Lister D Restoration

First restoration for me a lister d

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more photos to follow comments and help welcome
Richie

How are the internals, good luck, you have a bit of work ahead of you.

Chris

Hi Chris all internals are perfect
even the magneto crankshaft has no wear and barrel is perfect
very lucky with this one
Richie

Looks like it is a tank cooled engine, not radiator cooled as no pulley behind flywheel, what does the carburetor look like is it cast iron or aluminium.

Maryalice

The carb is cast
RichieR

so its a standard D carburetor, there were a few with aluminium car type carburetor.

Maryalice

[quote="maryalice"]Looks like it is a tank cooled engine, not radiator cooled as no pulley behind flywheel, what does the carburetor look like is it cast iron or aluminium.

Maryalice[/quote]

Different hopper cover as well on the radiator cooled ones, normally.

Has bolt holes for the fan assembly and also the top outlet pipe is cast and at an angel on the front edge. Bottom hose goes in where the bung is above the flywheel as well.

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First coat of paint
RichieR

Looking good! How did you treat/remove the rust?

Alan

Alanengine wrote:Looking good! How did you treat/remove the rust?

Alan

Hi Alan hard work with a drill and rotating wire brush
got it back to bare metal
RichieR

Must admit rotary wire brushes work well but I find they soon go past their best, I've used cup type on an angle grinder.

Alan

As I get on with this restoration
is there anyone out there
have a manual and part list for a lister d
many thanks
RichieR

There are currently two that I can see on Ebay, both are reproductions but will have in them all you need.
Better still if you enter this no 203173990047 on Ebay it will take you to a Lister D manual for £4.95 in the Internal Fire museum ebay shop, all funds going to the museum.

Maryalice

Many thanks mary alice

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Thought I would share latest updates
on my Lister D Restoration
RichieR

That's turning out well!

Alan

Thanks Alan getting there
pleased so far as this is my first stationary engine
restoration
RichieR

IMG_0179 by BANDIT, on Flickr
brass 5/16 nuts arrived today to give my lister a bit of bling
RichieR

RichieR wrote:
brass 5/16 nuts arrived today to give my lister a bit of bling
RichieR

When in doubt - polish it!    

I'm going to try to reduce my Brasso spend this year.

This comes under the heading of " its your engine do as you please", I'm of the opinion that it didnt leave the factory like that but each to his own.

Maryalice

Many thanks for the comments
I myself like the bling look
more photos to follow
RichieR

[quote="RichieR"]Many thanks for the comments
I myself like the bling look
more photos to follow
RichieR[/quote]

Don't worry about MaryAlice, he's probably got gout from all the fine jams and marmalade over christmas......

Yippee, your sense of humour has returned

Maryalice

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Lastest photo of my lister d restoration
project is starting to take shape handmade chain guard
for the magneto today getting closer to firing this old enegine up
RichieR

I'd leave guard off until you know its running ok, save you having to remove it if it isnt ok.

Maryalice