Hi .. and merry xmas..
I found a SL3 and BKB 5kw alternator. This is for my brother , he purchased it for under $200 and assembled the basket case engine with new rings and gaskets and made a flexdisc to couple the alternator, the engine starts and runs very smooth.. My question for you is ....
there is a small output voltage of about 12 vac and corespondingly a very small exciter voltage. this is a Startomatic type alternator with 24v dc windings, from what i can see 1 pair of DC brushes is for the starter  the other pair is exciter and charge.. does anyone have any suggestions to getting the output up to the listed 240..
I have removed the RF suppressors as they were burnt out, also we removed the brushes and cleaned the commutator and tightened some loose connections.. I wonder if this is a  residual magnitism problem....
Any suggsetions.... Cheers Owenga..

Hi..
I have tidy HR3 and I’m looking for a marine gearbox it’s SAE1 bellhousing.. I’m in New Zealand, I’m also thinking of trading my JP4.
Cheers Daryl

Hi..
I have purchased two Lister engines firstly a tidy running HR3 that has had a generator but it had been taken off and probably gone to scrap. I will put 3ph 12/15 Kw alternator on it and mount on a trailer as a power supply for on site engineering work..

The most interesting engine by far is a JP4 I just bought that has had its alternator removed as well. This engine has been shed stored and in very good condition and turns over freely. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it..... I’ve always wanted an old Launch with a Lister or Gardener so it might end up being a marine engine.. the tag has  “spec 38 4 34 ‘.. I’m thinking it’s 1938 ?

It apparently was still working about 2 years ago.. I’m hoping to service it and check everything over then fire it up, it did have a the lash cap for the inlet valve in the tapped cover. I have refitted it...

Question.. it was startomatic but there is no control box, apparently they just hooked up phase and neutral  and ran power straight into the house, but the voltage did fluctuate..
If I run this do I need some more components.... ?

Cheers Owenga...

Hi..
Does any in New Zealand or Australia have a cam gear for a CS, l was going to “Eutalloy the cracks in my cam gear but I would rather replace it.....

Thanks Daryl....

Hi..
I have carefully removed the governor housing and the shaft (not the cam) is seized,I can free that up but I see the mechanism that slides on the cam and the weights are stuck. Can someone tell me how to find the timing  marks as I want to remove the cam and get it all working so it will govern itself..

I have concluded from this that another CS that I know of has been retired because of over volt issues, I’m thinking it has similar problems and is just over reving .....
I look forward to some help with timing.......Daryl..

Hi.. Firstly thanks for including me on the forum.. I have been given a C/S with a startomatic alternator the serial number is a bit hard to read looks like..   CS 93111  spec 5/9/35  hp6  rpm650 . apparently it was running fine when put into shed 40 years ago, and it still turns over although the box ontop of alternator has corroded away.. Any suggestions on how to go about restore [ im a maintenance engineer but not familiar with Lister }......Thanks  Daryl New Zealand...