Billy,
Initially you had questions about repairing your cracked Lister CS
"Just found this forum, and wonder if anyone can advise if its possible to repair a cracked cylinder block on Lister CS 6/1? Been told by an engineer I know that it may be possible to braze this, but wonder if there is any other way to do it as I have no access to brazing equipment."
Then, it seems you really already know all there is to know about repairing cast iron.
"Apparently the "repair" carried out by Guy Fawkes, may well have been 100% sucessful if it had been in a low stress situation, ideally under compression loading. However the fact that its not, and bearing in mind the area of welded material between the cast iron and mild steel MIG weld is going to be glass hard Martensite, then its almost certain that the repair is going to fail pretty quickly.
The proper way to effect a repair such as this would be with braze, or ideally powder welding. A friend of mine who is now an engineer in the UK nuclear industry, has provided me with this information, and to tell you the truth after having a quick read through some of the stuff on Guy Fawkes web site, it seems to me he doesnt really know what he is talking about."
So, my question(s) for you, (since you really don't seem particularly interested in answers anyway) is, when can we see a photo of your original Lister, with its' cracked head? What year was it made? How long have you owned it? What are your plans for it? Is it a SOM or a standard 6/1? What foundation is it on? Run it on diesel or WVO? Are you real or are you wasting everyones' time because you have a bone to pick with a fellow countryman who happens to post here? A real Lister owner would love to tell us all about the engine(s) that are the subject of this Forum. All that other stuff, I for one can do without. Thanks,
Ray