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Lister D - Help & Information - Please
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Rollys...@hotmail.com
Feb 8, 2004, 6:36:16 PM2/8/04
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I have just collected a Lister D that has been used to power a saw
bench until a few years ago. Almost everything looks to be present and
I have high hopes for a full restoration, but, having looked through
several publications I cannot find this model.
The engine number is 114134 - which places it at January 1935
(D.W.Edgington - 1984)
The SPEC is 105 / 3R and it is shown as producing 3HP at 1350RPM
The cylinder head is stamped 105 / 309
There are several odd things about this machine. First, the fuel tank
is resting on brackets mounted very high up on the cylinder head --
above the spark plug, which is well set back into the head. Second,
the carburettor is on one side of the head, the exhaust on the other.
Third, there are traces of light blue paint around the fuel tank, the
cover holding the brass plates and both the rocker cover and water
jacket cover.
I thought that the Lister D's were governed to 700 or 1000 RPM
producing 1.5 or 2 HP.I also thought that all of the D's had the inlet
and exhaust side by side? Finally, did Listers ever use anything other
than Mid-Brunswick Green? Can anyone give me any information about
this engine to answer some of my questions?
Rolly
bench until a few years ago. Almost everything looks to be present and
I have high hopes for a full restoration, but, having looked through
several publications I cannot find this model.
The engine number is 114134 - which places it at January 1935
(D.W.Edgington - 1984)
The SPEC is 105 / 3R and it is shown as producing 3HP at 1350RPM
The cylinder head is stamped 105 / 309
There are several odd things about this machine. First, the fuel tank
is resting on brackets mounted very high up on the cylinder head --
above the spark plug, which is well set back into the head. Second,
the carburettor is on one side of the head, the exhaust on the other.
Third, there are traces of light blue paint around the fuel tank, the
cover holding the brass plates and both the rocker cover and water
jacket cover.
I thought that the Lister D's were governed to 700 or 1000 RPM
producing 1.5 or 2 HP.I also thought that all of the D's had the inlet
and exhaust side by side? Finally, did Listers ever use anything other
than Mid-Brunswick Green? Can anyone give me any information about
this engine to answer some of my questions?
Rolly
Roland and Celia Craven
Feb 8, 2004, 6:53:36 PM2/8/04
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Sounds to me like you have a Lister F, the much less common high speed
derivative of the D with Alu piston. I have a manual somewhere but can't
find it at the moment. The clicher would be the magneto position and drive.
Most makers supplied engines to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who
finished them in their own colours. Blue may have been the colour of the
sawbench?
hth
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Roland Craven
nr Exeter Devon, UK
rol...@petternut.co.uk
http://www.petternut.co.uk
derivative of the D with Alu piston. I have a manual somewhere but can't
find it at the moment. The clicher would be the magneto position and drive.
Most makers supplied engines to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who
finished them in their own colours. Blue may have been the colour of the
sawbench?
hth
--
Roland Craven
nr Exeter Devon, UK
rol...@petternut.co.uk
http://www.petternut.co.uk
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Nick Highfield
Feb 10, 2004, 3:43:04 PM2/10/04
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While looking for something else, I came across David Edgington's "Know
your Lister F Type" booklet. This confirms that spec 105/3R refers not only
to a fairly early F type, but a reverse rotation one at that. So probably
something of a rarity. An SAE to David at the address given in SEM should
reveal precise details, including original customer.
your Lister F Type" booklet. This confirms that spec 105/3R refers not only
to a fairly early F type, but a reverse rotation one at that. So probably
something of a rarity. An SAE to David at the address given in SEM should
reveal precise details, including original customer.
Now where the heck is that Villiers book?!
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NHH
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Nick Highfield
Feb 10, 2004, 4:31:31 PM2/10/04
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Still can't find the Villiers book, so I sat down to read 'Know your F'. The
'R' in the spec could it seems equally refer to radiator cooling.
'R' in the spec could it seems equally refer to radiator cooling.
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NHH
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Rolly Bastian
Feb 10, 2004, 6:31:26 PM2/10/04
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Thanks for the information
The machine is a reverse rotation model -- and also radiator cooled, but the
radiator has been replaced with a radiator sized tank! I sent an email to
David Edgington yesterday seeking to purchase a copy of "Know your F" after
reading the response from Roland & Celia Craven.
Incidentally, it has an RS1 magneto - shaft driven.
The machine is a reverse rotation model -- and also radiator cooled, but the
radiator has been replaced with a radiator sized tank! I sent an email to
David Edgington yesterday seeking to purchase a copy of "Know your F" after
reading the response from Roland & Celia Craven.
Incidentally, it has an RS1 magneto - shaft driven.
All of a sudden, I've got the stationary engine bug! The first machine is a
hopper cooled 'D', seized solid, a definate restoration project. The second
machine - bought as a 'D' turns out to be an 'F'. ------ I've got the start
of a collection!
Cheers for now.
Rolly
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