Lister Two Cylinder Electric Start Diesel Generator

[john1966elliott]

It used for lonely farm.

[faizy22888]

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[macon1007]

Lister Diesels for sale.

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[Xx69roadrunnerxX]

Great Lister diesel! What year? How much power is she putting out?

[creamyfilling102]

is this a relatively old unit then?  or something somewhat new?

[kaysandesses]

Now just to be clear: is this a Lister, or a Listeroid?

[SallyCinders]

Hi, does anyone know where I can get parts for a Lister LD17 3.5HP???

[gnarwhaleRanch]

beautiful. what year is it?

[steamwally]

Brand new!

[popomonstor]

it sounds as if it is really strong and swift.

[Wallabydam]

ive seen lots on here on you tube, but thats a real looker, super nice, damn its hard to find good ol running equipment. 5 star for sure

[ShnitzlHaus]

wow thats neat! a real power house and nice runner.

:)

[heal22]

how much fuel doe it consume?

[jozafax]

Beautiful!

[Toad261183]

how many kw made???

[matts6887]

Looks like a pretty cool setup there! :)

[jamesccostello]

I love that sound when it first starts up.

[toolmanforever]

beautiful job!

[toolmanforever]

Beautiful job!

[diymania]

Why can´t it be started with compression on ?

[Napalmdog]

I'd imagine it's the flywheel. You need it to be spinning at a good RPM to start and compression would kill that.

[TestECull]

Those engines have insanely low compression compared to diesel engines used in semi trucks. Finding an electric starter capable of starting it with compression on is literally as easy as going to your local parts joint and buying one.

A starter that can start a Powerstroke or equivalent oughtta be able to sling that whole engine around if it wanted to.

[taylortownmayor]

@TestECull

Actually these indirect injection Listers run a higher compression ratio than a Cummins or about any direct injection diesel.

If you look at about 0:30 you'll see a couple hand valves below the valve cover. Those are the change over valve and they reduce compression for starting. They reduce it to about 17:1 when out and raise it into the 21:1 range when in.

Compare to a 5.9 Cummins that has a compression ratio between 16.3:1 to 17.5:1 depending on model.

[TestECull]

A starter of sufficient torque exists to crank one with full compression.

Any starter for a 600HP+ semi truck oughtta be able to do it and not even really notice.

[AdeV2]

Not quite true, I'm afraid, The compression changeover valve is there to *raise* the compression (to about 17:1) when cold-starting. When the engine is warmed up, the COVs can be screwed out reducing the compression ratio - the engine runs fine and continues to develop good power, without giving the head and head gasket such a hard time.

The decompression levers simply hold the exhaust valve open, and are useful when starting with the hand crank, or if your battery is a bit sub-optimal.

[taylortownmayor]

@AdeV2

You are entirely correct! I have no idea what I was thinking when I said that reducing compression helps start an engine.