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Hello Guys . I heard about this website from an existing member ( Grizz) who told me about a crazy ford Taunus van build in germany . I have followed that build and a lot of others on here and I must say I am very impressed My current ride is no way retro but a bit more eurobox  But it suits me for now This section of the website is for other builds , so I thought I would show you my recent project  It is a 1950 Wolseley stationary engine 1.5hp at 750 rpm Its state when I got it was complete but not running very well Herse a short video But after a strip down and some valve regrinding I have got it to this stage  Hopefully soon it will be up and runing . The last engine that I restored is a 1942 Lister D type  From this to A short video ( ignore the fat bloke ) this  A short video of it running can be seen here Thank you for getting this far . I do have lots of other old stuff but it is just too much for one post Steve |
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Those are very nice! What did these engines power originally? Small pumps or so? The Lister looks sort of half suitable for a small open metal boat as well, doesn't it???
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Originally the Wolseley was the power source for a sheep shearing machine and the lister was from a generator . The Lister D is not very suitable for a marine application due oto the fact that the engine is governed to run at a set speed so it has no way of increasing the revs to make it go faster . The only way to improve on the horsepower is to fit a larger flywheel The restoration of the Lister can be seen on one of my websites www.rustandoil.co.nr Steve |
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Nice one Steve, that Wolseley is really interesting.
I love Listers, grew up with them on the farm.
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i always end up looking round the stationary engines at car shows, i love the noises they make and they all seem to have their own rhythm
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I have such a hankering to get me a few of these and just run them.... I can imagine running a vertical drill off one, via a magneto. ;D Modern day Dibna
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Yay spit bangs! lol
Go to steam rallies all over the country & you'll see dozens & dozens of Lister Ds
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Sorry, might be a stupid question but... what do you use them for? Or do you just get them running for the enjoyment of it?
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They used to run water pumps, sheep shearing equipment, milking machines etc on farms.
Now they get shown at steam rallies in their millions! lol
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I am not so sure about them being in the milions , certainly the Wolseleys are getting rarer these days .
I suppose the reason why I restore these old relics is purely for the nostalgia value . They were manufactured when Britain realy was Great , now all we are is a customer who prefers to buy our technology rather than invest and produce our own
Some how I cant see a honda generator enine being restored in 70 years time
Steve
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Millions of Lister Ds, JAPs & Petters though. Prefer these myself:    |
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If money was no object I too would have a heavy traction engine .
But untill I am graced with a visit from the lottery fairy ( no not Dale winton) I will stick with my engines and other old stuff .
Incidently the Lister D was produced between 1926-1964 and in this time 250.000 ( that is two hundred and fifty thousand ) were produced
So to say their are millions on display at steam rallys is a bit over the top
Steve
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May 13, 2008 19:25:00 GMT
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My dad had a few stationary engines.
Still got the saw benches they powered.
But I swapped the engines for some old bikes.
One of the engines was a similar Lister.
Are they the same company that messed with Jaguars?
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May 18, 2008 20:58:05 GMT
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me and me dad have quite a few stationary engine, lister, bamford, ruston hornsby, villers, J, petter A1 running on lpg (never seen one like it before) wolesey.
We like to show these at local shows along with the old series 2a Land Rover.
Nice to see some one else with and interest in these engines.
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Vehicle history Bikes: 2x Raleigh Runabouts 50cc.---sold Honda c90----sold BSA B175 BANTAM----swapped (in bits) for a supercharger kit for a g40 polo  Ducati 750 Monster 1996 Cars: VW MK3 Polo Hatchback.---sold VW MK3 Polo GT Coupe---scrapped 1988 VW B3 Passat GL estate --- scrapped 1998 Audi a4 2.4 v6 avant -- Sold 1988 VW Polo coupe S eaton g40 project 1991 US spec Vw B3 Passat |
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May 20, 2008 10:40:12 GMT
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Check the dish at the rear. Awesome rims. Anyone know the PCD? *n |
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May 20, 2008 20:56:06 GMT
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ahhhhhhhhhh its happened... the hypnotisers have reached the forum...
chuff chuff chuff dooof chuff chuff chuff doof doof chufff etc...
love watching these things at the shows... thing is i don't get to see much else once I see the smoke rings popping up into the air and track them down !!!!!!
theres a lister at work that looks like it last ran in about 1974 at work, been sitting with the head off so don't know if it would ever be salvagable.. that too is coupled to a sheep shearing thing...
think its all there just needs an exhaust valve by the looks of the head
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