Interesting reading.
I actually bought the Lister. What I need to decide now is what to do to it to
get it working. When I removed the cap on the valve cover of one cylinder, it
took a wrench to get it loose, and a bit of rust/crud dropped inside the cover.
The parts under the cover look pretty dry, like they haven't been lubed in a
long time. I figure at the least, I need to vacuum out the crud that dropped in,
and then lube everything well, including injecting oil into the 3 cylinders. If
anyone has restored a long stored lister or equivalent, I would love to hear
what you think needs to be done with such an engine before actually trying to
start it. I'm not rushing into this. I want to do my research first.
OK, your first task would be to join the
http://listerengine.com forum.
Although it has an irritating tendancy to disappear (sometimes for
hours, sometimes for days or more at a time), it is nonetheless a wealth
of information, and knowledeable people who can help you through your
refurbishment/restoration.
Another forum you might consider is at
http://microcogen.info; it's less
focused on the Lister engine (& much more on combined heat & power), but
there's a strong Lister[oid] presence there, and much help could be
gleaned. That forum is also much less likely to disappear than the
listerengine one...
Finally, there's a Yahoo group - Lister_CSOG - for owners of Lister (and
Listeroid) CS type engines. IMHO that one's the hardest to use (because
it's a mailing list), but is if anything the most focused.
Good luck!
