thanks
Mick

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Engines / Reboring Lister D
« on: April 26, 2017, 04:27:19 PM »
Can I ask the members if the Lister D can be re bored with the cylinder head studs still in the block as there is no way mine are coming out without snapping off.

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