⚙ Stationary Engines - UK

5114 Threads Posts
to

Winter & security stuff

Public service broadcast! It dipped to minus seven in parts of the westcountry last night. Are you sure there is no wat...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Whitemetal

I do hope we are not going to let one sick mind kill this group? Or is everyone, like me, doing the CH system mods they...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by roland
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by roland

Uniflow two strokes

I thought this was an interesting enough subject to start a new thread. The Vincent Marine Engine is a good example of...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Useful Websites

I'm in the process of restoring a stationary engine and wondered if anyone here could recommend any useful websites tha...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by andygh
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by andygh

Lister CS stuff, freeing fuel pumps, spares etc

Hi all, I have recently bought a Lister CS 3/1 (http://simon-wass.fotopic.net/c755015.html) and the fuel pump is seized...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by simon.wass
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by simon.wass

Two-Strokes

Hi Tim, We have a "Ferry" three cylinder two-stroke here with a Marshall blower (Rootes type) for scavenging. They were...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by paul
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul

Refrigerant tank

I have come by a modest source of smallish gas bottles used to store the refrigerant used in car air conditioning syste...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Estimated value please

Esteemed Gentlemen ( and any Ladies who may be reading ), I am one of those who point a camera at your ( mechanical ) p...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bruck
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by bruck

Guy fawkes

a troll as expected. Killfile http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.local.southwest/browse_thread/thread/16380126da4e17ef/...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by roland
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by roland

L'Aster on Webshots

http://community.webshots.com/album/505458375pSZDLw I had trouble with the earlier URL & album, so have opened a new al...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn

OT - Merlins on E-bay

No apologies for posting this - of interest to many here, but certainly not on topic! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn

Lifting Lister CSs

I have recently had the great misfortunate (actually I enjoyed it reall) of having to lift Lister CSs using an engine h...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by j_mark_walker
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by j_mark_walker

ebay

I recently heard it said by a lurker "all that b****y news group ever talk about is ebay". Not quite true and anyway I...
28 comments posted 20yrs
posted by n_highfield
28 comments posted 20yrs posted by n_highfield

Lister CS head bolt torque

Does anyone have a figure for the torque that the large and small cylinder head hold down nuts should be tightened down...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ken.boak
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ken.boak

Webshots

Pictures of the L'Aster engine can be seen at http://community.webshots.com/album/127970535DBRAYN Something of a depart...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kim.siddorn
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by kim.siddorn