Lister Junior Restoration - Part 11 - Including first start

Finishing off assembly of this old Lister engine, fault finding and first attempt at starting the ol' gal!
Restoration of a 1926, Spec' A16 Lister A type Junior stationary engine of 3hp at 600rpm.

[@jakebirrell5809]

I like the colour and the polished bolts, it stands out

[@mechanical1955]

Hi , Phil , My restoration of the same engine is going so well and i am a very lucky man , I purchased one from a friend for £40 totally complete nothing missing but it looked awful, upon stripping it down everything was mechanically perfect and well covered in oil and free , perfect bore perfect piston and rings and it came with the original starting handle , Just a strip of the rust and a nice coat of mid brunswick green and hopefully mine will look as good as yours , need to make a nice trolley and now have some nice cast iron wheels , look forward to my first start , Well done on your vids they have helped me loads , Alan

[@rdmanone]

Super nice job on the engine. Another great one for your collection.

[@Bevoin1970]

Brilliant! and what a result eh? great looks and runs like a swiss watch. 15 degrees BTDC certainly seems to be a win win setting. Might try mine at that setting one of the days.
Give yourself a Pat on the back for a job well done. She looks fab.
Definitely a video worth waiting for..lol

[@dosman01302]

Fantastinc job sir! Sounds great.. I could listen to those old engines all day long! Thanks for keeping the history alive!

[@christopherlake5903]

been waiting for ages to fianaly see it start

[@smenkharebsa]

Wow! That was worth waiting for! Well chuffed you should be, Phill it is a work of art. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jim.

[@steamwally]

I wouldn't say that lol, but I'm glad you like it - many thanks.

[@charlyfarly5173]

Many thanks for the very informative and useful series of shorts on the Lister, they will come in extremely useful when I restore a hopperless type I have just acquired.

[@stephenhanson4513]

Very nice tidy engine and sounds good a great video

[@regaskin]

Great job. Looking and sounding a treat. Watched this restoration all the way through, very interesting and a great result.

[@MO3MINI]

Condensers are at the top of these magnetos if I remember right. Along side the coil.
Lovely engine Phill. Makes me want a Lister A lol

[@rustymotor]

Brilliant job Phii, you have done a good job in the restoration of that early Lister. I havnt seen many hopper cooled Listers like that, handy for rallys as you dont have to set up a tank for cooling. It runs really well and its a credit to your skills. Great vid too, cheers, Ian

[@danielhoffman2299]

Very well done young man..

[@steamwally]

Thanks Dan, yes you are correct.

[@flyingpictures1100]

What a great job!

[@TheWebster008]

Well done, I have enjoyed watching these videos bring it all together - great job!

[@DSMODELS]

Wow what a fantastic restoration you have done really looks and sounds great well done .

[@steamwally]

Thanks Paul :)

[@steamwally]

Thank you!