Are hatz diesels really worth this much?

[mechman]

I have experience (limited) on both Petters and Lister engines and found both to be incredibly over engineered compared to todays offerings, I think they were made to considerably out last their sell by date (Guarantee)

 

[the snooper]

I have experience (limited) on both Petters and Lister engines and found both to be incredibly over engineered compared to todays offerings, I think they were made to considerably out last their sell by date (Guarantee)

the piston on my ac1 was falling apart new genuine piston was £75

 

[mechman]

the piston on my ac1 was falling apart new genuine piston was £75

How old was it

 

[wristpin]

My 13kva Lister powered standby set keeps the house and workshop running. Only run for 75 hours since installation in 1987 but every hour greatly appreciated!

 

[the snooper]

ermmmmm not 100% as ive had a few sleeps but I think late 70s so I doubt it was too bad no hour meter so no real way to works out, thoe bore was in good order though

 

[the snooper]

My 13kva Lister powered standby set keeps the house and workshop running. Only run for 75 hours since installation in 1987 but every hour greatly appreciated!View attachment 76516

nice have you got manual or auto changeover

 

[wristpin]

"nice have you got manual or auto changeover"


Manual. Keep it hooked to a battery maintenance charger and it starts on the key.Not the most civilised lump compared with current fully enclosed "silent" sets but always starts and just sips red diesel. When installed the village was "on the end of a line" and only fed from one direction and when low flying swans hit the lines and tripped the sub station we got frequent interruptions of supply. The power company now seem to have cured that problem but its still nice to be independent!

 

[the snooper]

"nice have you got manual or auto changeover"


Manual. Keep it hooked to a battery maintenance charger and it starts on the key.Not the most civilised lump compared with current fully enclosed "silent" sets but always starts and just sips red diesel. When installed the village was "on the end of a line" and only fed from one direction and when low flying swans hit the lines and tripped the sub station we got frequent interruptions of supply. The power company now seem to have cured that problem but its still nice to be independent!

reliability is what you need, you can always build yourself an acoustic enclosure to keep it quiet

 

[HughF]

I have a jp3 15kva, a ce set, 6kw ex post office with about 3 hours on from new, a couple of 6/1 startomatics, a ve set (air cooled 8/1), sr3 3 phase, sr2 single phase is day to day machine.

 

[the snooper]

I have a jp3 15kva, a ce set, 6kw ex post office with about 3 hours on from new, a couple of 6/1 startomatics, a ve set (air cooled 8/1), sr3 3 phase, sr2 single phase is day to day machine.

3 hours its not even run in

 

[HughF]

Came from the telephone exchange at stalbridge outside Shaftesbury iirc.... It was the mains failure plant.

 

[the snooper]

Came from the telephone exchange at stalbridge outside Shaftesbury iirc.... It was the mains failure plant.

nice to get one with so little use and probably far cheaper then new

 

[normspanners]

Have the starter rewired to run the oposite way.

How are you proposing to get the one way clutch and lead screw etc working ?

 

[penfold]

How are you proposing to get the one way clutch and lead screw etc working ?

Pre-engage starter presumably?

 

[the snooper]

Pre-engage starter presumably?

the starter still has a twist gear on it and used in the wrong direction would just be spun out away from the flywheel

 

[normspanners]

the starter still has a twist gear on it and used in the wrong direction would just be spun out away from the flywheel

Thanks for the drawing and also driving the centre of the pinion is a sprag / one way clutch in the drawing is called the roller clutch, which stops the starter from being driven by the engine momentarily, when engine fires.

 

[Hitch]

Came from the telephone exchange at stalbridge outside Shaftesbury iirc.... It was the mains failure plant.

Stalbridge, outside Shaftesbury.... I suppose it is, technically
Thats a holiday cottage now.

 

[HughF]

Spoke to the old man, it was semley phone exchange. Slightly closer to Shaftesbury

 

[mechman]

Like that guy I said that repairs them cheaper/easier to buy one

 

[penfold]

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the starter still has a twist gear on it and used in the wrong direction would just be spun out away from the flywheel

Depends how good the design is; cheapo ones just have spines and springs.