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Listeroid Engines / Re: Advice on exhaust pipe connection
« on: January 06, 2024, 07:20:11 PM »
Worst case scenario - use Exhaust Bandage (assuming it's available in the USA).

Just wrap the stuff over the top of the leak, rather than trying to fill the threads with anything.

To re-thread the pipe, you first need a pipe threader (tool hire places should do them) - but the likely sticking point will be getting hold of the right BSPT (British Standard Pipe Thread) taps/dies.... easy enough this side of the pond, less so I guess on yours.

If you've got a local British Auto specialist, they may also be able to help.

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: New toys.... JP4 Hr3
« on: December 02, 2023, 01:56:53 AM »
Hmm, well, if I'm reading the table right....

The engine is a 1951, possibly one of the very last ones made that year.

The other tag (on a base?) would be the combination of engine/alternator - based on that tag, your engine is not the original engine for that base.... and the base was likely a 1950 (further assuming that the engine number is actually 6034766 rather than 6084766).

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Original Lister Cs Engines / Re: New toys.... JP4 Hr3
« on: November 29, 2023, 10:11:14 AM »
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 ?

Ooh, nice...

Can you get the serial number? We can date it from that...

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Generators / Re: Statomatic 4.5kva pulley/flywheel removal.
« on: October 27, 2023, 11:51:48 AM »
1/2" BSW if I remember correctly; unfortunately, that's the one thread size where you won't be able to jam a UNC screw in, as 1/2" BSW is 12TPI vs UNCs 13TPI.


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Everything else / Re: Looking to find some information on an engine.
« on: September 27, 2023, 12:34:50 AM »
Welcome!

I can't help you with the valuation (a CE engine would normally go for a decent price in the UK, just because of the rarity value, although they come up so infrequently it's hard to gauge a price). I'd say they're worth more than a CS (the "normal" Lister engine), but you're not going to retire on the proceeds.

There's a bit of info about Lister-Blackstone Inc. here: https://listerengine.com/smf/index.php?topic=1603.0 (towards the bottom). Unfortunately, the link is no longer available (Peter, the guy posting that info, died a few years ago & his website went offline shortly afterwards).

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Listeroid Engines / Re: slow running on start, then slowing down again
« on: September 07, 2023, 07:41:26 AM »
Low compression would make it hard to start from cold, but once running, it shouldn't suddenly slow up like it does. Anything loose enough to cause that, should also be causing all kinds of other noises, I feel.

Does it do this whole "only just running" thing every time you start it, or does it sometimes reach operating speed without assistance? Are you seeing grey/blue smoke when it's struggling or slowing?

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Listeroid Engines / Re: slow running on start, then slowing down again
« on: September 06, 2023, 05:52:42 PM »
...If that's happening, then you're definitely in injector territory...

...and by "definitely" I mean "probably"... It could still be a worn fuel pump, which would appear to deliver a decent gob of fuel when there's no pressure behind it; but equally it could be leaking away down the sides of the piston when it tries to build pressure. A feeble squirt of fuel out of the injector when reconnected would also point to that being the issue, especially if there was a good dose of fuel coming out of the disconnected line.

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Listeroid Engines / Re: slow running on start, then slowing down again
« on: September 06, 2023, 05:49:48 PM »
So, watching the 2nd video, there doesn't seem to be any rack movement as it slows up, so I think we can rule out a problem with the governor. I very much doubt the air filter is the problem, as it looks to be an oil bath air filter - if that were acting up I'd expect it to over-speed on ingested oil. Which just leaves the fuel system....

Listening to your first video, the combustion sounds kind of weak, and after a few pops, it seems to stop entirely, before trying to strike up again. So for me, that's definitely a fueling problem.

First thing I'd do is check out the filter. You say it hasn't run veg for a while; but unless you've thoroughly cleaned the lines, there might be a gob of the stuff blocking up the injector. I'd be tempted to start by disconnecting the injector fuel line: Crank her over a few times & make sure you're getting a dollop of fuel every other revolution. If that's happening, then you're definitely in injector territory: Pull the injector, re-connect the fuel line - then (with the injector safely pointed into a catch pot of some kind, and definitely nowhere near your skin!), crank her over. You should get a nice fine spray of fuel every other rotation. If it's looking a bit dribbly, or inconsistent in volume, or it's not injecting every time - then that's your problem...

