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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / Lister electric start LT1 in the USA
« on: September 25, 2023, 05:38:49 PM »
Going a different route, so I am putting my LT1 Lister Diesel up for sale.  Variable throttle, electric start, runs good.  Located in Kokomo, Indiana USA.  Asking $495 obo.   I just spent nearly that for the engine mounted fuel tank, it will be included once it arrives from the UK.   Excellent engine for remote power source or whatever you need a fuel sipping engine to power. 

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Engines / More running the LT1
« on: September 05, 2023, 05:42:28 PM »
Another short video of my LT1 running.  I put a temporary exhaust extension on the muffler.  Am I missing some cylinder cooling tinwork that should be over the cylinder fins on the camshaft side of the engine?   Or does the engine mounted fuel tank help with directing the cooling air toward the injector pump.  Seems like most of the cooling air comes out on the side facing us in the video and its cold, ie not really cooling the cylinder.  If I put a space piece of metal over that and direct the air toward the injector pump, its nice and warm, so doing its cooling job.   Gave her a good throttle up a couple times. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY58pjZV5eg

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Lister Based Generators / Re: How big of a gen head can a LT1 manage?
« on: September 04, 2023, 07:08:33 PM »
Here is the build number off the engine

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Lister Based Generators / How big of a gen head can a LT1 manage?
« on: September 04, 2023, 05:56:01 AM »
My Lister LT1 is going to be to heavy for what I had planned to use it for.  So now I either sell/trade it off or use it for something.  Can these run a decent size 120v AC gen head without having to run at full RPM(which would be as noisy as my gas gen set).  I know they are not a CS engine with slow rpm, but what are the LT1's able to manage being a small diesel?   Thanks  Mike

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Things I want to Buy / Lister model D
« on: September 04, 2023, 05:53:26 AM »
Anybody in the states have a model D Lister complete and running for sale?   Closer to Indiana the better or able to be brought to one of the Portland show/swap meets in Portland Indiana. 

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Engines / Re: Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 28, 2023, 01:57:23 PM »
My cam shaft does not have a shroud, its just an open keyed shaft, 3/4 diameter.

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Engines / Re: Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 28, 2023, 03:09:38 AM »
I will have to measure tomorrow in the daytime.   I wish the Petter AA1 diesels were as easy to find stateside as the AC1 and Lister LT1.  Its a bit smaller and would work even better.  Most Petter AC1's over here are fixed throttle, so more hard to find parts to make them variable throttle. My LT1 is variable throttle, just needs a cable set up on it with a return spring, wont be hard to fab that part up for what I plan to have done with the engine.    Hopefully a complete fuel tank turns up, need that as soon as possible.   

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Engines / Re: Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 27, 2023, 11:13:56 PM »
I have a plain keyed shaft on the cam, but I also have electric start as that was standard for the arrow board engines. I want to be able to crank start the engine if the battery is flat.   Here is a pic of the crankshaft.

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Engines / Re: Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 27, 2023, 01:55:01 PM »
My build is factory electric start.  That is how they were built by Lister for the flashing arrow board trailers in the USA.  It would be nice if there was a part I could add to the keyed camshaft to allow crank starting if the battery is flat.  Right now the missing engine mounted fuel tank is my focus to find.  Striking out thus far on that.  Way more engines that available fuel tanks. 

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Engines / Re: Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 27, 2023, 02:20:15 AM »
What needs to be done to put crank start on this LT1.  The cam output shaft is just a plain keyed shaft, nothing to engage with a crank handle.  Is it a total cam shaft change or is there a stub shaft that bolts on to the cam once this outer cover is removed?   

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Lister Market Place (things for Sale) / wrong forum, delete please
« on: August 26, 2023, 11:47:32 PM »
delete delete

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Engines / Finally got time to get my LT1 running after over a year
« on: August 26, 2023, 10:36:21 PM »
I bought this engine over a year ago at a huge swap meet here in Indiana USA.  Was complete but set up for remote fuel tank as it was on a traffic arrow sign trailer.  I finally found my test tank, off a small Kohler gas/petrol engine.  So I rigged it up and low and behold she fired right up.  Send run after this she was even more stable on rpm.  She does have variable throttle control.  Now I need a proper Lister engine mounted fuel tank complete with cap and all under tank fittings in place.  Any help with that one?  I have been striking out everywhere.  I have paypal at the ready.   Here is the short video of her running. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uEyAkYDc5o

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Things I want to Buy / Fuel tank and crank handle for LT1 diesel, also looking for a model D in the USA
« on: August 28, 2022, 09:33:49 PM »
Hello, I recently bought a LT1 diesel that came off a traffic arrow board trailer.  I am looking for the proper engine mounted fuel tank, crank handle and the plug for the port where you add oil to aid in start up.    I am also looking for a complete model D engine that is already in the states(shipping a whole engine from the UK is very expensive).   Thanks    AD

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