Category Archives: Engines

Something New? Small verticle twin diesels

Posted on February 10, 2011 by George B.

I’ve noticed some new offerings in small verticle twin diesel engines from about 22hp on down to 4,5 and 6 hp. These look very similiar to horizontal engines already in the county, and they are targeted for the lawn mower … Continue reading →

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Q and A: 2/9/2011 Email of the Day

Posted on February 9, 2011 by George B.

Hi George….. Seems to me that building a diy genset is a low probability/high risk proposition….even if you are willing to buy all new parts from wherever, fab and weld what you need and anything else it takes. I have … Continue reading →

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A Popular DIYer Generator Build

Posted on February 7, 2011 by George B.

 ‘Wife Friendly’, A Smart Engineering Excercise.    My personal thanks to Phil for his years of sharing what works and what doesn’t, and his good finds on surplus items. Phil is plenty happy with his new diesel and this may be what our DIYer … Continue reading →

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Ozzie Luke Roberts, Top Lister CS Moder!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by George B.

  At first Look, you might think Luke has increased the distance from bearing support to flywheel center line, but not the case according to Luke. He has trimmed a lot of material off that bearing housing before fitting his mods. … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about small engines and ethanol blended fuels.

Posted on January 29, 2011 by George B.

We want our generators to work when we need them. Using gasoline blended with ethanol should only be used in cars that are driven often AND have fuel systems that don’t breath. If you have a vented gas tank, you should expect trouble, … Continue reading →

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EPA pushing to remove all the Zinc out of lube oil?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by George B.

You might want to do a little research on the additive Zinc. There are a number of reports of flat cams in older engines and more due to the EPA forcing the removal of the very effective anti wear agent “Zinc”. Some … Continue reading →

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Indian Standards

Posted on January 17, 2011 by George B.

  There’s every kind of opinion on public forums, when it comes to Indian Standards, you’ll find all too few.  About the time I think there are some standards, an email from down the street or off in some distant jungle tells me … Continue reading →

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?Can a US Citizen Legally Own a new Indian clone? Question of the day

Posted on January 12, 2011 by George B.

Question of the day, 1/12/2010 Dear George, “Can a  US  citizen purchase( legally) a new Indian clone listeroid?”  Thanks, Mike M   Answer: “yes”   I’m no attorney, I give my opinion only…. no matter how wrong I might be.  A lot of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Comment

Posted on December 19, 2010 by George B.

This Am, I received the following comment: Message:  In the article called Ashwamegh, George mentions an engine brand called PS (Power Solutions?) and I did a web search and all that came up was a company that sold GM industrial … Continue reading →

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How the Liars in California helped Ban our Lister CS Clone

Posted on October 9, 2010 by George B.

No doubt the diesel is one of the most efficient prime movers on the planet, if it were not so, the railroads and the maritime industry who lives or dies on the cost of fuel would use something else! If … Continue reading →

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