lister d project the rusted thing

hi everyone


hi i am going to do a full Restoration on my lister d. when i got this engine off ebay i was happy with it we when and pick it up for are local town i got it for £34.00
when we got there we looked at it .it had no spec plate os not sure how we will get the age of the engine
and the engine was seized not good and carb was soiled but all good

let the work begin



have taken a few bit off



this is the worst bit of engine so few.

Looks ripe for restoration, you will find the serial number on.the flywheel also the book on how to restore a lister D is really useful.

Thanks I will have a look tomz and I will buy the book

Thank
Ben

Lister boy



this is the worst bit of engine so few.

well i do fuel tank repairs but this is abit beyond my repair levels ,well cost wise ,cheaper to just buy another one
rusty and a good old school casting repair with some plate and rivets "thats caracter that i would keep " lovly old repair job
challage on  wait for the pics for this one ,as its before and after will be worlds apart
get stuck in there ,and dont give up mate ,
i have a few d tanks on my shelf by the way if interested just post or pm me

like this or better and also just as found and tested
kev

Looks like a nice challenge but it will give you a great feeling of achievement and satisfaction when it fires up again. I see the valve cover is missing I'm sure I have one in the garage. Pm me if your interested. The lister d restore bible is by David Eddington who will also date it for you. Good luck and look forward to seeing updates and progress pics.
Ian.

hi
just taken the carb off the engine and next job is to take the rocker out.





look at the rocker i think they need a bit of a clean






thank ben

hi
the rocker are out





the valve springs are not look to bad

Good job on the fuel tank

Go careful not to lose small caps on top of valves they can disappear down into push rod gap and disappear into timing gears never to be found again.

Hi all

Thanks for the comments very useful and we will get in touch when we need to find out some thing or need parts for the old girl.

Thanks

Ben

Hi all


I have just pulled the head off the lister d and it was seized. Plenty of wd40.




the valves are not seized which is good it will save some wd40

cracking allong there ben
good to see its showing more potential than yesterday mate
keep it up, youll get there in the end "we always do in this hobby"
kev

hi all

sorry about not posting i have been on holiday so all i have done to the engine is take the cog off the and start to cleaning the body down with a drill with wire brush bit .we had to hit the cog and heat the cog and pull the cog to get it of the shaft  






we need to use a more powerful drill

hi all

me and my dad have been very busy today do the Lister d. we have taken the mag off the engine and start to take the mag apart, what is the mag cover made of could we sand it down(dad thinks it may be asbestos)  and give it a paint we have wire brushed the bottom end of the engine and the head off the engine, I will have to get lots of part for the engine but all in good time. and we have taken the valve out but i am not sure what the valve cap are because someone post about it and i was not sure which bit you mean  





have taken a few bits off

hi all

add on to the last post

Looking good, is their water in the sump seen as its rusty?

hi Lewis

yes there was water in the sump it was fill to the piston.


thank
Ben

hi ben
looks like your making a dent in the project  
the magneto cap should be bakerlite so i just use soft wirewool or just house hold nylon scourering pad "the flat square ones "
kev

hi all

hi i have clean the mag up and taken the flywheel off the shaft and started to clean it .
i have painted a few bit of the engine which is good but the piston is still seized and not moving  
and look what got in the post today.









and the cleaned mag





the painted bits



a box




and parts in it

Looking good so far, keep up the good work.

Joe.

Shining new bits!!!!

the parts in primer look great, what make of spark plug is that?

Hi Lewis


The spark plug is a denso u-groove

Thanks ben

hi all


hi we have had a very busy day today got the piston out very pleased. we have painted all the engine but not the fly wheel and it is all ready to go back together to put the top coat of paint on it and put the new shiny bits on it

me and my dad try to get the piston out loads of ways and the thing that worked was plus gas, hammer and a block of wood.




 

and it is out of the pot. 



still got rubbish in the sump

good to here pistons out at last mate
and the paint is going on
soon be putting things back together again
kev