Lister Junior - Brought back from the dead
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- The conclusion to this Lister Junior story - Having fitted new valves, guide bushes, new Piston rings, Contact breaker Points, HT Lead, checked all over, filled with clean fresh oil / Petrol, we eventually reach a point where we are ready to try and start this old girl up once again. This video shows that moment, when a very old engine, once left for dead, even scrap, comes back to life once more.... enjoy! :-)
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I just love seeing people bring these antique engines back to life the music they make is beautiful to my ears
I grew up on a farm and am used to all the machinery of today that is so noisy and complicated
I have a Petter 3.5HP diesel engine I rescued from the scrap yard and returned to operating condition
Fantastic, thats how they all should run!
It looks great and doesn't get too hot either which is good to see.
Very well done!
Love old machinary. It has such history. I live in the south where we deal with hurricanes so most everyone owns a portable generator. Many years back I was a mechanic for the john deere dealer. Helped him one year we got hit by a storm and we took a lister 1 cylinder diesel generator to keep his home up and running.....had to move it into place with a small tractor, got it hooked in and running. Ed ran that unit 24hrs a day for two weeks, only shutting down to fuel and check or add oil. Ran a 3 bedroom house with that little lister including the central air system, got to have certain comforts, LOL.
Thats a great story. Thank you for sharing.
A new member of the List family..
Great job Paul..
@007vauxhall Cheers and thanks for the vote, Yes I am really pleased with myself, I should be, its been a pain at times, costly and frustrating all at the same time, but the minute this old lady fired up once again, I saw all that smoke appear from the exhaust, I knew I'd cracked it and I had the biggest grin in the world, Priceless !!!!
You just cant buy those feelings, I can recommend it to anyone out there... You try it and see :-))
Glad you enjoyed it, now I dont know what to do with myself.
Many many thanks, nice to hear from you once again... take care and safe driving :-)
22 plus years as a mechanic..i can respect the work and time you put into this old gal.......a big hello from the lone star state[texas]
I spotted this engine on ebay, I won the bid, but I didnt realise just how much work and expense was needed to get her running again. Saying that, getting her to run once more was a challenge in itself, so it was to hell with the cost and just do what you have to do, obviously the moment she actually fired up and ran was a priceless moment and definitely the Icing on the cake... Thanks for watching and commenting...Paul :-)
I didn't restore it, what you see is original paintwork. All I did was fit new valves, guides, and new Piston rings, reassemble, and fired her up. I had no choice but to get new valve guides made, as the originals had seized and broken. This engine had been stood outdoors for many years in all weathers. I bought life back to her.
Yes would be nice if I had a nice dynamo or similar to run off her. Thanks for commenting and watching. :-)
Thanks well worth the money spent, just to hear her fire up once again.. :-)
love these old engines well done.
Quick!! Give it a load! Beautiful restoration you did.
A great job Paul.
When you look at the before and after shots it's hard to credit that it's the same engine.
I echo all that has been said by the others.
Bravo Mr B!
Love seeing clips like this...you must be a happy chappy right now..ha could listen to that all day..
This is neat i love stuff like this, not many people realize how much potential there is in a project like this could save a a lot of money with the use of something like this in a shop that runs compressors and such stuff.
The old Listers are just some of the best, no doubt about it. :)
Thanks for sharing this piece of mechanical history. I love the sound of old motors, this one would make a good soundtrack for gearheads to fall to sleep by!
well done nice to hear the old girl run
Great job mate- I brought an old Briggs model "A" back to life, took me quite awhile. Once I got her running, knowing she hadnt been run in 50 years was thrilling. My wife said 'so, what are you going to do with it?" I told her to go make me a sandwich...
Thanks, I was quite chuffed with myself in all honesty, was truly a great moment when she burst back into life after so many years spent outdoors rotting away.
@ThePixelpoke Such kind words, a BIG thank you. Yes I still have a few Mic's to hand, from my last career. Yes those are the Gap gauges to check and set with. Funnily I do have a few old Whit spanners mostly scrounged and found, plus some my Grandad gave me, I do have some Metrics as well, depends what Im working on at the time. ha ha. Lets face it Im no spring chicken any more, so I've had a few years to collect my gear, like the engines they too live on. :-))
Thanks for watching
Paul.
