Poweranand "Powerline" quotes approximately $900 for 2006 delivery to US Seaports. 2007 increases are beginning at 7% across the board. This does not include the myriad other import and customs costs once it lands in the USA plus any overland shipment costs required here.

Gary
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If central Kansas (Chase) is not too far for you, I have a parts depot there. I have dozens of original Listers, and will be bringing in a container of Indian clone samples in about 60 days. An associate nearby, Russell Groves, also has experience with expeller presses and may have some of those for sale.

Gary
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gsj@gci.net

I have a suspicion that Indian engines are probably better then the ones they ship to the"Yanks".  I think they probably send us the scrapped out ones. They get the money send the junk and being on different continents protects them.  Since we have no alternative we accept that and rebuild a newly manufactured engine.  I think running one without rebuild is risky because something could go wrong and do serious or unrepairable damage.   It's safer to prevent that from happening.  It's kind of hard to say how a rebuilt one would compare to a stock one because the quality varies so widely.  It would be neat just to fire one up out of the crate and see how long it runs until it fails.

I was told the opposite by a friend of mine in the business in India. They will sell various quality engines, the run of the mill cheapest is normal for consumption in the Indian market and the higher quality stuff is available for export to those willing to pay the extra $$ for it. They actually refer to OEM and non-OEM parts as well, to differentiate between quality levels.

Gary
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Clean slip rings,
check Rectifier MR or MR1,
adjust main field Rheostat FR1 or FR3

There are many SOM variations so these suggestions from the SOM instructions may require adjustment.

Best of luck with your machine, feel free to email me if you would like more details or parts.

Gary
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David Edgington has published a series called "Know Your Lister". Some of them may no longer be in print. You might try eBay for these books and others.

I have not dealt with the publisher's web-site so I cannot speak to their funtionality there. You can add a piece of software to your browser to stop the annoying ads and pop-ups. This has helped me deal with that mess.

Best of luck!

Gary,
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I work on standby power installations all around Alaska. In the years I've been doing this job I've seen quite a number of fire disasters that originated in diesel generator sheds. If your generator is housed anywhere near, adjacent, or attached to your living quarters then I would second the caution about NOT using copper for fuel delivery lines. For fuel supply we use properly anchored black-iron-pipe in all our generator installations with flexible/reinforced connections and fire safety valves at entry and delivery points. This caution is suggested because of fire safety issues related to any fuel type regardless of its apparent safety under normally controlled situations.

Best of luck with your installation

Gary,
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Edgington's book series are an excellent place to start. History and detail, detail, detail. There is also quite a wealth of information on the web that you can surf and sort.

The CS engines with indirect injection seem to be the most promising machines for WVO. Carbon build-up is one of the major issues that varies with various engine types. Others on this forum can probably provide their own first-hand info on this topic. I believe that the HA/HB/HR machines built with the heavy-duty piston can run well on alternative fuels. Some have been used in the Pacific with copra oils.

Hard to beat an original Lister for a beautiful piece of machinery, some of the clones are also OK but there is a very wide range of possible outcomes with those things.
Many original machines are available from the USA and Canada that can be rebuilt, or you can purchase a reconditioned machine ready to run. You will not find many of the older CS type machines but there are many good engines from the more modern series that are viable and cost effective.

I feel your pain regarding shipping heavy iron these days. This issue has forced me to change my business approach and embark on some fairly expensive changes in order to try and remain competitive.

feel free to email me if you want some particulars on Lister originals and parts/service in the USA. gsj@gci.net

Best Regards,

Gary
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