Original 1950 Lister now running ST gen head - novel axial drive

[Mr Lister]

Guys,

It's been a busy weekend here.

Yesterday we got a 1948 Startomatic to run as sweet as an old clock, after recutting the valve seats and some careful lapping of the new valves.

Today was spent on my pet project - my 1950 6hp Lister driving a 3kW ST head in a novel axial drive.  We are now making juice ;-)

There is an 80 tooth pulley on the engine shaft and a 32 tooth pulley on the alternator shaft.  They are connected using a Gates polyflex GT3 belt.   I also have a 34 toothe pulley so that I can experiment to get the best speed ratio to extract the most power from the 3kW ST head.

I had to free up the sticking governor, and try a few variations of governor spring/length, but now she runs well and holds reasonably constant frequency.

Lots of experimental work still to be one,  but I have just acquired a 14hp dynamometer  - formerly belonging to the Engineering Lab at Cambridge University. I'll  need a transit van to haul that one off campus.

Looks like its going to be a summer experimenting with waste veg oil and various heat exchangers.


Latest Pictures are on my website as usual:

www.powercubes.com/listers.html     

www.powercubes.com/listers_1.html



Ken

[GuyFawkes]

They are connected using a Gates polyflex GT3 belt. 

those bitches scream, esp at high revs, some years ago a guy came to me after building a big block 440 charger with 6-71 jimmy complaining it "didn't make that mad max intercep0tor sound" so we threw away his enclosed triplex chain and fitted a toothed belt

they used to be de-rigeur as the primary on harleys too

love the sound personally

[Mr Lister]

Guys,

The old 1950 6/1 is now running on vegetable oil, and making juice - with it's 3kW ST head!.

Check out the latest at www.powercubes.com/listers_13.html



Ken

[sb118]

Looking good, did you have to fill the microbore with sand/salt before bending?

[Mr Lister]

Steve,

6mm microbore is very forgiving, it's like folding whipped eggs into a pudding. You just roll it off the reel onto the exhaust pipe and it stays put.

8mm is more of a pig  - 63mm (2.5") really is the minimum bend diameter.



Ken

[Ironworks]

Hi Ken

Nice set up.  How hot does the oil entering the pump get?  I was talking to a guy that converted his VW to veggie and he was telling me that if the oil gets too hot it loses its lubricating properties.

[akghound]

Hi Ken
Nice set up.  How hot does the oil entering the pump get?  I was talking to a guy that converted his VW to veggie and he was telling me that if the oil gets too hot it loses its lubricating properties.

If I remember correctly VO is good up to the 350-400*(f). I have mine at least 180* at the injector without any problems. If I run cooler them this I get carbon buildup in the engine.
Nice clean setup there Ken, are you starting and shuting down on VO? I don't think it is a very good idea to run cold VO in a cold engine. Studies have showen this to be quite damaging to the engine. Keep a close eye out for carbon buildup.
Keep up the good work
Ken Gardner