[SEL] Lister Terminology Confusion

[Brock Summerfield]

G,day John
we have 2 cs lister diesels  1 is a single cyl the other is a twin  they 
both have model  CS stamped on the plate
i know of a fair few other the CS  listers around .


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Culp" <johnculp at chartertn.net>
To: "Old Engine" <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
Cc: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:45 PM
Subject: [SEL] Lister Terminology Confusion


> Just be aware that "CS" is a modern Lister collector's term for the old 
> Cold Starting Diesels like the 3/1, 5/1, etc. It's unofficial, and 
> unfortunately ambiguous. What Lister-Petter calls a "CS" model is a big 4 
> or 6 cylinder inline Diesel. (I think Peter Forbes once told me that 
> English Ford actually built them.) Lister only used the numerical 
> designations for what we've somehow grown used to calling "CS" engines. I 
> made the mistake of ordering a factory shop manual for a Lister CS several 
> years ago, which took quite a bit of trouble to get and ended up costing 
> around $100. If anybody has one of those CS engines and needs the book, 
> I've got it.
>
> John Culp
> Bristol, Tennessee, USA
>
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