My little collection (so far !!!)

Wolseley WD8 (1950)



Lister D (1957)



Lee Howel Pump



Argosy pump. Going to lose the leccy motor obviously.



That's it so far. Dare say it will grow. Quite soon

Hi Dave,

Nice little collection you have there.

Do you know much about the Lee Howel pump that you have? Ive got one but cant find much about them.

What are you going to run your Argosy pump from?

Paul

Hi Paul

It's sort of grown over the past year. Started with the Lister and think you can pretty much say the bug has bitten. Been going to do it for

years now finally got round to it. And loving it !

The Lee Howell pump is green and it pumps lovely and that's about all I've found out about it. No-one seems to know much about them, I shall keep trawling when I have time but they seem to be a bit of an enigma when it comes to information.

The little Argosy pump I plan to remove the motor and drive it by belt off the Lister. Saving the Lee Howell for the Wolseley.

Dave

RAB wrote:Hi Dave,

Nice little collection you have there.

Do you know much about the Lee Howel pump that you have? Ive got one but cant find much about them.

What are you going to run your Argosy pump from?

Paul

the Lee Howl Pump company
http://www.kennicott.co.uk/EN/Customer-Service/Lee-howl-pumps/

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the Lee Howl Pump company
http://www.kennicott.co.uk/EN/Customer-Service/Lee-howl-pumps/[/quote]

nice one Hob thanks for that

Dave

Nice collection and nothing to complicated to start with and a good choice of engines so they should give you years of pleasure with out taking a lot of looking after.

Stu.

Dave5404 wrote:

the Lee Howl Pump company
http://www.kennicott.co.uk/EN/Customer-Service/Lee-howl-pumps/[/quote]

nice one Hob thanks for that

Dave[/quote]

Dave,

Ive contacted this company and they couldnt help much, I will email you the stuff they sent me.

Paul

Hopefully I can post some pictures in the not too distant future with them looking much more respectable Stu,
although the Lee Howel pump has been restored already.
Top man, thanks for that Paul. Do seem to have problems now and again with my email for some unknown
reason so will keep an eye out.
Dave

looking good dave so far with your collection
keep up the good work and awaiting future photos
thanks kev

hi Dave..
i bet it does grow sooner than you think...a lot of us start small and before you know it you have a shed full...
well in my case 3 sheds full and still collecting..its a passion and it very addictive indeed...
thanks for sharing them with us...
regards,mike...

I don't doubt you for a minute mike. I started with the Lister and and thought that would do and within three months I'd nipped off to Milton Keynes and picked up the Wolseley. I shall be taking my Lister A/B fund with me to Boston Vintage rally next week, just in case
Always had a fascination for vintage stuff, it's an era when people took pride in what they built and looking after them. A trait sadly lacking these days I feel. I do plan on a shed rebuild probably next year so I may be able to swipe another four or five foot of the garden if the wife's not looking
cheers dave

HI DAVE...
ask Matt,he will tell you what it like here..my garden is a mass of sheds and engines etc...
my MRS loves it and loves going to the shows with me when she can.....
i love it,more engines the better i say...
regards,mike....

he has engines everywhere .... 4 sheds and still a few inder sheets on the pation

matt86_wd2 wrote:he has engines everywhere .... 4 sheds and still a few under sheets on the patio

Matt..don't give all my secrets away mate.....i will be uni-dated with visitors.....

regards,mike....

