Nice engine simar kid, it will make a good exhibit driving the cake crusher.
I started with stationary engines and along with my father still have quite a few in our collection.

The cake  crusher and Engine  seem to be a good buy. Why should they not be included on the site ? We have  tractors, as well as  sort of  strictly horticultural stuff. In my humble opinion, engines such as this one, were found in horticultural environments , powering water pumps, soil sieves,  generator sets,   cider presses, etc Maybe  the cake crusher is  a bit further out, but many horticultural  establishments were also small holdings with a few animals, so why not . The important thing is , that you have them, and will keep them going, and enjoy them . Mind you this my opinion, which as an ex Lister Apprentice, might be a bit biased .

Seriously, spares are still available for A types, but I think the spark plugs are becoming harder to find . Make sure you run it  regularly, and put an egg cup full of oil in a tank of petrol every  year, this will ensure the valves stay free .

yes I get the association that you have mentioned and am now making a start. the first problem is the wood part of the starting handle. it has seized onto the steel rod which it revolves around and has also split. trying to start it cuts your hand to shreds so untill I can find someone to make a new handle I have applied some plastic wood to fill the gap and this will be better for my sore palm.

Nice engine, i have one of these but still having trouble getting it to run right. I think the carby has had too much corrosion in it previous to me getting it and needs some more tinkering. I plan to run a chaff cutter with it eventually.

great are you posting a project then ?

 

Taking the cap off the fuel tank revealed a smell which was not normal. could not see anything but decided to remove tank and investigate.to my surprise the colour was like tea without the milk.....not normal by any means. How was this engine running with rust mixed in with stale petrol beats me. so a full clean out has been done and also the last owner has painted it Light Brunswick Green,which is wrong. further investigation brings up Dark Brunswick Green and therefore will have to get some from the supplier.so the restoration begins with the fuel tank which has been sanded down ,but further preparation is on the cards.

Ello john mate from what I remember listers were mid brunswick green but I will prob stand corrected   im sure thats what my b type and d type were painted in plus if you check it out David edgington wrote a small book on lister A andB type engines plus he does the manual if you check stationary engine magazine which some of the larger wh smith stock by kelsey publishing im sure you can still obtain them
Steve

Yes David Edgington is your man for Lister stuff.
David Edgington's Site

Titch,i have already had a kind offer of help with a replacement from plonker he jumped straight in what a great guy.

Project now in top gear as the paint has arrived. the BS Number is on the label of the tin as shown.when applied to engine you can tell if you look closely that last painter was a few shades away.Because the flywheels are a little pitted,have decided to fill and rub back,and it has done the trick as they now look new again. Will not rub off rough castings as it takes away the originality. Pleased I bought this as a runner because it makes life just a little bit easier.

AS well as the fantastic job undertaken by plonker I have now decovered the engine serial numbers and spec no. they are

serial no   244022
spec A29
hp   3.5
rpm at tickover 650


also a couple of photos of the painting to date.

sounds like we missed a good video of that action.

Very dangerous spot to be in. there is a tv program over here called when animals strike back. this event would come under the heading when machines strike back

yes, I guess we should all point out, Safety First. Its fun until someone gets hurt. Even though they look like toys, they weren't built to be played with like toys. I'm glad your ok, I would miss your lines of wit.

Thats about it but was in the shed. Thanks for the video.

Sorry Jeff but please don't take offence but I had to laugh because when I read your comment I could only think of that American Norm from the "New Yankee Workshop" and when you said "Even though they look like toys, they weren't built to be played with like toys" I just thought of his opening comment on all his shows "And most importantly we have these, the safety glasses, always remember to wear your safety glasses".
Could just imagine John in the corner of the shed, did you remember your safety glasses John?

Phil