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General Discussion / The Bourke Engine Project - A greener tomorrow
« on: March 15, 2009, 05:06:01 AM »
For those who are interested in the Bourke Engine Project, there are a number of video clips, images, and CAD drawings showing how you can begin to build your own Bourke Engine. I spoke with David, he is willing to support anyone who gets a copy of this original CAD drawings.  He is agressively targeting for this summer, to get the the certified dynomometer data on his engine.  This is necessary to go full steam ahead with the parts manufacturing on a larger scale.  Today, he is encouraging everyone to visit his site and get involved to bring this engine within reach of everyone.

The beauty of this engine is that it has only 2 moving parts.  It runs on low grade fuel, and has complete combustion.  Emissions testing is also being scheduled to put some hard data together for the EPA. David expects the emissions results will be so far below anything being tested today, they will think the test equipment is broken.  These engines work on a very new principle.  It like nothing you have ever seen before.  Tons of material available, visit his site. 
No affiliations, just awe struck by this amazing design.
Check it out for yourself.
http://projectbourke.com
http://projectbourke.com/


http://projectbourke.com/pics/85.jpg


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Other Fuels / Hydrogen fueled generator
« on: June 26, 2008, 03:10:36 AM »

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Generators / BS or not?
« on: March 29, 2008, 12:09:43 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCelx7qe_M&feature=related
FREE ENERGY Home Generator -Zero Point Energy - Off the Grid

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Listeroid Engines / My first JKSON 6/1
« on: June 20, 2007, 03:19:18 AM »
Hi All,
I am finally the proud owner of my first JKSON 6/1 from John in Ottawa.   It was a great experience to finally meet John after planning this purchase for almost a year.  John was great, he set me up with everything I need to put my genset together.  6/1 JKSON, 5KW head and pulley.

He also showed me his operation at his home, pretty impressive to be totally self sustaining using waste veggie and capturing not only power but heating throughout his property. 

So, After ripping the crate off, cleaning out the sump of all the used oil, and examining the basics, I bolted it down and dumped in new oil, some fuel, and voila, fuel everywhere. Fancy looking compression fittings look nice, work really well for turning, but they don't hold fuel at all.

Cut of the fancy bits, replaced them with some gear clamps and new fittings, went through the bleeding process, and chug chug chug, off it went.  It really was very simple to learn to operate.  I'm certainly no diesel mechanic, but even I figured out how to work the compression lever, fuel rack, and shutoff valve on the tank.  These things really are the simple machines they claim to be.  Of course, you can make anything really complicated if you want to.  I'm more into keeping it simple.

If anyone is still looking for an engine near Ottawa Ontario Canada, it’s a trip worth taking up to meet John and see his operation.  He really is quite a guy and stands by his products.  My thanks to John at www.woodnstuff.ca.

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General Discussion / What does it sound like?
« on: December 27, 2006, 02:11:10 AM »
I'm sure everyone has a special sweet sound when their engines are running at optimum efficiency.
Please share with us any audio/video you have of your creations.  I'm sure you all have wonderful descriptions as well.  Tell us how it sounds after all the work to get your engine purring to perfection:)
Does anyone ever catch you tapping your foot to the sound of the engine?  Can you tell the rpm by the sound it makes?

I wonder what this one sounds like?  Looks like a real whiner:)  Duh, tell us what else you have done with this setup, its really amazing.  Glad to hear about the increased life expectancy of the house with this setup.
http://listerengine.com/smf/index.php?topic=1431.msg19024#msg19024







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General Discussion / Posting Pictures using coppermine.
« on: December 02, 2006, 02:52:27 AM »
Get a coppermine account, click on the link and setup an account.
http://listerengine.com/coppermine/index.php
Using coppermine, post pictures there.
Paste the url for the image between the "img]http://Place Image URL here...[/img"
Look for your url here...
http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/

Here is a shot of the back of my pickup after a trip to the scrap iron yard.


Hope this helps.
Mark




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Hi All,
A brief into...
Living in Ontario Canada, in an old farm house, and currently planning our retirement home on our 33 acre site. The plan is, to first get a listeroid running here at home, to get some experience operating one of these machines. The retirement home will be off the grid, and the listeroid engine offers so much toward achieving the dream of quiet reliable power.

I wanted to share my story because I bet a lot of DIY'ers would kill for a chance to start from scratch, doing the design and building the home with self sufficiency as a key part of the design goals. I also thought if I was willing to share the project with others, it may inspire someone to give it a try also.  Of course, the real motive is to get free advise from real DIY'ers, who actually know what the heck they are doing.  As you may have guessed, I am not a diesel mechanic, I don't own a welder, or an engine hoist, but I do have some electrical background in my past. The success of the project will depend on me, and the help of the kind old timers, who enjoy sharing their knowledge with others, for the betterment of their fellow human beings. 

