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GF's Lister CS Start-o-matic
GuyFawkes:
Put this here cos I'm having problems trying to upload stuff to the coppermine, so put files on my webspace and linking here.
Right, this is a Lister CS Start-o-matic that I just picked up, by way of interest I paid 300 UK pounds, which works out about US$523.00
The chap I bought it from had owned it a few years, and run it about 20 hours a year. Just before he sold it it suffered the proverbial frost damage. He was gutted, but when I inspected it I noticed filler, it had gone before, and the previous owner had fixed it with filler and sold it without saying owt.
Mechanically this baby is sweet as a nut, just needs some TLC. Visually it is as ugly as sin, hideous water tank, dreadful trolley, some real botches on the wooden box and water tank, bad paint job, but ALL the original parts are there, even the fuel tank and wall unit.
These pictures were taken with a crappy fuji a202 digital camera, as was the (no sound) 20 second video clip in 640 x 480.
I used a bit of blu-tack to stop the worst of the leaks to run her up properly, so it is still leaking but held enough to run for 20 minutes for testing purposes, as I intend to document this, and so here we start with the "as she came to me" series.
I must also at this time thank my long suffering mother and her neighbours, temporarily for a week or so I had nowhere else to stash this baby except on her driveway, until I can make room in the shop in a week or so's time.
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Embedding all those pix here was a mistake, made this thread unreadable
go here for them in a web gallery thingy
http://www.surfbaud.co.uk/Lister/gallery/index.php?
cheers
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This first picture is alternator end, note the weighted pulley on the alternator.
This second picture is self evident.
This picture is a close up of the solenoid and linkage for the decompressor, in RUN position
This is the linkage pulled back (opposite of decompress) showing the only missing part, the pin from the solenoid to the lever
This is the oil pump (and cut off switch)
Injection pump, fuel filter, tappets, tappets rotate about 45 degrees per stroke
Injector pump and rack closing arm from the solenoid
Fuel filter
Plate on main bed
Plate on alternator
Control box with +ve and -ve and manual start button on top of alternator
Plate on top of control box
Alternator flywheel
Alternator flywheel again, approx 14 inches diameter
Flywheel, approx 25 inches dia
Flywheel, approx 4 inches wide
Flywheel rim, approx 3 inches thick
Flywheel disk, 1 inch thick
Genuine wall unit, thsi was intended to mount on the wall next to the start-o-matic. Distribution box really.
Close up of plate
Original fuel tank, note fuel level bob indicator
Inside tank, see the float
Float still works as fluid as anything
Pushrods etc
another side view
Genuine lister CS starting handle (I have the other bit of wood from the handle)
Hideous non original and nasty water tank, fuel tank just visible at top
blu-tack leak fix, but compression valve in IN position
compression valve in OUT position (low comp)
The directory containing these files
http://www.surfbaud.co.uk/Lister/pictures/2006-02-12/
The directory containing a 640 x 480 20 second avi of it starting
http://www.surfbaud.co.uk/Lister/videos/
Have phun, any questions ask away.
DirtbikePilot:
Frickin' a dude.... I am so jealous!! :o ;D That's totally sweet despite the cylinder damage. ;D
GuyFawkes:
I had an advantage being 100 miles from where they were built...
If you want revenge go and buy an Indian Super Chief or a clean pan or knuck for a couple thousand bucks as a barn find....
we can swap
vbg
rgroves:
I don't see one ugly thing about it. I can only imagine how sweet that thing sounds.
GuyFawkes:
she deserves better, and will get it...
will grab some better quality video and audio files, esp close up audio of bearings / tappets / startup / shutdown etc later this week
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