What Make a Real Diesel - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Stevo · #31 01-24-2011, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W124 E300D

I used to run them, 6bhp @ 650 rpm, 8 @ 800 rpm, from a single cylinder 1.4 litre engine with variable compression, ricardo indirect injection, twin external flywheels each weighing 350 lbs, so your ,1000lb weight is considerably under... the gen head also had a flywheel in the pulley that weighed a further 200 lbs, vee belt (twin) drive to the gen head from the flywheel on the motor, 6 bhp set produced 2.5 kva at unity power factor, and burnt a gallon every 4 hours on full song.

Hard to beat a Lister. I have a 4HP, 1800 RPM Lister running a 2KW double V belt generator we use when the grid is down. It'll run 5 or 6 hours on a gallon of fuel and never miss a beat. Truly an engine built to run 24/7. I've heard mixed reviews on the Listeroids from India.

busman1965 · #32 01-24-2011, 08:22 PM

Back in the 50's Yanmar in Japan made some really good Lister knock offs,
much better than the Indian Literoids. I have a 1950's Yanmar SKE, which is a big one lung diesel marine engine, that looks just like a Lister marine engine (13hp at 1200rpm with a 24" 200lb flywheel). I keep it around the shop, just to listen to it tick over at idle (150 rpm)....pure music!

I also have a smaller Yanmar from the early 60's which is a knock-off of a Petter AV1, 7hp at 1200rpm. This little engine has about 20,000 hours on it, and still starts first crank. It runs a small generator via belt drive on my old trawler. It usually runs for 3 months straight every summer, keeping the air conditioner and freezer going, and wont burn 2 gallons in 24hrs no matter the load!

The key to long lived diesels is slow speed, big bearings, and excellent cooling. The reason we have gotten 15,000 hours out of the 12-71's on the boat I captain, is that we have the smallest injectors possible for the setup, and we never run on the turbos for any lenth of time, unless its an emergency. They run easy and cool, just ticking along at 1500 rpms. Oh, the extra large oil pans also help, with a several more gallons of oil to keep things cool.

Crazy_Nate · #33 01-24-2011, 10:11 PM

Real diesel?

Maybe the fuel it runs? Diesel

Oh, there's biodiesel, too

W124 E300D · #34 01-31-2011, 07:13 AM

This is my old Lister cold starting video, for those who like such things...

1,400 cc single cylinder 6 bhp @ 650 rpm etc

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5803127844512609207#

Stevo · #35 01-31-2011, 10:16 AM

music too my ears

, mine sometimes sits for a year in between power outages and lights right off.