... Not necessarily. The sand is often incased in the strange substance inside the crankcase that the Indians believe is paint. This thick substance is oil ...
Kevin, You need to look at the structure of the engine manufacturing industry in India to make your conclusions about product quality. There are many (high...
The recent posts re starting problems, I have a 3/1 I can start any weather by not using the valve lifter, I turn the engine backwards to the compression then...
Hi John and group Googling returned this. Van der Horst were the patentees for a chroming process for engine cylinder bores. 'Listard' and 'Chromard' were two...
Kevin and group This listeroid that was sold on fleabay the other day was made by Kissan in India and the owner claimed it was sand free. http://www.ebay.co.uk...
Kevin I am very satisfied with my Powerline Engine from Anand. I don't think that the engine is out of tolerance. I selected Anand engines because of their ...
Dear Paul Thanks very much for the insight. Does this problem of oil soluble paint exist with other manufactures in addition to JKson? Is there perhaps a...
Dear William I am pleased to hear of your good experience with Anand engines, and also Paul Heeley's insights into the Lister Manufacturing Industry and the...
Dear Steve Thanks very much for your very helpful posting! It is very helpful for the newbie to know what he is getting into, and what to look for. Best wishes...
Hi All, As a counterpoint.... I've got two metros and, being off grid, they both get extensive use. Both received a good lookover and were put into service....
I'd really like to thank everyone who has made a contribution to this thread. 2 comments: 1) anybody who has done any research into Listeroids will quickly...
The toolkit that came with my JKSON is Metric. Steve Spence http://www.green-trust.org ... From: Morrie Schreibman To: Lister_CSOG@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Morrie should be whitworth (BSW) but I don't know what the Indian versions use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth peace n grease Chug ... ...
Morrie I think the current consensus for Listeroid engines is that QA is much better than it was in the past if dealing with a reputable vendor. I am sure if...
Morrie Perhaps the attached tables will clear this up for the more technically minded.. As there are five open ended wrenches in the set, you have ten ...
... I have been following this thread and am surprised by the assumption that a none engineering person can actually build an engine better than the Indian ...
Thanks Bill I am including the contents of this thread to lister forum for the benefit of other newbies that can learn from the more experienced. My 10/1...
I've had a Startomatic sitting in the garden with just a plastic bag over the head and down to the pump. It must be about a year since it was started although...
... Hard to say, but the American forum would indicate that it's standard. The Indian oil smells pretty awful too and I've heard that with some assemblers you...
Hi all, The fasteners and nuts used on Indian listers are all imperial, specifically English imperial as opposed to american imperial. Hope this helps ...
... It's not as easy as that. The Unified thread generally replaced what the English were using. It made war time trade easier. Thread pitches and thread shape...
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... His name is Graham, he is on Barugh Rd Barugh Green nr Barnsley close to J38 M1. He also lives in Sheffield so you could drop of parts at his home then...
Hi all, Take a look at this on e-bay 250201857303 and then look at what he has for sale, the alt is the thick end of £300 but the motor is £50, are they the...
... It's not that simple, unfortunately! The generators are PMG (Permanent magnet Generators) which does have a very high efficiency, but it's close to...
Hi, I noted the comment about an easy starting 3/1 Just an observation. These smaller capacity engines are a doddle to crank compared to the 5 6 or 8/1...
Speechless! -- In Lister_CSOG@yahoogroups.com, "RICHARD DAVIS" ... crank compared to the 5 6 or 8/1 engines. ... less capacity. ... 8/1 with only one flywheel!...
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