Thanks for saving it! Very good to see the before and after pictures. Great job.
Thank you :-)
davida1hiwaaynet ,
This is the type of thing that should be on You Tube.
I can hear the music of the engine. Excellent, great engine. Works like a clock!
Beautiful engine. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Purrs like a kitten. Very nicely done.
My one and only goal when I spotted this old girl was to get her running again, and keep her looking original. I have remained true to my word on both counts. Now she sits in the dry waiting for the next time that I fire her up, which is every once in a while. I don't do engine shows oddly enough, but I occasionally visit them. No Im just happy to tinker with the engines when the mood takes me. Thanks for a nice comment. Happy New Year :-)
Well done, and thank you for posting.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Must be an awesome feeling
to bring such a beautiful engine
back to life!
Congrats and respect!
I have watched all your videos on this engine and it appears on closer inspection that i'm the new owner!
Excellent job Paul,the old man would be proud! I can imagine the huge grin on your face when you got it running so well. Looks great too,well done.
You should be very proud of yourself Paul....fantastic job....very well done mate...all that done....on your own! Enjoyed this, thanks for sharing the joy! :-))
@bloomers359 Not so sad looking now, and she sings a sweet song once more - its been hard going, much hair pulling out at times, costly and so on, but to hear that once dormant rusty looking old iron burst into life once again more than makes up for all the trouble I went through. Im quite proud of this one.
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Beautiful job!
An very old Waterboiler ^^
I Like these engines :)
Thanks :-)
@enpeemac These machines are very artistic, with their rustic looks & rhythmic sounds, they are mechanical pieces of art in every way, & this is another one saved for the world to see.
Its not been either easy or cheap, but most definitely worth it..!! - To hear that dormant lump of rusty iron make those working noises once more is pure magic to me, especially when I look at the photos taken the day I bought her home. My beer tasted exceptional on this day Nigel, thx for such lovely comments. P
Super video, you got it running very good at the end.
If you add water to the reservoir you can boil eggs while you work, and then get some hot water from the tap to the afternoon tea:)
sure a nice restore Paul
runs like a swiss watch
Glad to see it brought back to life....nicely done!
It only took a few weeks, mainly because I had to wait for new Valves and Guides to be made, then posted back to me. Its not restored, what you see is all original paintwork, only rubbed over with an oily rag. All I did was get her running again. Thanks :-)
Congrats
Nice Job !
you got an other piece of engineering back to life!
My Merc Engine runs great now but i forgot my HD-Cam hrrrr..
my next project is the gearbox from the Merc L319. broken input shaft bearing after 2 Km test drive with "new" Engine. but the good news behind the mess is, the Mercedes dealership says "every screw from this gearbox is available"
at a mileage of 232 300 miles can always happen
Best regards from
Like it..lol - My wife is no different, they just don't understand, its definitely a "Man" thing...
Thanks for a great comment...Paul :-)
One well-deserved beer to be sure! Wonderful work. It must have been a real challenge, but it certainly was worth it. Congratulations on a job well done.
Really cool, nice to see n old engine up and running again. I'm a volunteer at the Northern Ohio Railway Museum and we're restoring an Interurban Railway car built in 1924. We are fortunate to have most of the car intact as we have several other cars that lack power and control equipment due their age. Our current motive power is a 1960 Plymouth locomotive. We have a cab ride video posted at: A Cab Ride In The Plymouth Locomotive at Northern Ohio Railway Museum
Yeah Im the same, I mean once they've gone, then they've gone for good in my view, you cant just go out there and get them back. Admittedly it cost me more money than I anticipated, but to hear her fire up once more after so many years lying dormant, well its Priceless really. Sure made my day and put a smug smile on my face. Job done as they say. Thanks for commenting. :-)
Super job - what a treat to get that running. Sounds great.
