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Category Archives: Small Diesels
The Truth About Oil Additives?
One of my friends who has been a practicing mechanic for 55 years informs me of how much engines have changed over the years. He’s built a lot of race engines, has hours and hours of time on the dyno … Continue reading
Quinn Farnes, Part 2 of his 6/1 build
See the previous post for part one. Thanks for sharing this with our DIYer Brothers Quinn! GB Beta Test Part II REVISED 01_2015
Posted in How Tos, Inspirational People, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, Submitted Articles, Things I like
Tagged Quinn Farnes
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Top DIYer, Quinn Farnes, read his series, “building a Lister 6/1 clone.”
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
A good Lister 6/1 Clone for sale, and an ST head too.
update: There’s plenty of interest in this post, and not so good of a job of managing offers to date, (my apologies) I am now confident that Jan (the widow) is not so interested in crating or shipping, I think … Continue reading
What is a CLINK ?
CLINK /KlinGk/ Dictionary: To give out a slight sharp short metallic sound. transitive verb. : to cause to clink. In the case of the lister and lister clones, what does it sound like to your ears if you’ve never heard … Continue reading
I get smoke on crank, but no fire!
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
Posted in Engines, How Tos, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, Test Bench
Tagged diesel won;t start, no fire, smoke but no fire
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Designing for long hours of off grid use.
A lot of things work for backup, but lots of running hours cause us to pay closer atttention to our designs. I’ve been studying a generator that was in the field for 10 years, and ran as much as 12 … Continue reading