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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: September 02, 2018, 08:54:30 PM »
Another quick question. Does anybody have any idea of the hourly fuel consumption of a lister L?

Some day somebody in the future will be googling this so I might as well give them a hand.

With a small load of an alternator charging house batteries, my Lister L uses 850ml an hour.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 02, 2018, 09:32:50 PM »
Here are my other engines. The regal is the one that I need to adapt some sort of magneto for as it turns relatively smooth and this is the seized diesel.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 02, 2018, 01:37:03 AM »
Thanks once again.

I tried the big bar trick already and it cracked the small flywheel. I might take some pictures and post some results. Could help somebody. I can't see myself wanting to run a diesel 1500rpm engine inside the shed but always good to have a backup.

I also have a 1920's regal but is missing a mag.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 01, 2018, 11:04:56 PM »
Thanks. How much oil do you suggest I whack in there?

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Customs is where it all falls apart. Since they have outsourced it to "shipping agents" they can hold your items for ransom and you don't have a leg to stand on. I had an issue where I ordered some rapier car parts from England and the shipper (against my wishes) put the total cost on the package but was annoying enough to include the shipping cost. I went from being well under the import tax duty figure of $400 to slightly over it.

They not only held onto it for 3 months but I was forced to pay nearly $200 in "shipping agents fees" and customs didn't want to hear about it.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 01, 2018, 09:14:12 PM »


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It only runs a small alternator so I don't think the load is much for the big flywheel.

If the alternator you are running is from a car, the Charge control on them is pretty crap and they become inefficient. The alternators themselves are great, it's the CONTROLLERS that let them down. You would do well to bypass or remove the internal control and use an electronic external controller....depending on how many hours you run it and what your return on the investment of a controller would be time wise.
Better still, if you are going to put any real hours on the thing, get a Diesel and run it on waste oil being vegetable oil or engine oil.


Hi Glort,

I have a pretty interesting (to me) set up for back up charging. 95% of the work is done by solar panels and a wind turbine in winter. But for the rest the little tractor/drag racing alternator goes through to a three stage charger. It is called a Pro-Alt C by Stirling and it not only charges my batteries at the correct voltage, it acts as an external regulator. So it controls the amps in during bulk, absorption and float.

I have other generators which are pure sine wave rated and fine to run external chargers but they simply aren't as much fun as the Lister.

I have a diesel lister SR3 but it is seized. Any ideas on where to start to get it running? I am used to whipping off the head and using a lump of wood and hammer to free a stuck piston but to be honest I know nothing about diesels. Every time my David Brown tractor sh1ts the bed I could weep!  :D

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I shipped a gearbox and other car parts from England to New Zealand recently and it was under $500. Would have been more in taxes if I had have put the real price down for customs to get their pound of flesh.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 01, 2018, 03:15:52 AM »
Hey thanks, Glort.

I don't even know what the g means so you're one up on me. I have about a 15l tank and I seem to run it for an eternity and I haven't run out of petrol yet so I'm just curious. It only runs a small alternator so I don't think the load is much for the big flywheel. I'm waiting for it to run out so I can make a measuring stick in which I can do some proper testing.

I live off grid and am considering an upgrade of my batteries. But as they don't last anywhere as long as the manufacturers specs claim they do I'd like to do the maths to see where a lister fits into the price equation for winter.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: August 01, 2018, 01:33:47 AM »
Another quick question. Does anybody have any idea of the hourly fuel consumption of a lister L?

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: July 19, 2018, 11:07:08 PM »
So it turns out that I don't need the water muffler. I have a tractor exhaust and then a 5m run to out the back of the shed and no dramas. It just sounds like an old washing machine on spin cycle from the cabin now.

Excuse the mess.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: June 28, 2018, 10:22:05 PM »
Hi Damien, to be honest I don`t know if it would suck water back up the exhaust during shut down. You could unscrew the pepper pot exhaust and try covering the outlet with a piece of thick rubber mat during a shut down cycle. If it sucks the mat onto the outlet you have your answer.
I am a little concerned that you are running your engine indoors for prolonged periods, hope your shed is well ventilated, carbon monoxide kills.

Bob

Good test thanks Bob. I'll try that this weekend.

I don't run it with the garage doors closed. When I have the water muffler setup the water barrel will be outside just on the other side of the wall.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: June 28, 2018, 10:20:21 PM »
You can come to my house and listen to the 3000 rpm Yanmar screaming its head off!

I'll take your word for it, thanks :)

I measured the flywheel RPM and mine chugs along just over 300 rpms.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: June 26, 2018, 09:39:29 PM »
Thanks Bob.

I live rural so it's not too much of a problem and I actually quite like the clanking and rocking of the engine. It's just after a few hours the exhaust note is a little grating with the echo of the shed. My only neighbour's are great and they cannot even hear it.

If I were to plumb it into a water bucket would I even need a muffler and is there any chance of it sucking in water on shutdown when the flywheel bounces back the other way before stopping?

Here is a picture of it running the alternator that powers my place in the dead of winter. I won't need it in summer.

Cheers

Damian

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Lister L Questions
« on: June 26, 2018, 03:54:47 AM »
Hi All,

Another question if I may. I have heard that you can run the exhaust into a bucket of water which muffles the exhaust noise. Has anybody done this and are there any considerations I need to think about?

Cheers

Damian

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Lister L Questions
« on: June 07, 2018, 10:49:48 PM »
Hi All,

Fantastic forum and I've searched but not been able to find the answer I was looking for.

I have a Lister L that I use to power my off grid cabin via an alternator. It does a fantastic job and listening to it running is like hearing the waves crash at the beach for me.

I have a small 12l cylinder fuel tank hanging off the back but am wondering what is the best way to attach a larger tank. As it currently has the vacuum line and rigid fuel line for the top would I just need to fabricate a bigger one for these to plug into? Or can I put a low pressure fuel pump in and use a rubber line to the main fuel line? Perhaps gravity fed? Anyway, I'm after ideas. Attached is a pic of the fuel line to the left of the flywheel.

The other question I have is to what looks like a pressure relief valve that is on the side of the head. I got myself an instruction manual but it doesn't mention it. What does this do?

Cheers

Damian

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