Thank you for a lovely comment. I never realised just how much work was needed to make this old girl run again when I bought her. The previous owner didn't tell me it needed new valves and guides, which proved expensive to get made. Saying that, I knew I was committed to getting her fired up once more, so the challenge was met. You can imagine after many many years of sitting outdoors rusting away, it was a pure joy to hear that engine splutter back into life once again. Thank you for watching.
"Hello" Texas :-)
Thanks for a great comment, yes it took quite a bit of time, effort and money to bring this old girl back to life, but it was well worth the effort come the actual day she fired up after so many dormant years lying outdoors somewhere quietly rusting away. Hard to explain, but as a mechanic yourself, you know that feeling is good when you make something work once more... Thank you...Paul :-)
wonderful job
thanks for a great comment, I too share your view...
Its amazing what results you can achieve sometimes when we put our minds to doing something. This engine looked in a sorry state when I collected her, cost me a small fortune having new valves and Guides made, Piston Rings etc, but it was worth it to see and hear her fire into life after so many years stood lying dead.
WELL DONE I like the " before & after photos :)
Thank you, I was well chuffed when she burst into life once again, its one of those experiences you have to go through I think to fully appreciate.
I was a happy chappie anyway..LOL
It became a challenge when I first bought it, just to fire her up again, it cost me more than I bargained for, having to have new valves and Guides made, but by then I'd reached a point of no return, so I just continued, I just had to see and hear her run again. It was worth it all in the end, no amount of words can describe, some old chunk of iron, left to rot away, firing up once more... Thank you for watching and commenting. :-)
What a gorgeous sound! Shes alive once more :-) oh and I'm sure a well earned beer haha
Thank you :-)
@cornishadz The fact that it had so much original paint still left on it, besides all the rust was one of the reasons I fell for it. Glad I did now. She runs a treat as you can now see.... Thanks Adam :-)
@goldie103103 When I get a Bee in my bonnet, thats it, Im off and I wont rest until its sorted... ha ha
Thanks glad you liked it. :-)
@1958IanM I know, was thinking the same myself, as time passes by and you keep doing this and that, you soon forget just how ugly it looked when I first bought it, I must have had a vision when I first clapped eyes on it and decided I wanted it, or I think it was more the challenge of "I'll get that going again" either way Im glad I took photos at the start, makes me feel really chuffed with myself now.
Trouble is now, Im at a lose end again... ha ha
Thanks Ian :-)
Thank you for a great comment :-)
Part of our heritage saved. Thank you.
Yes your correct. Thanks for a great comment.
Restoring any engine can be a potential money pit, just depends how far you wanna take it and to what level of restoration. In this case, I bought the engine because of its original paintwork still being present, never paint over good original paintwork, its a sin! - However in this case, one of the valves was stuck fast, and damaged too. I had to have two valves plus guides made at an eng firm, which cost me a couple of hundred quid, plus new rings, that was just to make her run again. THX :)
Thanks for a great comment, yes you could say it was a labour of love. I certainly ended up doing and paying more than I anticipated at the time. At first glance of this rusty old heap of iron, I was hooked, then once purchased, it became a challenge to see if I could get her to run again, after new valves & Guide bushes had been made, all was reassembled, cleaned etc, and away she went. Yep I was one happy chappy that day...lol :-)
"Hello" New Zealand - Greetings from England
Very nice video of a neat engine. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You :-)
Thanks for the comment, I agree :-)
Absolutely amazing Paul, what you've achieved with that rusty hulk was just miraculous...it's the same sense of disbelief when I've seen old rusty Locomotives come from the scrapyard at Barry, and twenty years later they are like they were as built. I had the same feeling of pride watching the Lister evolve from a rusty caterpillar to a beautiful Butterfly. She sounded as sweet as a nut after Daddy had imputed a little love and tender care...A 10/10 production Paul...Faultless throughout...Bob
Oh wow, what a truly beautiful piece of Great British engineering, heritage and I almost want to say art! And what a journey you've been on, the dedication and standard of work you've put into this gets a 10/10 from me, the way it now looks and runs is just perfection. Now it's time to enjoy the destination for a while - with a beer preferably!
