Collecting and Fetching

Gentlemen,

How many of you have had this conversation,

"Youve got it then", yes " what is it", its a Lister M petrol paraffin. "Oh!" "what does it do", its an engine dear " I know that but what does it do". "does it go", no not yet "You paid all that money and it does'nt go, you were seen coming", it doesn't work like that dear " waste of money, mutter mutter mutter" and she walks back into the house :-)) The pictures are in the usual place .

Mart> Gentlemen,

Interesting engine Martin, not so simplistic as A's and B's. Does it go - ish?

Space is our problem and I ran out of it several engines ago. Now the Inter looms large in my work calendar, I've got to move iron to build iron.

"What have you bought now?" "It's a Badger's Bottom engine, the only one of its kind in seven shires and, well, " (weakly) "it's only a little one." "Yes, but it's ANOTHER little one. At least you've got rid of The Eyesore" (the lamented Parsons) "Where are you going to put this one?" "In the garage down the bottom." "There's no room. Look, why don't you put it in the kitchen, it's warm, dry and you'll need to degrease the bits - you could use the sink & then my new oven for stove enamelling experiments."

Did you spot where reality gave way to fantasy?

Actually, I've gotta say she is pretty good. She brought me a cup of tea in bed on Tuesday morning and reminded me that we met forty years ago that day. We must quite like each other ;o))

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

Kim, Its not seized, the valves are stuck open at moment and I don't yet know about the mag, but a quick visit to my friend Martin Percy will sort that one out. I have to get my head around the intricate plumbing for the petrol and paraffin. Its more than likely to be next winters project as I am busy with the L at the moment or I was until I had to repair my Welder with a new wire feeder unit. I will send a letter to Mr Edgington for a date, I believe 1920's, if anybody has four stout wheels I would like to hear from you please.

The engine is definitely pre-1920, my list from SEM many years ago gives

1920 starting at about S/N23000. The entire engine has a good coat of originality on it, just mount it on two lumps of old pitch pine soaked in creosote, oil and grease and it will be a nice exhibit.

Regards

Dan

A great and rare addition to your Lister collection, look forward to the story of the restoration.

That's a nice lump, Martin. Definitely a paraffin restoration job. One of those engines I've had on my wish-list for a while.

Have fun, Arthur G

I still remember with amusement the look on my ex's face when she came home and opened the dishwasher to find a tractor dashboard being cleaned for painting.

John

In message , John Manders writes

Possibly similar to that of the shop assistant when I asked whether the potty that I was buying for my baby son was dishwasher safe.

Wassail!

In my Other Hobby, all warriors start their military service with spear and shield: thus it is usual for car buyers to take a nine foot spear with them when buying a new vehicle. So aging Volvos become quite attractive .............

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

My trebuchet beam was sized to be the longest I could fit into my Citroen XM

Now I've got a Volvo, I could build a bigger treb 8-)

"Kim Siddorn" wrote (snip):-

No doubt helps with the price negotiations as well ;-)

Gentlemen,

Just a follow up on my Lister M, the engine was made in 1919 to be precise

24/01/1919 to be delivered to Drake and Fletcher 0n the 18/02/1919. Intrestingly David Edgington mentioned in his letter to me that the engine had the option to be fitted with a table on the Vaporiser to carry a blowlamp to aid starting.

Mart> Gentlemen,

So that was the end of Campingstoveman..........

From then on he was known as Blowlampbloke. ;-)

Arthur G

"Campingstoveman" wrote > Intrestingly David Edgington mentioned in his letter to me that the engine

to aid starting.

Surely you mean Billy Blueflame or Roger red-ring. ttfn Roland

I thought red-ring was associated with too much food of the Indian sub-continent?

Peter

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lambs to the slaughter :-) ttfn Roland

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Oi you lot just cos I do like the odd Indian, meal, am I the whipping boy then :-))

Martin P

....... and they both lived in The Village with Three Corners!

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