I worked on a ship that had lifeboats propelled by these engines. They had a spring-loaded starting system that would only work on a cold start if the outside temp was above 65 degrees F. It took some serious cranking by a very large man to get them started most of the time and I wondered just how usefull they were in a lifesaving appliance on a ship that spent most of it's life operating in cold climates. Westerbeke 4 cylinders with hydraulic starters were much more reliable.
@05clenharth yea well some people dont seem to have a clue, I mean they weren't actually there when we got her restored and running. You can't wrong a bunch of old guys who have been in this club and restoring these types of engines for 25 years.
The engine was stripped completely down and put back together. No it only sounds like that because it is its first run. All the cylinders are perfectly fine, our clubs diesel expert has decleared all cylinders are running fine.
I worked on a ship that had lifeboats propelled by these engines. They had a spring-loaded starting system that would only work on a cold start if the outside temp was above 65 degrees F. It took some serious cranking by a very large man to get them started most of the time and I wondered just how usefull they were in a lifesaving appliance on a ship that spent most of it's life operating in cold climates. Westerbeke 4 cylinders with hydraulic starters were much more reliable.
satchelh 1 month ago
can you throttle a lister or are they just set to run at 650 RPM (650 for a 6/1 at least) and no control over RPM?
MF11283 2 months ago
Thats running on all cyls fine
05clenharth 10 months ago
@05clenharth yea well some people dont seem to have a clue, I mean they weren't actually there when we got her restored and running. You can't wrong a bunch of old guys who have been in this club and restoring these types of engines for 25 years.
engineteen 9 months ago
I had this engine in my lifeboat, and this one is running without one cylinder for sure. Awesome engines you can really rely on!!
zadarinmyheart 1 year ago
I think it is the injector or fuel pump timing.
hanomagman 1 year ago
No it's not running good, you have a dead or week cylinder. Funny how many people say "It runs good" with out listening / knowing what is going on
slickjimmy76 2 years ago
The engine was stripped completely down and put back together. No it only sounds like that because it is its first run. All the cylinders are perfectly fine, our clubs diesel expert has decleared all cylinders are running fine.
engineteen 2 years ago
The only problem with this is the rack on the governor which requires a bit of tweaking.
engineteen 2 years ago
@engineteen What series is this? SR, ST? Did you get the rack adjusted? I worked on the SR and ST series Listers for many years.
kaysandesses 1 year ago
Awesome! Sounds like a semi truck lol
SuperKONR 2 years ago
Very nice, looks and sounds great!
Being a Lister that would run for eternity!
steamwally 2 years ago
sounds good
hello112100 2 years ago