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« on: April 04, 2018, 03:19:23 PM »
Hi, Guys-
Well, I've been pretty busy with the listeroid project. I had to track down and fix several "Gremlins" -- leaky banjo fittings at the pumps, purge fuel system, replace (with lighter) and reset governor spring, experiment with several muffler configurations (finally settled on standard Lister type mufflers), balance fuel pumps, adjust linkage (several times), etc, etc. Spent many hours getting the flywheels balanced properly. Finally got it right when I realized that the crank throws (on a two cylinder engine) are opposite and therefore balance weights must be opposite (Duh!). It runs pretty smoothly, now -- just a little more tweaking. The starter/generator driving one flywheel works great - and, in my opinion, is the easiest and cheapest way to crank one of these beasts. I've used this system twice, now, and it works great! I'm waiting on a new idler/tensioner assembly to come in so I can belt up the generator head. When I get that done and make a few more adjustments, I'll post pics of the finished product. ------ Cheers,
Charlie