Hi i am getting to try dual fueling my cs with bio-gas. i have read that the best method is to let the gas supply the constant load and use the diesel to...
... Tim what was the outcome did you repair or replace the cylinder. Stationary engine parts price was £110.00 I think last time I looked on their website but...
Hi Philip. The governor is a mechanical device that works by rotating a couple of weights around a vertical axle against gravity (that will try to pull the...
... Hi James, So are you going to tell us what happened to the "I have found a good lister orginal start o matic, but it is Luton"? There may be spares...
What a good memory you have! 2 things 1 Its was down in Luton 2 It was sold ... From: Richard <oliver90owner@...> Subject: [Lister_CSOG] Re: Lister CS or...
Hi John, Thanks for asking, I repaired the cylinder a second time with chemical metal (made by plastic padding). It is weeping slightly but holding up. I will...
Hi, If you take the time to totally clean the casting and sand/grind to bare metal you can get an effective repair with a good quality epoxy. Eventually rust...
Cross posting another engine again. I have another Lister and an aluminum smelter 500,000 BTU that will eat complete truck transmissions. I intended to run...
Hello Steve Unruh here Yacolt, Washington USA I among 3-4 people have a CS type I am working toward dual fueling with self generated Woodgas. I have some...
Many years ago I used to own a Yamaha IT 175G 1980 model I think. The F model came out with a "Resonance Box" A mate had one, and it had much better torque. ...
Hi all, my name is Laurence Cochrane from Newtownards in Northern Ireland. I own a 1957 Lister startomatic 4.5 kva (cs 8-1)though I do not have the control box...
I recall from childhood a startomatic engine which sat in the corner of my uncles farm workshop I remember to my anoyance at the time the flywheels being...
Hi Laurence and welcome aboard, I also have an 8/1 I found in a scrapyard only just recently would you believe! I too intend to generate my own power and am...
... Hello fellows For a neat youtube video of a late model 8/1 running at variable speed with good audio it is worth the bandwidth time to down load and watch...
Hello, i recently got 16 12v 100ah batteries and 16 12v 75ah batteries to be connected to my 96 v input inverter. my question is this should i connect all...
A 96v inverter? neat. Biggest we have installed is 48v. Who makes it? You do not want to mix battery capacities, so create two separate banks and run separate...
Steve, Thanks for the info, sorry it is a ups, an old Silcon DP30E with a 3kva output 1996, i hope it is pure sine wave but i don't have a scope to check it. ...
I have a 1954 Lister CS start'o'matic 110V set. Last year the engine was rallyed and it run fine but near the end of the season it became hard to start. I...
A few things to check, 1 Does it have good compression? 2 Make sure you have bleed all the air out of the high pressure line this is very important. 3 check...
Lister Folks, Am making arrangements to have delivered a genuine CS Lister of either 5 or 6 horsepower size. Not sure which. Governed speed dictates the Hp I'm...
... 5 or 6 horsepower size. Not sure which. Governed speed dictates the Hp I'm told. ... the engine on a frame and then spring isolate this frame from the ...
Dear John, and List Does anyone know of anyone who was disappointed with the results, if they followed the Manufacturers Instructions, and installed their...
... I think what you are proposing to do is something very dangerous indeed, the thought of a CS balanced on springs gives me the shivers. Thankfully I wont be...
The vibration is going to be laterally and vertically, and of course components of both..... Depending on the balance factor which is probably 50%, A contra...
I plan to have some vibrations in my engine as many vibrating engines have lasted for fifty years in daily use. What is the harm for some vibrations in an...