Micro CoGen.

This may help-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_bulk_container

As you probably know, the Lister SOM opens the exhaust valve and closes the fuel rack when shutting down. If the fuel rack isn't closed then the pump carries on pumping fuel until the engine stops. Not sure if this helps with your idea?

I've no idea about the Listeroids but on the UK Lister the breather closes once the piston has completed it's down stroke. The piston then creates a vacuum on its up stroke. The 'fog' of oil droplets created by the dipper is then drawn into this void.
This oil is then deposited on the underside of the piston, small end, rings and bore as the piston travels through the 'fog' of oil, a bit like driving a car in the rain without a windscreen. Controlled passage of air through the breather holds the oil in suspention to aid the process.
The vacuum also draws excess oil away from seals such as the main bearing.
That's my understanding of it anyway.

I'm with Chris on this. It may work on an Indian engine, I don't know, but on a Lister it would seriously reduce the upper cylinder lubrication if the vacuum was lost.

Quote from: quinnf on February 17, 2011, 01:02:43 PM
The one I hate is when I'm looking for my glasses.  Search all around the place.  Pat my pockets, look in the car, the pickup, next to the telephone.  Then reach up to scratch my head in bewilderment, and there they are!

q.

Yep, this is my favourite! I've actually got to the stage of having two pairs on my head and still can't find the dam things. Pencils are another one. Before I started wearing glasses I used to put them behind my ear so I'd end up with one behind each ear. Now I have no room behind my ears so it goes in my pocket. A simple alternative but I have too many pockets.

In fairness there aren't that many ebay UK sellers that tell you 'as it is'.
The latest golden quote I had was "excellent compression". The compression was that good that the flywheels wouldn't move backwards or forwards! 

I was following that thread and I didn't read anything untoward. I found it informative and good that LLF put some figures up.
One of the reasons for joining forums is to learn and share information.
No dream ever survives 100% to reality. ideas change through trial and error; they evolve with help from folks who have walked a similar path.
I come up with ideas myself, some work some don't. Ether way I learn something.
If folks share their knowledge with me it gives more possibilities and often saves me time and money.
I've found that having a positive plan with options avoids too many disappointments.
However, I am open to ideas on this.

Bill
What I'm wondering is if the deposit on the injector tip is being caused by the non-oil particles in the wmo. If this is so then finer filtering should improve things.
I'm not sure, it's just an idea. As I've said before, my 8/1 has been running on ½ micron filtered oil. I have no deposit on the injector but I haven't got that many hours on it so I can't give any valid results.

Bill,
Synthetic oils don't burn well. Even my pressure jet burner has a recommendation for diesel dilution if using synthetic oil.
You don't say whether you are filtering with sock or pumped cartridge filter.
Make a batch with regular wmo and filter it to 1 or ½ micron with a cartridge filter.

I agree with Veggie, IDI engines tend to fair better with alternative fuels.
Warming the wmo would help. Also starting on diesel then changing to wmo when the engine is warm.
How do you filter your wmo and to what micron?

Thanks Wrightkiller. 

I'm just wondering if they rounded it off to 2.500"

Any idea of the crank pin (big end) size on the Indian Listeroids, or do they vary?
Lister give the size of 2.4975" – 2.4980" for their Dursley CS.

Quote from: Jens on January 05, 2011, 10:20:57 AM

Quote from: playdiesel on January 05, 2011, 09:26:11 AM
It would be nice to be able to simply order a gasket kit of quality componants that has all we need to properly do the job on every type, a lot to ask I guess.

I am sure you could ask Gaskets-to-go to fill out their standard kit to include shim gaskets and the roller mains gaskets.

I have spoken to John about this but haven't had time to follow it up.
I use his cylinder head gaskets, with excellent results' so it would be good to buy the 'full set' from him.
GTG's Dursley full gasket set is short of one cylinder door, oil pump, oil drain plug, cast iron fuel filter, oil feed pipe gaskets, bump stop and mains gasket shims.
John did say he could produce the extra ones at extra cost.


One tip I've learnt on head gaskets is, with the engine running, spray the area with soapy water, with a spray bottle. I've had engines running but blowing bubbles on Indian gaskets. Around the compression change over valve is also a good place to check for leaking copper washers.

The change over valve is left screwed out on the 5/1 and 6/1 SOM's.
I guess the idea is that the alternator has the power to start the engine on low compression and then the engine will be running at above prescribed medium load to drive the alternator.