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Engines / LPWS adding a rising oil pressure switch (ROPS)
« on: September 07, 2024, 11:10:26 AM »
I know I could use a T fitting with the existing oil pressure switch but I am hoping that there is somewhere else on my engine's crankcase that would take a second sender/switch.  I want to try using a ROPS to energise my leisure alternator.

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Lister Based Generators / Re: Lister LPWS starts once but not again!
« on: April 15, 2024, 07:50:19 PM »
OK at last I have the engine starting reliably from cold. This was with the help of Marine Engine Services/Primrose Engineering (Richard, Sue and Hayden.  In short my governor rail was sticking in the 'fuel off' position. I came to the belief that it was something to do with one of the high pressure fuel pumps but it turned out to be the nylon/plastic "751-10288 GOVERNOR SLEEVE" that was doing the jamming (only when cold).

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Lister Based Generators / Re: Lister LPWS starts once but not again!
« on: October 27, 2023, 08:41:52 AM »
Bit uncanny! I had become convinced myself that it was the rack and a sticking pump but with little idea of how this creates the problem.

Have you had experience of this yourself?

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Lister Based Generators / Lister LPWS starts once but not again!
« on: October 25, 2023, 04:30:03 PM »
A new problem that I can't get my head around.  When cold it starts immediately and then stops in just a second or two.  After that the engine is completely uninterested.

However I have discovered that if I use full throttle for several minutes and very slowly reduce the revs she will happily settle to a tickover. Once hot she will run and restart happily all day.

Any ideas would be appreciated. 

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Petteroids / Re: Lister Petter LPW3A rebuild
« on: July 07, 2023, 10:43:47 AM »
I'm wondering how your strip down and rebuild went

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Petteroids / LPWS4 Engine Rebuild
« on: July 01, 2023, 09:22:25 PM »
I think I need to have the engine in my narrowboat rebuilt or at least have somebody who knows what they are doing have a look at it. 

Is there anybody out there!!  The boat is in a boatyard in Iver, near Heathrow Airport.  The boatyard can crane the engine out if necessary.

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Engines / Re: LPWS Crankshaft bolt reverse or normal thread see photo
« on: December 25, 2022, 12:18:46 PM »
Thanks for the reminder about the rack position.  I had removed the spring and had the rack at maximum position, need check that this is at 55.5mm.

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Engines / Re: LPWS Crankshaft bolt reverse or normal thread see photo
« on: December 21, 2022, 09:20:08 AM »
All is good, with 6ft scaffolding pole I was able to undo the left-handed retaining bolt on the bottom pulley. Have had the pumps out, freed the two that were jammed and all back with a governor rail that now freely moves back and forth. As I say a good day!

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Engines / Re: LPWS Crankshaft bolt reverse or normal thread see photo
« on: December 20, 2022, 09:42:34 AM »
The crankshaft pulley retaining bolt is left hand thread..
Makes all the difference to know, thanks

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Engines / Re: LPWS4 Injector Pump not 'spitting'
« on: December 19, 2022, 04:14:04 PM »
Looking at your video it would appear that one or more of your pumps is seized. That's about the only thing thar will stop the rack moving. (
Thanks, it is good to have that confirmed.

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Engines / Re: Lpws2 injector removal
« on: December 19, 2022, 03:57:25 PM »
I should add that I did not remove the spigots, I used a regular spanner that cleared the spigot.  I also used the spanner from above (end-on) and turned it with an adjustable spanner. The threads were well formed and lubricated, the injectors were more than happy to come out. I hope yours are the same.

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Engines / Re: LPWS Crankshaft bolt reverse or normal thread see photo
« on: December 19, 2022, 11:55:19 AM »
OK the engine turns over clockwise in the pic, so I'm assuming the bolt thread is normal...

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Engines / LPWS Crankshaft bolt reverse or normal thread see photo
« on: December 19, 2022, 11:40:03 AM »
I don't want to over-tighten, water pump end!

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Engines / Re: Lpws2 injector removal
« on: December 19, 2022, 11:34:54 AM »
I've just taken out the injectors on my LPWS and used a spanner on the flats between the two pipes, they unscrewed without incident.

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Engines / Re: LPWS4 Injector Pump not 'spitting'
« on: December 04, 2022, 03:48:18 PM »
This link shows my predicament https://youtu.be/MDoQNF9Z458

Thanks


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