Hey Fellas,

We must be an anomoly in our home. I am 39 and work as an IT Director in Banking and Information Technology. BUT! We live on the farm where we raise 1000 acres of wheat.  My daughter is 15 and never really showed a lot of interest in mechanical things, but knows her way around the place, helps with equipment moves and knows what makes the farm tick. She's a heck of a shot too!

My 8 soon-to-be 9 year old son is my shadow. He constantly is asking questions and wants to understand how things work. He loves working on the combine or tractors (we do all our own maintenance) and he understands things when I show him.  He is becoming really handy and he's only 8!  He loves tilling things and working in the garden and he loves animals.

My 7 soon-to-be 8 year old is a little less interested in mechanics, but loves building fence, he's practiced all summer and can drive a 16p nail all by himself. He's not as much on the animals, but loves the outdoors, and is very inquisitive.

I was Dilbert in the YouTube posted above. I took everything apart and back together again. I loved building things as a kid. I rebuilt neighborhood kids bicycles, and loved working on anything with an engine. I'm ad electronics and technology nut, and can wrench on about anything. Maintenance and repair on combines and tractors or implements is my forte and I enjoy working on big working-diesels.

There's hope guys! Sure my kids like their iToys and other gadgets, but they are grounded, are all learning a work ethic, and are learning the arts of mechanics and construction. They are all educated and comfortable around a firearm, by driving age will be changing their own oil and know how to change a tire.  Most important they love Jesus!

What more can a guy ask for?

Quinf, I plan to do just that with the next build, but was thinking of trying to keep this one semi-portable and attach the radiator in some way. I may not do that though..... I may just put some feet on that and have it to hold the radiator during testing.

I'll look around using search for doghouse info.

Thanks!

Well I need some help again.  I have two problems. The first:

I got my belt in, and gen head setup. The belt tracks beautifully, and works great. Gen head spins really quietly with no load. However the dog house is total crap. the insides are not done well, and the potentiometer on the voltage adjustment is junk.  I have several questions. Where do I measure voltage? Where do I hook up the 240 volt leads? Can I just scrap this dog house and redo it? Do you all have pics of what you did? Is there and AVR in there? What are the items in the picture below?



I don't like the way the radiator looks in the pic below.  I also need a way to pick this thing up! I'm thinking of using 2x2 on each side and coming staight up on the sides 24" then 45 degrees toward center for 36", and then a flat top.  From the side view it would look like the top half of a stop sign.  I'd bridge the pieces on each side across the middle in several places.  Then place the radiator on the 45 degree section. Thoughts? Below is a pic of the temporary radiator mount I am fabbing up for testing.



Here is a pic of her running with the belt on:

Nice post Quinnf! Nothing like using actual facts when making a statement or in a debate. 

Higher Compression = More friction totally makes sense.

Starter/Generator came in and I finally got it unboxed tonight. I ordered and extra set of brushes for it, an external regulator, and a solenoid. Here is a pic of the starter:



An here is that Chrysler radiator with the 1" inlet/outlet. No unsightly bell plumbing adapters needed. It measures 15" x 18":

Here she is at 820rpm or so.  Given that my gen head pulley is an 10.6" that 820 may be about right.

http://youtu.be/ZK2AgM4xdyo

I think I'll charge on and get the radiator brackets fabbed up and installed. The 2-v belt with a bonded back should arrive tomorrow.  I also purchased a starter generator for a gas golf cart. These things act as a starter when power applied to two posts, and as a generator on two other posts when running.  Seemed like the perfect mate to a Lister!

I'm growing frustrated with this engine. I'm reasonably sure it has serious balance issues. I put some 5 foot skids under the sled today and ran the 8/1. It is runniing at roughly 850 rpm and sliding along at and inch or two a minute. When I slow it down to around 600rpm it sits completely still. But between 850 and 600 is a wicked harmonic that makes to hop from side to side. The top of the motor moves from

I'm of coarse doing all this with no load and not tied to the floor. Also when I through the fuel to it by hand from 600 up to 700 or so and let it coast back to 600 it gets wild doing that too, but I think it is passing through that same harmonic.

Does everyone still recommend bolting it down to the concrete and it having some load before attempting to balance?

We will replace that entire bottom end for you! Sorry to see that parts failure! 

dieselgman

10 +1's for Dieselgman!!

This kind of service and "go the extra mile" businessmenship is almost unseen today. Gary I find it refreshing, encouraging, and it makes me think there is still hope for this country.

So glad I bought my first of several Lister-types from you, and will be ready to purchase my next one soon!