[SEL] CS.Lister ?
Peter Scales
peter at loud-n-clear.net
Sun Nov 4 23:34:16 PST 2007
My apologies - misread the engine number.
Regards
Pete
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Peter Scales
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> Subject: Re: [SEL] CS.Lister ?
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> On 05/11/2007, Brian Watts <briwatt at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me the age of a 3 1/2 HP. C.S. Lister
> Diesel Eng. No.284314 Please? We have just aquired one of
> these little engines.
> > David Watts
>
> There is a little trap for the unwary in the serial numbers.
>
> If you look at the page that Peter has mentioned, the CS Lister
> numbers are over on the right hand side, and don't get to 6-digits.
>
> This is one of the post-1950 engines:
>
> 284 is the serial number
> 31 is the engine type = 3/1
> 4 is the year of manufacture = 1954
>
> The 3-1/2hp wasn't made that early either, another pointer.
>
> Peter
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