Category Archives: How Tos

Quinn Farnes, Part 2 of his 6/1 build

Posted on January 26, 2015 by George B.

See the previous post for part one. Thanks for sharing this with our DIYer Brothers Quinn! GB Beta Test Part II REVISED 01_2015

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Top DIYer, Quinn Farnes, read his series, “building a Lister 6/1 clone.”

Posted on January 18, 2015 by George B.

Well it finally happened, Quinn retired from a very demanding job in research, I doubt he has all that much more under-utilized time, but perhaps he’s found a few more hours a month for his hobbies?  Quinn’s amazing series starts here, with … Continue reading →

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You Bottled Beer, maybe you will start bottling your Lube oil too?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by George B.

It was Greg West in Hawaii who kept telling me how thrilled he was with his new Yamaha EF2000IS inverter Generator. I checked the price at Amazon, $1138.00 delivered to my home. That’s a bunch for a generator rated at … Continue reading →

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Shineray 250cc Water Cooled Engine Wiring

Posted on May 15, 2013 by George B.

What do you do when you search the net and every blog and can’t find the wiring info? What are all those wire leads out of the Shineray 250cc Water Cooled Electric Start unit with Reverse? If someone is offering … Continue reading →

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March 26, an important message to pass along to your KIDs

Posted on March 26, 2013 by George B.

The real  face of Evil? I think so.. Selling magic in order to stay in power is the worst kind of evil, and here we have the Queen of all Witch Doctors, vote for me, and take the easy road.. My muse for … Continue reading →

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Email of the day March 12, 2013, Pay for a Guess?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by George B.

        Subject: power tech diesel – RV from: Angela P.  Message Body: My boyfriend is first time owner of a 99 Dutch Star RV. We’ve read owner’s manual together, trying to figure everything out, but not much … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2013 Email of the day.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by George B.

Today I received and interesting email about an ST head that would not  self excite. From: Rick S. Subject: ST Head Message Body: Hi George, I bought your Utterpower Cd a few years ago and had trouble free running a  Lister with the … Continue reading →

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I get smoke on crank, but no fire!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by George B.

Warning!  Big Flywheels Engines Are Dangerous!  Potentially more dangerous that an AR15.  Anytime you are trouble shooting, you will have the air cleaner off, and be ready to cut off the air supply at the first sign of over speed.      … Continue reading →

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Email of the Day, 1-22-13 Ethanol blends

Posted on January 22, 2013 by George B.

Dave in Oz writes about Ethanol fuel.. Hi George, I have enjoyed reading your site for many years. I finally got hold of my own listeroid and have been playing with that setting it up. Many people don’t understand my … Continue reading →

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Zach Asks: Is your generator ready for winter?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by George B.

Zach Says, Our Standby Generator is AOK, it ran for 50 hours last year, and now with my Sister Ava, it’s nice to know we can make a few KW to run the fan in the gas furnace, run the … Continue reading →

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