[SEL] 6/1 (Caste Iron Curry Lister)

[MaytagTwin at aol.com]

Hi Arnie,
I have been snoozing and don't have Gary's message, so, please forward this 
on to him.
Here's my thoughts on the Caste Iron Curry Listers:  they are much like the 
Harbor Freight lathes and mills in that they are a kit that you should 
disassemble, clean, adjust and reassemble.  Why? Because there likely is sand left 
over from the casting, and, some of the parts may work, but not be well fitted 
and should be touched up for better and longer running.  There are several 
sellers on eBay that will sell a Caste Iron Lister, or, Lister Clone.  None offer 
the CS (cold start) feature so far as I know.  The CS is a variable compression 
device that allows for starting at one compression, then changing to another, 
lower compression for working.  It looks much like the handle on a gate 
valve.  

One of the best sources I know for both information and inspiration on both 
the Caste Iron Listers and, the fine Chinese diesels is 
http://www.utterpower.com/ where George Breckenridge has many examples of both.  George also has put 
together a really nice guide to preparing a Lister Clone for service, showing 
the breakdown, cleanup, and adjustments needed and it is available on CD for a 
small fee.  (I get no kickback, but I really like the copy I bought.)

Please send this along to Gary.  Thanks.
Regards,
Ron Carroll
PS:  Maybe next time we can also talk about the cute little Petters creeping 
out of India.  :>)  Well, some are small, but one is a twin of about 20 HP.
PPS:  I am thinking of bringing in some of the smallest Changfa hopper cooled 
diesels (about 3 1/2 HP) to offer for sale.  Reg showed us his some time 
back, and I found a source to acquire them.  If there is interest, please write 
off list.  Thank you.  


In a message dated 1/14/2005 9:31:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
fero_ah at city-net.com writes:
Hi Folks,

Would those of you who are happy owners of Caste Iron Curry Listers (John,
Ron, etc.) contact Gary and offer your thoughts on 'em?  If you reply to
the list, please cc Gary as he is NOT on the list.

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA
fero_ah at city-net.com