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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: April 24, 2010, 02:23:20 AM »
Just FYI on the beer kegs. At first I couldn't find any. I now have 5 of them. I will hold onto those like gold. never know when I will need a spare. LOL

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Things I want to Buy / Re: lister CE crankshaft?
« on: April 24, 2010, 02:20:41 AM »
I am sending crank, cam, rods an barrings to a machinist in Huston who is going to rebuild them. He even rebabbits the bearings. I'm not sure if this is the same person but someone down there rebuilt a shaft from a wind generator with tungsten and turned it down and it has never wore out. There are some pretty old and talented machinist down there that cut their teeth in the oil field repair business. I still had to send the head gasket to Thailand to get some new ones made. So I will have a few to sell for what the cost me. They will be just like original. Mike

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Charles I guess I don't have you email address at home. I have it on work email and I am off till Tuesday. I sent to boxes today with your trash pump in them. I had to put in 2 because it would not fit in one. I hope it will be usable. You can contact me at  mlisenby.ditchdr@cox.net  if you have any questions. I would expect you to get it Monday or Tuesday. Good luck. Mike

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General Discussion / Re: Silencer idea
« on: April 23, 2010, 09:51:44 AM »
Bottleveg, I was looking back and I was curious if the sewers were running with you blowing the poop down the line. LOL No really have you tried that yet. Let me know how it works. I am always looking for some way to keep the city looking for what I am doing wrong. Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: lister CE crankshaft?
« on: April 23, 2010, 08:02:49 AM »
If you give up on finding a crank give me a call. I bet I know someone who could use the engine. Mike

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I could probably do it the last week in May which I am sure would make the guy in Sacramento happier. It would just cost a little more because I would have to go back and pick up my wife later. I suppose I could pick her up on the bike. How much is it worth, and how much does it weigh?

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How soon are you wanting this done? I am delivering an engine to Sacramento then going up to Forks WA to pick my wife up. I plan to do this late  June early July. Let me know. A little gas money would be all that I would charge. Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: April 02, 2010, 05:06:01 AM »
OK so I found out how the fuel tank hunt was solved. Norman the guy in Huston has friend who imports beer kegs from Mexico. Norman found an 8 gal tank intact and is going to cut a slot in the top and put an copper coil in it an attach to the outside so hot water can circulate through it then through the radiator to heat the fuel. I plan on using WMO and WVO after the engine has warmed up the fuel. He got an extra tank to cut a flap which will attach to some bolts that will be welded inside the tank. This should never have to be used unless a leak forms. He is giving me the 8 gal tank.

His friend said he will have some more in a week or so and he is going to get a 16 gal tank for himself.  He will do the same thing in his tank to increase the efficiency of the engine. He plans on flying up to Dodge to meet me and bring my tank in the next week or so. I will post a picture of it when I get it. Mike

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: Dating a CS
« on: March 31, 2010, 12:24:14 PM »
Could someone help me date a Lister? Serial @ is CE 10303. It is a 16/2. If someone would just let me know where to go I might be able to figure it out. The owner of this engine gave ne the number. If thisis not a good number I will have the engine today or tomorrow. Thanks, Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: March 30, 2010, 09:43:15 PM »
I think the idea of me doing anything with a propane tank is OUT. I just spoke to the owner and he said the engine should be to my place tomorrow. He also got a lead on a scrap yard in Huston where he is from that takes in beer kegs for destruction. I guess he knows the guy and was told to come over to see if there were any still intact and he could have them. So if the beer keg thing will not work out he feels he can build the tanks out of the propane tanks without a problem. So I will look to the south to see if there is an explosion. Thanks to everyone for there advice. I know now that if I get the urge to weld on propane tanks to just not do it. I learned much from this post. Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: March 30, 2010, 03:58:27 PM »
So Tijean would the exhaust pipe method work I posted earlierwork like it does in regular gas and diesel tanks?? I have done this many times without even a burp from the tank. Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: March 30, 2010, 03:31:30 AM »
Well i guess the propane tank is out for me to do. The guy in Huston feels that his welders can do it so I suppose I will get his. THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE.

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Things I want to Buy / Re: fuel tanks
« on: March 30, 2010, 12:38:13 AM »
Tijean I thought about the propane. In fact the guy who has bought the 16/2 owns a large scrap yard and is going to make 2 tanks. One for his engine and one for mine. I checked into that today and a guy told me that was a bomb waiting to happen. He claims the two fuels could react and that propane absorbs into the aluminium. Any truth to that??? I was worried creating a WMD in peoples back yard. Mike  PS the air tank is just a little plain. I wanted something that has a little class.

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Things I want to Buy / fuel tanks
« on: March 29, 2010, 10:02:06 PM »
i am looking for beer kegs for fuel tanks for some gensets. I would like to use 8 gal beer kegs but would use 16 gal.  These things have become almost as hard to find as chickens teeth. I would prefer aluminium. I guess these haven't been used for quite a few years. New kegs are 200 dollars. Liquor stores charge 50 deposit but if you do not send back the word is put out so if I took it to a welder in town i would get to spend a few days free complements of the county probably or pay the 200 dollars. Thanks Mike

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General Discussion / Re: Silencer idea
« on: March 21, 2010, 08:58:48 PM »
Bootleveg, I would guess in most areas that was not in major cities like LA or NY the sewer lines are small. In our area the only way they have of checking them is a very big truck that caries a very long camera. It just unwinds and takes pictures of the sewer. That is why I said if you saw someone around you might want to shut her down until there gone. The chance of any exhaust from you engine causing an explosion would be minimal campared to sewer gas, as long as it was cool or even cold when it hit the pipe you should be OK. I suppose some politic an at the city might think different. I plan my exhaust to run 20 or 30 feet under ground and the slope of our ground I will build a little place for it to exit like you would a water drain. The pipe in some places will be about 30 inches under ground. That should absorb most of the noise and with the pipe sloping down any build up should flow out of the pipe. I plan for my pipe to run under my green house to claim a little heat from the exhaust. I also plan to build a heat exchanger but that will not be until next year. I still haven't decided how I would like to make it. Mike

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