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Engines / Re: Wall of Shame
« Last post by Powdermonkey on Today at 01:06:21 AM »
Ade- Yes.  The pictures show the damage.  More or less, at or above the crank bearings, everything let loose.  At the time, the engine was under no strain.  Just puttering along, and only really running lights.  I had no "tough" load on it. 

I can salvage basically the entire top end, along with the idler gear.  At some point, I'll tear apart the crank, and check it for damage.  But judging by what I've seen so far, it appears that it may still be good. 

So, I'll be looking for an 8/1 "lower casting"....if anybody has one for sale?
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Petteroids / PETTER - PAZ1 - New project - Storm Kristin... more pics
« Last post by sirpedrosa on March 16, 2026, 08:45:02 PM »
more pics


PS: This PAZ1 (425xxxx) from 1979 left the show piece life to became a work horse those days.
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Petteroids / PETTER - PAZ1 - New project - Storm Kristin
« Last post by sirpedrosa on March 16, 2026, 08:35:40 PM »
Gentles,

Im back... again!

Long story short: from 28jan till 21feb no grid power... and only yesterday phone line and internet came alive again.

Got to fetch the PAZ1 with geny from down town up to village. It end up to make almost daily 12+ hours of energy.

Its logbook states 217h, and it goes for overhauling. It needs new cylinder shim, and new gasket at time gear case.

Some pics and a vid [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RDUCIRZ-U1jiIOY2lxdU3Gn_u9MuQDQZ/view?usp=sharing] will show better than words.

Cheers
VP   
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Engines / Re: Wall of Shame
« Last post by AdeV on March 15, 2026, 01:28:30 PM »
Looks like the base casting has failed to me. Was it the entire top end of the engine above the crank bearings that flew? I guess with an 8hp explosion behind it, 5ft is probably about right for a launch.

Damn shame, it looks pretty irreprable; although you might get lucky & be able to salvage certain parts - the flywheels, maybe even the head/barrel if it didn't take impact damage.
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Engines / Re: Wall of Shame
« Last post by dax021 on March 15, 2026, 07:45:43 AM »
Wow, wow could have happened there?  Something obviously worked loose and it shook itself apart
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Engines / Wall of Shame
« Last post by Powdermonkey on March 14, 2026, 10:52:54 PM »
Well folks- I truly feel shamed in posting this, but alas....a true 8hp Dursley Lister met its maker.  Not in any "less than stellar" way!  I generate power off these engines.  This engine was set up for slow-speed operation (around 650 RPM or so), and utilized the heavier governor weights.  I'd bought if off a man in 2023 or 2024, and placed it in service in April, 2025.  It ran well, with the occasional tweak and correction, as time went on. 

But come the 10th of March, 2026, with the lights a glowing and ancillary electrical devices working (off the accompanying generator), I perceived a "flicker".  Just half a second later, the lights went out.  And right about THEN I heard (off about 50 yards or so) a loud commotion.  An unearthing of un-holy hell.  And then...a "thwack, thwack, thwack", thumps, losing time, like a wound out metronome.  Oy.....

Well, I knew good and well that SOMETHING had happened.  So, being that I didn't see smoke off yonder, I WALKED out to the generator shed.  And before I got there, knowing full well that I'd be there for a while, I stopped to water the Lillies first. 

Rounding the corner, I could smell oil.  Hmmm.....no more "thwacking" noise.  All was now quiet.  Peering into the generator shed, BOY DID I SEE an amazing sight. 

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TOP END OF A 8 HP LISTER CAN LEVITATE OFF THE BOTTOM END, AND LAND SOME 5 FEET AWAY??  Well, I learned it the hard way, on the 10th of March. 

Now, I'm not posting this to ask anybody's thoughts on the matter.  It's more out of pure "Ripley's Believe it or Not".  It's water under the bridge now, and a DAMNED SHAME to ruin a once perfectly good Lister. 

But should you have any thoughts on the matter, I suppose it would be fun to conjecture....
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Petteroids / Re: Petter PC1 Engine in a Crawley 75 Tractor
« Last post by biggurn on March 14, 2026, 03:02:24 AM »
Quote from: broncodriver99 on March 12, 2026, 11:51:41 PM
Nice truck! Love those old Fords. Nice score on the engine as well.

Thanks. I have a pair. This truck is a '70 F100 on a '07 CrownVic Chassis. The other is a '68 F250 Highboy, fully restored.

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Lister Based Generators / Re: SR2 Mass
« Last post by dax021 on March 13, 2026, 07:23:12 AM »
Thanks Broncodriver, much appreciated
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Lister Based Generators / Re: SR2 Mass
« Last post by broncodriver99 on March 12, 2026, 11:57:33 PM »
Looks like in basic stock form it is 416 lbs. I would guess the generator adapter housing and likeky heavier flywheel adds another 75-100. Sounds like yourmestimate is pretty close.
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Petteroids / Re: Petter PC1 Engine in a Crawley 75 Tractor
« Last post by broncodriver99 on March 12, 2026, 11:51:41 PM »
Nice truck! Love those old Fords. Nice score on the engine as well.
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