If, on the other hand, you're not getting your dollop of fuel out of the disconnected feed line; then either there's air in it (keep cranking & see if it steadies up), or there's a problem with (most likely) the fuel pump: Either it's worn (and letting fuel past the piston instead of out into the high pressure line), or there's something preventing enough fuel getting into it. If it ran OK on veg & not so much on diesel, it COULD be wear, since veg is thicker than diesel. Another possibility is it's not shimmed correctly (so is under-fuelling), or the cam lobe is worn (= under fuelling). Both could be fixed with more shims, although if it's a worn cam lobe, you're only putting off the inevitable replacement...

However... my money's on the injector.

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Petteroids / Re: TX3 head smoking
« on: September 01, 2023, 10:31:57 PM »
This link might help, it's a service manual for the TS, TR and TX engines - so presumably will contain a section somewhere (a 5 second glance didn't find it) about getting the heads off/on.

http://www.davidcornwallis.com/uploads/LISTER_PETTER_T_SERIES_WORKSHOP_MANUAL_EDITION_12_MAY_2005.pdf

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General Discussion / Outage - July/Aug 2023
« on: August 03, 2023, 10:47:28 AM »
Hey all,

Apologies for the recent multi-day outage; this was caused by the domain name registration expiring... Having discussed with Mobile Bob (the owner of the site & domain), he's renewed it & we're back on the airwaves...  We've also set up a reminder for 2024, so hopefully this won't happen again!

In the meantime, everything should be back up and running as was.

Cheers!
Ade.

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Red Stone Engines / Re: I found Redstones for sale.
« on: March 12, 2023, 04:51:51 PM »
Sorry have to ask... 3 months later.. Did you get them?

Yes.  They arrived a few weeks ago.

The pics you posted look more like Changfa types to me, TBH. The newish Blackstone engines of Indian origin (aka the "Redstones") tend to be more brick like, as I recall.

Still - would be interest to see pics & specs (you're in the wrong country for me to be interested in one...)

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...with what I believe to be a Lister 3-cyl engine in it. Here are some pics.

Welcome aboard!

In the bottom corner of the 1st picture, there's a plate with the engine no on it... can you get a closeup of that? That will definitively ID the engine if it's a Lister - or definitively tell us it's NOT a lister!!

Cheers,
Ade.

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General Discussion / Re: Mirocogen.info is back on line.
« on: September 24, 2022, 09:43:55 AM »
Just a note for anyone who's got a bookmark saved that's producing a 404 "not found" error... the address is simply https://microcogen.info now - without the "/index.php" tail that my bookmark has.

It's actually on a different URL entirely, once running, but that's OK.

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So.... I've added a "dark" theme, twiddled with it a bit to make it work more-or-less OK... I still need to fix the "mobile" (i.e. narrow) view, but feel free to try it out & let me know what you think!

Dax - I'm not sure why you need to login twice.... are you using the "saved password" feature in your browser? If so - maybe it's got two entries & the first one is wrong? Note that if you try to log in on the home page, that has a different address to the main login page, so it's possible it's picking up different passwords per page. I've had that happen to me before (not here, but on another SMF forum).

If you're typing it.... then I'm baffled I'm afraid!

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My only real bug bear is the colour scheme.
It's the same all over the damned internet. Fer chrissakes, it's a screen, not a piece of paper, it shouldn't have a light background.
I currently run a browser extension to deal to this, but always prefer that sites do it. So yeah... if you can enable "theming" in the forum software... and pick a dark one or three.

I access the forums by "show unread" so the boards/sub forums don't really matter to me. All seems good.

Good call on the theme...

Please, could you do me a favour - have a look here: https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?action=themes and see if you can spot a theme you like... if it's compatible with the forum, I'll see if I can get it going.

This is true for everyone: Themes are cheap (free  ;D) so we should be able to find enough to satisfy everyone!

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