lister d piston stuck

Well spotted Nuts :stick lol: :stick lol: :stick lol:

Stu.

IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!! brute force and ignorance paid off. managed to get it out the bottom with a bit of careful planning. i bent the oil dripper and tied the conrod over to the side of the crank case,then beat the hell out of the piston with a brass drift and a big hammer(i know i risked cracking the piston but ive got a spare),knocked it down enugh to take the gugion pin out and this then gave me space to knock it out. the plus side i that the oil dripper on the conrod straighted out again and didnt snap! one happy bunny.


mat

Great news dave

Now hope fully the rest should easy finger's crossed !! It will soon done now the hard part is over
Andrew

cheers guys.theres a few bits and pieces to get for it,mainly external bolt on stuff. im hopeing to get it up and running with a spangley new paint job in the next 3-4 weeks,only having mainly weekends and the odd hour at night to work on it. it shouldnt take much to get it going cause i can nick the missing bits of my dk for now.when its done ill post some pics in the pic section.

mat

Well done, bet you felt great after you got it out.

Keep us informed of how you get on and looking forward to seeing the finished engine.

Stu.

will do but don't expect to see brunswick green,ive gone for a different more up to date green.think of it as pimp my lister but not over the top,i know the taditinalists will moan but i wanted something different.once this ones up and running my dk's receiving a new colour but that wont be green.people modify classic cars why not these little beasties?



mat

Plenty of Lister D's get painted in different colours, I wouldn't worry about it. I can understand people getting all purist if it's an extremely rare, museum piece kind of engine, or something you don't see too often. I can even be a bit of a purist myself, at times. But the more common stuff is less likely to get moaned at. There's plenty of them about which have been lovingly restored by the book.

So, what's going to be then? Maybe that green I painted my Tarpen??? (it was very bright )

Or is it a surprise? Only to be revealed later on, when it's all finished?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's your engine paint it what ever colour you want and if anyone doesn't like it, it's there problem to deal with.
Looking forward to the finished pics to see what colour/shade you've decided on.

Stu.

Maybe a metallic green, like the Polychromatic Green Douglas used on their motorcycles towards the end???

I'm looking forward to seeing it as well.

your not far off with metallic,its one of those paints that good lighting really makes it work so a sunny day at a show should do the trick.
it should be done in the next few weeks so ill post some pics when its done.

mat