Jelly_Sheffield
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Took a punt on a very cheap generator the other day and just got it home.
External condition is pretty dire, lots of rust on the enclosure, and some of the rust was structural (until we tried to use the lifting eyes to pick it up, now it's post-structural), only saving grace is the sound insulation is all in really good condition still.
The previous owner was running it for an hour a week up until about 3 months ago just to keep it ticking over when it ran out of fuel and they decided to sell it instead, last oil change was just before they got it 3 years ago.
Apparently it came with a lathe and some bending rolls, and they kept thinking it might come in useful but it never did.
Internally it still seems to be in decent shape, everything turns freely, and apart from tonnes of dust, it's pretty much clean and free of corrosion (beyond surface rust).
However, before I go putting a new battery in, fuel it, and try to run it I'd like to give it a once-over mechanically...
Which is where I hit a slight rub, I can't find any model ID details on the engine to Google a workshop manual.
All I can see is:
Lister-Petter markings cast into the valve cover
These markings cast into the base:
If anyone can suggest where I should look to find the specific model ID details, or knows from the pictures which Lister engine/series of engines it is, I would be dead grateful for the info.
External condition is pretty dire, lots of rust on the enclosure, and some of the rust was structural (until we tried to use the lifting eyes to pick it up, now it's post-structural), only saving grace is the sound insulation is all in really good condition still.
The previous owner was running it for an hour a week up until about 3 months ago just to keep it ticking over when it ran out of fuel and they decided to sell it instead, last oil change was just before they got it 3 years ago.
Apparently it came with a lathe and some bending rolls, and they kept thinking it might come in useful but it never did.
Internally it still seems to be in decent shape, everything turns freely, and apart from tonnes of dust, it's pretty much clean and free of corrosion (beyond surface rust).
However, before I go putting a new battery in, fuel it, and try to run it I'd like to give it a once-over mechanically...
Which is where I hit a slight rub, I can't find any model ID details on the engine to Google a workshop manual.
All I can see is:
Lister-Petter markings cast into the valve cover
These markings cast into the base:
If anyone can suggest where I should look to find the specific model ID details, or knows from the pictures which Lister engine/series of engines it is, I would be dead grateful for the info.
