Thanks Lloyd. Hopefully it will still run when I reassemble. It's a case of 'if it's not broke, don't fix it' OK I've seen, and repaired worse, but in this case, leave well alone.
Cheers Kingzie. Yeah it's simple, however WHY didn't they change to a better design??? Much better carbs were around before they stopped producing these. Sure you know, mine is 1951, most likely May. SUs were around plus Stromberg etc etc. These are just prehistoric. Yes, they work BUT???
Malc, I think it's not a carburetter but a mixer and a mixer is designed for one rpm in this case 700 rpm ! Cheap but it works !! My needle is only 3/4 turn out under full load ! Another good video Malc !!
Cheers Mate - yes you're spot on, it is a mixer not a carb. As you say, designed to run at one speed. Only good thing about this is you can adjust the mixture to suit the conditions, i. e. hot or cold.
@@EngineVids You misunderstand. Yes they can be set to run at different speeds. See my videos, I've run mine very slowly. But being a low powered engine, the carb/mixer was designed to run at their operating speed of 700rpm.
@@EngineVids Yes, it should put out about 1 1/2 hp at 700, would be good to make a small dyno to test it. However it's a single speed carburetor, not a variable speed one. No access for a throttle cable is what we are talking about. But in the farmyard, it's main use was driving small grain mills, the elevator at harvest time etc. This is how I first saw them in use when I was young.
Simple engineering on those Malc, but makes repairs possible I guess. Age takes its toll on these kinds of things but your engine seemed to be running smoothly.
Engine runs fine Clive. It's just the design of this carb is poor. Ok, these engines were designed to be simple (they are) robust, obviously as there a great many survivors, and run all day, which they do. But I just don't understand why they kept the same design carb on for so long......cost of producing a different one......who knows? You know I worked an external precision grinder for 16 years until 1990 in a Lincoln factory. Well just to tell you how bad, and backward they were. Nearly all components were machined on lathes with 15 thou left on to be finish ground. At Alford, in the early 70s the small factory there finish turned nearly all components, with the few that required grinding having only 4 thou oversize. No wonder we've no manufacturing left.
Sometimes the mixture control wheel n valve would stick I think that’ll have been reason for it being overtightened as mixture control would turn but do bugger all I think your wheel may have been changed as mine had two stops on remember when facing engine if I had them at 9 n 3 o clock that was its sweet spot
Thanks Jim. The stop screw twisted off when I took it off. With the needle valve and seat being worn, I've discovered this is better, as it allows you to turn it more for starting and stopping.
Watch out, take care, beware of heavy-handed bodgers... Excuse my appalling ignorance, but were these carburetors/mixers actually designed and built by Lister? Best wishes, C.
Ha ha, as ignorant as you on who made these carbs Colin, but expect they were made by Lister. Made quite a number of different products for many years.
@@malcolmtill Amal only made the float chamber, the carb itself is lister, one of the best stationary engine carbs ever made - some D type carburettors were put on other makes of engine that had carb troubles by farmers etc as they were reliable and never went wrong.
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Nice job Malc on repairing years of field repairs and adjustments.
Thanks Lloyd. Hopefully it will still run when I reassemble. It's a case of 'if it's not broke, don't fix it' OK I've seen, and repaired worse, but in this case, leave well alone.
Thanks Malc, I've been curious about that carb, quite simple but works like a charm. Hope your day was a good one my friend.
Cheers Bob. Yes, despite having seen them most of my life, never really thought about them until now. Very simple, but does work well.
Good luck, nice tutorial.
Thanks Jim, pleased you enjoyed it.
Such a simple carburetor!! Not like the crap junk you get today!! Lol
Top job😉
Cheers Kingzie. Yeah it's simple, however WHY didn't they change to a better design??? Much better carbs were around before they stopped producing these. Sure you know, mine is 1951, most likely May. SUs were around plus Stromberg etc etc. These are just prehistoric. Yes, they work BUT???
Malc, I think it's not a carburetter but a mixer and a mixer is designed for one rpm in this case 700 rpm ! Cheap but it works !! My needle is only 3/4 turn out under full load ! Another good video Malc !!
Cheers Mate - yes you're spot on, it is a mixer not a carb. As you say, designed to run at one speed. Only good thing about this is you can adjust the mixture to suit the conditions, i. e. hot or cold.
@@EngineVids You misunderstand. Yes they can be set to run at different speeds. See my videos, I've run mine very slowly. But being a low powered engine, the carb/mixer was designed to run at their operating speed of 700rpm.
@@EngineVids Yes, it should put out about 1 1/2 hp at 700, would be good to make a small dyno to test it. However it's a single speed carburetor, not a variable speed one. No access for a throttle cable is what we are talking about.
But in the farmyard, it's main use was driving small grain mills, the elevator at harvest time etc. This is how I first saw them in use when I was young.
Simple engineering on those Malc, but makes repairs possible I guess. Age takes its toll on these kinds of things but your engine seemed to be running smoothly.
Engine runs fine Clive. It's just the design of this carb is poor. Ok, these engines were designed to be simple (they are) robust, obviously as there a great many survivors, and run all day, which they do. But I just don't understand why they kept the same design carb on for so long......cost of producing a different one......who knows?
You know I worked an external precision grinder for 16 years until 1990 in a Lincoln factory. Well just to tell you how bad, and backward they were. Nearly all components were machined on lathes with 15 thou left on to be finish ground. At Alford, in the early 70s the small factory there finish turned nearly all components, with the few that required grinding having only 4 thou oversize. No wonder we've no manufacturing left.
Sometimes the mixture control wheel n valve would stick I think that’ll have been reason for it being overtightened as mixture control would turn but do bugger all I think your wheel may have been changed as mine had two stops on remember when facing engine if I had them at 9 n 3 o clock that was its sweet spot
Thanks Jim. The stop screw twisted off when I took it off. With the needle valve and seat being worn, I've discovered this is better, as it allows you to turn it more for starting and stopping.
Watch out, take care, beware of heavy-handed bodgers... Excuse my appalling ignorance, but were these carburetors/mixers actually designed and built by Lister? Best wishes, C.
Ha ha, as ignorant as you on who made these carbs Colin, but expect they were made by Lister. Made quite a number of different products for many years.
@@MalcOfLincoln I believe it's made by AMAL they made carb's for all sorts !
@@malcolmtill Amal only made the float chamber, the carb itself is lister, one of the best stationary engine carbs ever made - some D type carburettors were put on other makes of engine that had carb troubles by farmers etc as they were reliable and never went wrong.
@@EngineVids Thank you, I was wondering if that was the case.
AMAL carb on a Lister? I thought they where only on motorbikes. Maybe its off a Vincent Black Shadow Malc!!!
LOL Robin. Wonder if there is a carb similar to this on an old bike.