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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: August 20, 2009, 06:56:10 AM »

  Bypass system:   The filter housing has 1/2" npt inlet and outlet. On the inlet side is 2 - 1/8" npt taps for a pressure gauge. I used the other tap for the relief valve(homebuilt). I installed a 3/4 pipe T just below the fill plug for excess oil from the bypass. This setup allows me to change oil without making a mess.

  When the oil is hot, the bypass still bypasses a little oil. This pushes the oil in the bottom of the sump around a bit, instead of it just sitting there.

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: August 19, 2009, 05:33:05 AM »

  I constructed a bypass valve using a 1/4 to 1/8 npt reducing coupling, a compression spring and a #6x3/8 robertson head sm screw.  Works good! pressure gauge goes up to 100psi cold and then settles down to 40psi when the oil warms up.

  Just started digging a ditch for the glycol lines from the shed to the coal stoker, and also a ditch to house for power cable.

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: August 13, 2009, 09:22:54 AM »

  I just installed a Full Flow filtration system, with a pressure gauge. On startup I got 200psi oil pressure! This was at room temperature and running 5-30 oil for break in.

  After the engine and oil warmed up, it settled down to 40 psi. I need a bypass valve,around 80 psi or I might blow the can off the spin on filter. I wonder if these are available with NPT pipe threads. I would bypass the excess oil to my oil filler/drain arrangement by removing a 3/4" coupling and replacing it with a 3/4" 'T'

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project/ posting pictures
« on: August 06, 2009, 05:03:03 AM »

   I have no idea how to do this on this site.  I have no trouble e-mailing photos.

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: August 06, 2009, 03:41:26 AM »

  I finally got the Redstone and it's subframe on the proper mounting base. The steel mounting base sits on railroad ties.

  I decided to pour a concrete beam under the mounting base directly under the engine. Very steady at all speeds. I did the concrete thing because I noticed some shaking at various speeds. $30 worth of Ready-Mix,big deal!

   I have the 2' exhaust running slightly downhill through the wall into concrete blocks. From the pipe, the exhaust travels down and then up again through the blocks and then into a piece of 4" sch-40 pipe.  This makes a pleasant sound, which is slightly audible in the house.

   Tomorrow, I will take a break and paint the generator shed!  Next step is to run the glycol lines into the shed from my automatic coal stoker furnace. I will be setting this cooling system up so that the Redstone and shed can be heated up before starting, or the heat can be just left on all the time. Waste heat from the engine will be utilized for additional heat in winter. This arrangement will also allow me to filter and centrifuge heated waste vegetable oil. i have 2 -1000 Litre tote tanks in the shed also.

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EPA has gone OVERBOARD!  2010 Lawnmowers have to have Catalytic Converters on them.

If you started every Lister,Listeroid, Chinese diesel and every other old stationary engine, all at the same time in Canada and USA there would be NO NOTICEABLE RISE in Pollution .

Look at Politics today along with the SLIMEY MEDIA  eg. Let's suppose that you are at a TownHall meeting, and you ask your MP or Congressman: ' What are you going to do to get the EPA off of our backs' (In reference to Listeroids etc.) His answer is: 'I'll see what I can do, you guys should be exempt from emission controls on your DIESEL Engines'. The SLIMEY MEDIA runs with his Statement,and takes it out of context!  Now he loses the ELECTION!

The Politician has to WATCH what he SAYS!

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Red Stone Engines / Re: Redstone engines
« on: July 24, 2009, 03:17:40 AM »

  If your in Canada contact  www.woodnstuff.ca     If your in the USA contact  www.utterpower.com

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: July 22, 2009, 07:28:33 AM »

  I built a subframe for the Redstone out of 4" Channel to attach to the Main Frame that the listeroid was mounted to. I got the listeroid out of the shed with the Crowbar and 2x4 method(MY BACK HURTS). Got it in the shop ok!  Amsoil rust preventive spray is an excellent lubricant for sliding heavy things over wood. The Egyptians used water grass from the Nile but I did not have any of this! Next,I skid the Redstone into the shed.

  RCAvictim;  The Redstone sump oil gets up to operating temperature quite fast. If you kook at the design of this engine you will see that the bottom part of the Cylinder Block and crankcase forms the upper part of the Sump. A lot of heat gets sucked into the oil even in a 'no load condition. eg. On this engine, an oil pan heater would also heat the cylinder block and the crankcase.

  I had to move the Redstone from the soft gravel onto the lawn to make room for getting the listeroid out. I started it up on the lawn temporarily and the whole unit was smoother still! I can't wait until I got mounted on the proper base.  I will report on that.

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: July 20, 2009, 03:09:52 AM »


   I figure I did a good cleaning job, but in the event of the odd bit of dirt, its best to run the unit with no load for a while and let the oil wash out the internals more. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other!

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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Re: Chinese double flywheel diesel
« on: July 19, 2009, 06:46:33 PM »

  To look in the crankcase means Customs have to uncrate the engine and remove 4 big and heavy nuts a big and heavy cover!  This is called 'WORK' Hello!  There is a lot of room under the crankshaft at bottom dead center to put a lot of 'Stuff' and the flywheel will still rotate.

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General Discussion / Re: Power Outage Today
« on: July 19, 2009, 06:38:36 PM »

  Big power outage in Edmonton last night. Winds gusting to 110kph , 68mph. Power still down in some areas. Phones down in some areas as well.

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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Re: Chinese double flywheel diesel
« on: July 19, 2009, 05:28:19 PM »

  'The Fun of Dealing with Customs'  Customs put a big dent in my Listeroid Fuel Tank. Now you will ask: How do I figure That?  After dropping the sides of the crate and finding the dent,looking at the 'Shape' of the dent I wondered WTF? Part of the wood was broken out on the lid above the fuel tank.

   Next thing I noticed was paint scraped of the perimeter of the flywheel every 6 inches or so!

   I came to the conclusion that a Customs Inspector had used a crowbar to rotate the flywheel and the fuel tank ended up becoming the 'Fulcrum Point' for the crowbar. This would be a method to find out if there was any sort of 'Contraband' in the crankcase! It was obvious what they had done!

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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Re: Chinese double flywheel diesel
« on: July 19, 2009, 03:21:17 PM »

   Alibaba will sometimes list the minimum number you have to buy to get it for that price, eg. 36 or more.

   i suppose one could organize a 'group buy'but there would be other costs associated like shipping, brokerage, port fees, excise tax , etc. A good rule is to double the advertised price to get a Landed Price.

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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Re: Chinese double flywheel diesel
« on: July 19, 2009, 06:01:57 AM »

  Thats the Redstone without the starter and alternator

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Red Stone Engines / Re: The Redstone Diesel project
« on: July 19, 2009, 02:16:41 AM »
  Ha Ha Ha ! If China ever decides to invade India, the Chinese army don't know what there in for!

  Imagine trying to contend with a 'Pack of Listeroids' with reversed flywheels and all you got is an AK-47!   All you can do is aim for the Injector Pumps!

  I was running the Redstone today, bolted down to 2x4's on edge sitting on soft gravel. If that was a Listeroid it would be sunk down to the bottom of the Flywheels!

  I sure like the way the cylinder block,crankcase forms part of the sump. heat from the block dissipates into the HEAVY sump(76 lb's) . I have a closed loop (heater hose) for the cooling system and I ran the engine for 1 Hour. It was close to boiling point when I shut it down. The oil sump was painfull to the touch but you could keep your hand on it, so this temp was about 140F.
The oil in a Listeroid would get warm only in the same condition. Not good.  So one can assume that this heavy oil sump and 16 L of oil helps to cool the engine. It was 30C outside today!

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