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Listeroid Engines / Re: Help!
« on: August 18, 2011, 05:42:49 AM »
Many of the new engines have had their crankshaft seals installed dry, and they sometimes squeal. Try putting a few drops of oil on the outside edge of the seal and see if that helps.

Mike

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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / Re: For Sale: 2 Lister CD diesel engines
« on: May 13, 2011, 02:09:34 PM »
I checked my profile and the email listed is an old one that is not in use. I tried to change the email to my current email but a previous account (pre forum change) blocked my current email.

My contact info is:

Mike Montieth
1452 Hwy 221 North
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

alternateenergy@belsouth.net

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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / Re: 8.5" Steel Serpentine Pulley
« on: May 11, 2011, 06:17:10 AM »
The pulley has been sold.

Mike

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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / 8.5" Steel Serpentine Pulley
« on: May 11, 2011, 02:32:59 AM »
I have a 8.5" 8 groove serpentine pulley that I built for a customer who has since fallen on hard times. I'd like to sell the pulley to someone who can put it to good use. It weighs around 28 lbs and is sized for a SK taper bushing. It uses a standard automotive K section belt which is available in just about any standard length and will be available at any auto parts store.  Price is $125 and I'll pay the shipping anywhere in the US. Its bright and shiny in new condition. Satisfaction guaranteed!

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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / For Sale: 2 Lister CD diesel engines
« on: May 11, 2011, 02:07:25 AM »
My wife lost her job so I'm raising money to pay off the mortgage. Up for sale are 2 Lister CD diesel engines. One runs and the other is a parts engine.

The parts engine needs the head rebuilt, needs rockers, valves, springs and push rods. The bore looks good and the engine rotates freely and smoothly.

I imported these engines from England and have $1800 tied up in them. That is the selling price. I can fabricate many of the parts needed to get the parts engine running for additional payment by copying the needed parts from the running engine.

The engines are at my machine shop in Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: March 30, 2010, 03:12:06 AM »
He's right about welding on any tank that has held propane. When I built my used motor oil still I removed the valve, filled the 100 lb propane tank with water, let it sit two weeks, emptied it out and let it air out for 3 months, filled it with CO2 before welding on it and the thing still had an explosion. I had already cut a 3" hole in it with a holesaw for a pipe connection before welding on the tank. The stem and the 3" hole in the side made the tank spin and fly around like crazy, not to mention deafening me for half an hour. Imagine a 100 lb tank spinning around like fireworks! In other words, DON'T DO IT!!! It is not safe!!!! I was lucky it didn't hit me.

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General Discussion / Re: Importing an object from India: How?
« on: January 09, 2010, 03:46:40 AM »
BTW, the international freight forwarder not only handles the paperwork, but also handles all of the logistics from the original factory door to your door if you want them to. They also already know who has the best freight rates and who is a reliable shipper since they do this for a living every day. I use the John S. James Company. They have never let me down and their rates are very reasonable for what they do.

Mike

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General Discussion / Re: Importing an object from India: How?
« on: January 08, 2010, 09:32:50 PM »
Send an email to the company and request a proforma invoice. Once you have the invoice contact an international freight forwarder (just look in the phone book). Contact the freight forwarder and they will handle all of the paperwork for you. Although they charge for the service it is FAR cheaper than trying to do it yourself and getting on the foul side of US Customs, IRS, and your state Dept. of Revenue. When you call they should be able to give you an idea of the actual cost.

 Remember, it ALWAYS costs more than you plan for. Trying to do this yourself is only for experienced importers with deep pockets and huge brass ones. This comes from years of experience importing engines and other items. A good freight forwarder helps make for an easy transaction. They know more about the laws and regulations than any of us do who are not in the import business regularly.

Mike

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Looking for a 12-2 Crankshaft
« on: December 13, 2009, 03:13:49 AM »
If you need them I also have some NOS main bearings too.

Mike

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Lister Based Generators / Re: governor linkage
« on: December 13, 2009, 03:10:57 AM »
The original linkage has WAY too many points of slop to do an exact regulating job. I built a new linkage system for mine using 3/16" ball joint rod ends. It works great and has no slop whatsoever. The 1/4" rod ends could also be used but the 3/16 rod ends fit the linkage without drilling.

I made 2 "L" brackets from 1/4" X 1/2" cold roll to fit on the rack with a 3/8" reamed hole for the pump pivot and machined my own linkage.

Mike

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Looking for a 12-2 Crankshaft
« on: December 13, 2009, 02:59:39 AM »
I have a new 12/2 crank that I ordered for a fellow a few years ago. It took 3 months to arrive and by then my customer had found other parts to get his going. It is only the crank and the timing gear has been removed. It is an Indian crank but was made as a replacement for the original Lister engines. I'll take $100 for it. Send me your email and I'll send some photos.

Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: Pulley
« on: October 13, 2009, 02:55:34 PM »
Dail, I have a 10" flat belt pulley.

Mike
alternateenergy@bellsouth.net

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Things I want to Buy / Re: Pulley
« on: October 10, 2009, 05:26:33 PM »
Dail, I may have some of the flat belt pulleys left. I'll look around and see what I have.

Mike

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Everything else / Re: Nickel Iron (Edison) Batteries Good? Bad?
« on: October 07, 2009, 04:18:34 AM »
I've been reading through a couple of books that have some great information. They are the American Electrician Handbook 1915 (got mine at a swap meet for $2) and the one I've been studying most is Storage Battery Engineering on Google books.

The American Electrician has an excellent section on the Edison NIFE batteries.

I was interested in the old glass jar type batteries that would have been standard equipment for my 32 volt Delco Light generator. It looks like the glass type battery elements would be fairly easy to build from scratch using lead pipe and red lead (lead tetroxide). Storage Battery Engineering has excellent discussions of the various plate designs as well as the Plante plates and the pasted plates. According to the book building a decent battery is not exactly rocket science. Give it a look, I thing you'll like it.

Mike

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Lister Based Generators / Re: Polar Power...
« on: July 26, 2009, 05:13:57 PM »
It is true that there really is not much new. I got the idea of the brake drum design from an old electrical engineering book I have that was written around the turn of the century. They had a lot of the multiple pole machines set up for mill work described. I find these projects very interesting. It is rather amazing that the pool of knowledge that exists today makes building some of these machines common place where in the past it was a specialty and proprietary knowledge that made it possible to build one. I've always got a project going it seems. As a machinist, electrician, former motor winder, and mechanic each modality feeds another and keeps life interesting!

At least it fills the time while shop work is slack. According to a government report of all of the counties in the US the county I live in is rated 13th worst in this economy. This was front page news a couple of weeks ago in our local paper. Even our state Employment Security Commission only had TWO jobs listed available in our county, and they were for RN's for the government. No local jobs of any kind were listed.

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