just be glad not many know where you live lol

[quote="matt86_wd2"]just be glad not many know where you live lol [/quote


hey matt
do yoou have mikes postcode
hey hey only joking " but seriously do you lol LOL LOL E
NO JOKING APART IVE HAVE JUST HAD THE CHEEKYEST TRAVELLERS ROUND AT MINE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ONE WAS IN MY SIDE PASSAGE UNSHEETED
MY LISTER A AND THE OTHER WAS ON MY INTERCOM AT THE FRONT SAYING
HI THE IS BARRY IN IVE COME TO LOOK AT HIS ENGINE READY FOR COLLECTION
WIFE CAME FROM BACK YARD AND SAID THERE A MAN UNCOVERING THE ENGINE DOWN THE SIDE
A SAID CALL 999 STAY OUT OF SITE AND GET IN THE CAR
I WHENT OUT AND SAID SORRY WHAT/ WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WASTING TIME UNTIL THE POLICE GET DOWN
ONE SAID THE WIND MUST OF BLOWN THE SHEET OFF AND WAS just popping it back on for me
FUNNY HOW ROPES BUNGES AND BRICKS HAD MOVED INTO A ORDERLY PILE
AND NO WINDS FOR DAYS AROUND HEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COULDNT KEEP THEM ANY LONGER 15-20 MINS STILLL NO POLICE PHONED WIFE TO FOLLOW AT A DISTANCE AND SHE DIID FOR 25MINS UNTIL THEY SPOTTED THAT THIS CAR WAS GOING ALL OVER OVER ESTATES AS TEY WERE, AND I WAS TALKING TO THE POLICE GIVING UPDATES
THEY DISAPPERED OVER THE FIELD AND STILL NO POLICE 45MINS AFTER ARE LAST SITTING THE POLICE ARRIVED TO MY HOUSE AND POLICE COPTER OVERHEAD great really seeing as they were last seen on foot 2 1/2 miles away by my wife
4 am last night they arrived back at mine but i was waiting with a pile of boxes and a plastic pedal bin to look like listerA and a 4ft of 2x2 in hand and mobile linked ready for calling 4 members of the family and the police all a 1 touch of the phone
WE BLOCKED ALL WAYS IN AND OUT WITH VANS AND FENCE PANNELS IN THE FOOTPATHS waiting for the police as station is 1 1/2 MINS FROM ME
AND THEY WERE A NO SHOW YET AGAIN FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF theves left with nothing nor there van and climbed over a 12ft high hawthorn hedge
so they will be very VERY PRICKLY sore today and have to think very hard about coming back again.
the van was stollen yesterday of a local buildingsite and no prints on it so there still at large and weve followed them for hours and trapped them in for 35 mins and then they have still got away with it . now if a lights out on my trailer or car theyve got me or in the winter when i was restoring the villiers
i had the copter hovering over me shed and armed police knoking on me shed door
which i opened with my mug in had to swap for fresh tea from wife to find a all in black officer with a fire arm in waiting pointing to the floor and a can of mace pointing in my face AS I SAID "THANKS LOVE WHAT THE i shall not swear " RESPONSE ARMED POLICE FACE THE WALL ECT ECT BELEAVED TO OF BEEN GROWING WEED/POT/ CANABIS THEN LATER HE ASKED " WHAT IS THAT IN THAT BAG I RESPONDED ASH he said ASH SIR yes ash from my shed heater fire LOL
thanks kev


THANKS KEV

hi Kev....
you've had a bit of an eventful time in you neck of the woods...its the same story everywhere,if they haven't done anything we cant come round..it going on all the time and we all need to be on the look out....
glad everything turned out ok for you in the end....growing pot of all things....
if i had known Stu+me would have had some from you for our back problem...
only joking mate....
regards,mike...

if i was growing pot i would have an opencrank or three buy know
and a desent trailer to carry them in instead of my engine trailer come rallyfield living wendy house
still not finished the back of work in progress but it was cosy at 1000 rally
thanks kev

Sorry to hear of all your problems Kev, and glad the bast**ds never got anything. Problem is they know the engines are there and scrap metal at an all time high they might still be back in a few weeks. I have to say having 2 German Shepherds does help as when they drive round I try to always let the dogs out into the back garden, and if they knock on the door I can say they can get down the path and out the gate very fast.
Where possible I chain things up together so moving them would be a nightmare and the neighbours are good and know whats in the garden and would come out to see what was happening if I wasn't about as I always tell them if I'm away and I watch there houses when there away. Even when I go away for a few days I try to get my son to come and stay to look after things.

Stu.

PS I've got Mike's post code but I want pick of the haul

sorry to disappoint you boys but unknowing to anyone i have now moved at last ...
so if you had my old post code then please contact me and i WONT give you my new one....
regards,mike...

Picked it up today. Next project after the Wolseley and the Lister D and the Argosy pump .........

is it an A or a B ???
looks like shes a good find for you and has pertencial
kev

It's a B. No engine plate on it though so don't know spec or date. Guy had it running with a mag off another engine and it looks like someone has pretty much gone through it. New gaskets ect. It'll be pulled down and gone through though. When I get time Gonna take an awful lot of time to come anywhere near the standard of your Lister though. That is one stunning engine !!

Great looking engine Dave you should be very happy with it. I'm not up on Lister A's or B's but on the D's there sometimes the engine number stamped on the flywheel and you could find the details from that. I'm sure Kev, Steve or Brasso might be able to tell you better as they have all owned a similar engine.
Any parts you need shouldn't be that difficult to find, try and get a list as there's a big sort out on soon and someone might be able to find the bits you need if you can't get there yourself.

Stu.

if you need any help finding the bits give me a shout bud , i was im same boat .... well one with a ***king big hole in the bottom my A has been siezed up for 40 years plus . Just finished rebuilding her new rings , recut valves and seats , scrapped the big end and shimmed that out lots of other bits replaced that was missing carb bits , linkages etc .

and she started 1st swing on the handle yesterday ..... how many people can say after doing a restoration on a engine thats been sat for over 40 years that it would start 1st swing ? well chuffed with it . just now need to make up a trolley for it fit the silencer when gets here and sort out the mag as using a borrowed mag ... oh and find a 3/8 drain tap .

best of luck mate .

matt