I'll say..ha ha Thanks for watching and commenting. :-)
Excellent technical video !!!! congratulations !!!! I like it !!!!
Jorge from Argentina.
@rustymotor Thanks, not been cheap, & much hard work has gone into it, but you can only say its worth it when you hear a cold piece of old iron splutter back to life once more, the feelings are just unbelievable really.
And you forget just how bad she looked when I first bought her home.
The tank is great really, no leaks, plenty of inner rust mind, soon flush out with garden hose pipe. I like the battered exhaust too, somethings obviously fell on it, but Im going to keep it.
THX glad u enjoyed
Super job on raising the dead., Good video Paul I know you felt good when it got running. You even threw in a little dance or jig LOL
hey! dude the best job u have done, i like very much that type of mechanical works, very nice, also i have a 20 yr old D Engine still working...
Thanks for the comment and advice. :-)
great job man ;;;; ammmmmazing sound ;;;
Thanks :-)
It does thanks Paul. I will carefully inspect that area and see if I can find any evidence of it. If I can't it may have to wait until I strip the paint off to locate and get the bolt drilled out and replaced. PS. I meant to type that mine is an A56 not 46. Anyway no great drama for the moment; it just makes oil changes more difficult as I lift the engine and tip it! Thanks for the information though as it does help to narrow down the possible search area!
Sorry for the delay in answering this one Pete, I've literally just spotted it! - My shed is very tiny like 8x6, its crap honestly, and it has a 20 deg starboard list to.. ha ha. Its quite funny how normal noises sound sped up a few times, look at some of my driving videos when I speed the film up, the van sounds like an F1 car, brilliant..ha ha
I love this engine too, such an old girl, I wish she could speak and tell me a few tales.. ha ha..Paul :)
great job!
Thank you, me too :-)
Well done paul!
Very good job:)
I see it has a lot of compession...
Runs very good.
Jarno.
hypnotic sound,love it.
i like it when engine.s that past away broucht back to life
Ah, Tsingtao, I really like that beer. The plant that made it originally was designed by German craftsman and it survived wars, revolutions and the Gang of Five. Sort of like that Lister, good show btw.
Than you, yes it was a joy for me too hearing it fire up once again after so many years being dormant. Its amazing what a little love and affection can do...lol :-)
Horrid?? That's the way these little motors sound....they knock, they rattle, they clunk...it's a sweet, sweet sound of music!
oih nice dance man was that the beer talkin, anyway how can you not love these old engines
well done, Paul, great job, I like your kind of bringing back things to life :-) Video is great, like every time.
I like the beer, makes me pretty thursty!
nice work
Like your lister junior run nice like it :)
+Cornish Engines Thank you :-)
They only appear in line, because I have just fitted them to the Piston, however, soon after and before the barrel was fitted, the rings were moved around so no gaps lined up with each other.
i just found out that my A was supplied to the RAF and my D went to gascoine of reading to power a milking machene
nice to see it finally running
David
Good onya mate...hello England...cheers..
no prob i'm an enthusiast when it comes to stuff like this
@7784Patrick Oh Patrick you were in spitting distance of my house, you should have stopped here with the Sprinter.. ha ha.
The coast is clear for you, no smoke screens across the M6 or traffic hold ups, such a shame I didn't know sooner you were in town.
Glad you enjoyed the breathing of new life back into the old girl, shame it cant be done for me one day... ha ha
Take care out there and drive safe
Paul :-)
I use my Lister SR1 to run a 4kw generator head. This then runs my pool pump all summer long. When my pool is not in use, I use the energy to charge battery banks and run my washer and dryer on the weekends. I use waste oil to feed the Lister SR1 blended with 10% diesel, old gasoline or discarded fuel oil.
I have an old mixer too with a Petter PAZ1 inside it. I have videos on here of it. I like the sound of your mixer, nice one and good luck with it. :-)
Gotta love them fancy british teapots.
Nice job with that Lister, I love the battered fuel tank, you must keep it with the engine as so long its not leaking, adds character! Great video by the way.