Scheduled pickup of a listeroid 6/1 is April, 2007. (The taxman is funding this purchase.) Lots to do before I'm ready to bring'er home, and being green as the paint on a lister, I hoped my story will inspire other wanna be DIY'ers, so here's how it begins.....

Stopped by the scrap metal yard today on my way home, and met Bruno, the owner, I would guess he's about 60.  I wanted to see about getting a couple of "I" beams to mount my listeroid on.  Bruno says "what you wanna this stuff for anyway?  I explained, I intend to mount a 700lb engine on it, and Bruno says, "what kinda engine isa dis?"  I tried to explain, but he just scratched his head and walked out the back of the office, into the scrap yard, so I followed. I was coming straight from work, still wearing my office worker attire, he must have thought he's got a real winner here. 

As we walked, its mud everywhere, scrap iron in mountains all around, and a giant electromagnetic crawler crane in the middle of it all.  Bruno sends me to talk to the guy standing next to the crane.  Bruno says, "You go anda see Steve, he willa take care of you.  Justa tell him whata you want".  So, off I go, following the tire tracks of the loader that just went by, creating a soupy path for me to follow. 

As I get closer, I see a big man with a smile the size of a barn door. (Probably trying to hold back the laughter at the guy in the dress shoes.)  "Yes sir, how can I help you", Steve says. So I explain, I'm looking for a couple of pieces of "I" beam, to mount an engine on. He points to a pile of assorted "I" beams, some up to 16' long.  "How about this", he says, as he points to one of the beams in the pile.  I nod, Steve climbs up to the cab of the crane, and then the crane springs to life, as I run for mine.  The crane is grinding, squeaking and roaring as Steve crawls up to the pile of "I" beams and reaches out with the clawed magnet on the end of the boom.  Bang, as a beam comes in contact with the surface of the magnet. It was like watching some metallic monster snacking on hunks of metal.  He swings one of the beams out of the pile and lowers it to the ground, where Bruno is waiting.  Bruno says "you wanta 2 pieces, 6', yes?". I nod again.  Out of his pocket he pulls a tape measure and a sparker. Hanging on the shed wall behind him is a long pair of hoses with a cutting torch on the end.  Bruno grabs the torch, snaps the sparker a couple of times, and a bright flame flairs from the torch. I can tell the torch is in the hands of a master.  In a few minutes, he cut off 2 pieces, 6' long, and waved for the loader to come.  The operator picked up the 2 pieces and motioned for me to put my truck on the scale.  I jogged back to the truck, being careful where I step, and moved the truck onto the scale. 

I can see a women in the office motion that she has it, and the loader operator lowers the beams to the height of the tailgate, he jumps down from the loader and slides the pieces into my truck like he had done this before.  The woman in the office waves me off the scale, and I go inside to pay.  So far, I am not to sure what this is going to cost me, but in my mind I'm thinking, it can't cost that much more than a couple of pressure treated 8" X 8"s, can it?. 

Bruno is back in the office, looks at the number on the scale, turns to me and says, "that’sa 400 lbs."  Then he says, "25 cents a pound, how'sa that sound?"  "Sold" I said, and I put my credit card on the counter.  You would think I pulled a gun by the looks I got.  The woman in the office says to me, "I'm sorry, we only accept cash".  So, now I'm 20 minutes away from the nearest bank machine, but the "I" beams are already loaded on the truck.  Bruno lets me leave with the stuff loaded on the truck, and I was back in 40 minutes, with $100 cash.  When I go in to pay Bruno, he smiles and hands me back a $20. "Thatsa Ok" he grins.  I thanked him, and told him I would be back again.
 
Lessons learned.......
Never try to pay for goods at a scrap metal yard with a credit card. Always bring cash.
Also, If you go in dress shoes, you get a lot of smiles from the staff.
http://listerengine.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-463
What's next, hummm, how am I going to get these things off the truck? 
Mark

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Yes! New to this forum. New to these engines, new to diesel mechanics, new to WVO blends, tappets, flywheels, compression ratios, new to just about everything I have read here, and wow, this is so exciting.  This is an excellent forum, thank you to everyone involved for sharing their passion for these wonderful machines. 

Not so new at mechanical stuff in general.  Not afraid of big and heavy equipment, not afraid of getting dirty, not afraid to try.

Very interested in making some good decisions on just how I can become "one of the old timers", over the next 40 years.

Questions, sure I have many, if you could be so kind to discuss ......
What clone to get?  What supplier?  What equipment to get before it arrives, and any other helpful suggestions on "how to be a listeroid guru". 

Here is the goal.  Setup a listeroid to charge a battery bank and provide all my own power.  That’s right, off the grid, with no plans ever use that nasty power company with all their fancy service charges.

It this possible?  Can I really make my own power with a Listeroid engine/ST head and charge up a battery bank big enough to run an average family home?  30 KWH/day. 

Thanking everyone in advance.
Living in CANADA, Lake Simcoe

BTW, I have ordered George's CD.

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