Lister CS puzzle

Peter,

Chances are that it picked up in the bush the push rod passes through and this is allowing up and down but not around or maybe the same at the other end.

Martin P

underneath. The

Did it run over the quality of build and likely longevity of these clones?

AJH

Yes, the problems of the curry clones is pretty well documented now, and a picture of an off-line cam follower face was sent to me by the enquirer (George Breckenridge snipped-for-privacy@vircom.net) after a bit of discussion about the details of the cams.

It seems that the opening period and the lift of the exhaust is much greater than the inlet, and George reckons that would be sufficient to always make the exhaust follower move while the inlet may not, depending on lubrication etc etc.

I'm keeping an open mind on the matter, the Lister ones appear both to rotate, I haven't got any Indian built engines to worry about! :-))

Peter

Andrew, The quality is as poor as one would think. If buying one as I just did you would have to look at it as a kit. I'm lucky being a machinist and having the tool to make bushings, shims and everything else I will need to get good use from this engine. The castings are good but the machine work and assembly is very poor. Loose threads and gears. One rocker almost off the valve, warped pushrods, bad bearing on the connecting rod. And the paint is a metalic green I have not seen in 30 years and never want to see again. And they paint everything once it is on the shipping pallet. You get what you pay for with these engines. Caroll F Via

Thanks for that feedback, from later postings it looks like a second hand one may be a better place to look.

I see the comments about tappet wear and it makes me wonder what factors do contribute to longevity? Having had over 20k hours from an aircooled Lister genset, which would have gone on if it hadn't rattled the control box to pieces, I wonder how long an engine will run between major rebuilds.

AJH

That's why our Iron Toys weigh so much. It helps to damp the vibration and a well supported main bearing is a long lived main bearing.

Massive crank journals stay cooler and can survive with poorer more sketchy lubrication.

Big gears in graphite-laden cast iron wear well, especially if no-one lubricates them with oil in their first few hours/days!

Makes them more difficult to carry about and I wonder how well modern high speed genny last.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn, Regia Anglorum

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