Lister CS Type Diesel Engines 

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BREAKING IN A NEW ENGINE  Please read this page before starting your engine for the first time.

Engine Manual Found Here

               Pictured below is the 6/1 engine complete with 12 inch extra pulley if needed                                          

I moved and installed heavy machinery for 10 years so I’m well aware that the Lister is a dangerous open flywheel engine so must be treated with respect as rotating machinery is unforgiving. Please bear this in mind if you want install and operate one. Therefore safety is paramount when working on or near them when they are alive and moving.

Moving on to a little history. Introduced in 1930, they continued in production by Lister until 1987 now continuing to be built in India by many companies. More detail to be found Here

There are quite a few available types of the CS ranging from single cylinder to double cylinder models. As you are probably by now aware these engine can run on a variety of fuels ranging from diesel, biodiesel, vegetable oil (waste or new) and even waste engine oil. Of course all waste fuels must be filtered and dewatered to at least 10 micron otherwise damage to the injection pump is inevitable. If you need to know more about running these engines on alternative fuels click on one of the discussion forum links to find out more. More about filtering HERE.

The single cylinder model types are 6/1 , 8/1 , 10/1 and 12/1 ,weighing 310 , 320 , 325 and 335 Kgs respectively

The double cylinder model types are 12/2 , 16/2 , 20/2 and 24/2 , weighing 470 , 496 , 490 and 524 Kgs respectively

Full specifications of the single cylinder models are as follows. All are fitted with taper roller bearings.

ANAND ENTERPRISE has a videos available for you to see the balance of their engines (now a different colour, red). It can be found HERE.

Full specifications of the double cylinder models are as follows