I think oiling the lister would be the major problem// almost all of the antique starionary engines were made to run that way// most had a simple drip lubrication on the side of the piston to lubricate the cylinder,wrist pin and liner//most only had simple babbitt brgs for the crank. they were lubricated with a felt wick with oil, some had pressure grease cup but very few of the older ones had roller brgs.. also the rpm was close to a lister, 250 to 800 rpm// I have several engines that were made almost 100 years ago and still have the orignal babbit brgs and pistons and rings.as far as i can tell..the orignal rings are easy to spot,,on some they are not the same thickness all the way around// they are thicker on the back side//the piston are hugh.on a 8 hp stove, the piston weighs about 50 lbs/so replacement would be hard to find.the rings a 6.75 in in diameter are the only easy thing to find/ the only hard part is compressing the rings and trying to move a piston that size in sideways into the cylinder//sid