Troy & List,
We can certainly source original UK Lister engines of 5hp and 6 hp.
We can diagnose the basic faults and supply new Indian spare parts to repair them. Typically heads, cylinders, ancillaries, but since these are all available at low cost from India it would make for an economical rebuild.
We can put together a spares kit - just like we get included with the new engines.
Piston rings
Oil seals
Head gasket
Bearing shells
2 spare valves
etc
We can offer spares "a la carte" but shipping costs for spares alone might be non-economical for you.
We would like to try and get at least 10 complete engines into a 20' shipping container, so that we can bring the costs down for the client.
Having a genuine Lister crankcase with 1950s serial number and "R.A.Lister & Co" molded into the crankcase door, bearings, flywheels and cast iron rocker cover would go a long way to convincing the EPA that it is an antique.
From what I have seen from the spare parts, they are of top quality, it's just a shame that their engine builders don't take the care when putting them together.
A discussion with a friend today suggested that most of these Indian manufacturers started out as spares parts companies - that's what they are good at. I cannot fault the parts.
For photos of my pet Lister CS 6hp, go see my site
www.powercubes.com/listers_1.html That engine is typical of a good quality Brit.
regards,
Ken