ThePog Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 As above, I kindof want a genset that will run occasionally off the copious waste oil I have, probably only needs to generate 1kw or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 those old-as-Moses Lister multi-fuels run on virtually anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Philips? https://diystirlingengine.com/stirling-cycle-engines/ (evilgrin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 7 hours ago, smokin'joe said: those old-as-Moses Lister multi-fuels run on virtually anything Thats kindof what I was thinking might be the go, I just dont have fhe full barry on them yet .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 ...with a large emphasis on the word yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Those little Yanmar/China clone diesels could be worth a look. Can be had kinda cheaply at times. Our Lister fuel tank specifies this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 In my mind converting something cheap and shit that it doesn't matter if it dies is just fine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 China Yanmar diesel clone, comes in many colours/names I picked up a near new one for under a grand a few years back and was happy about it. Haven't done big hours on it, but happy enough. Have not run on oil, could be hard to start without glow system. Maybe start and stop on diesel, and switch to oil inbetween? Very loud and vibratory. Looks like this but red. https://www.facebook.com/share/ghGf5NgYCgJLkair/?mibextid=kL3p88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 6 minutes ago, johnnyfive said: China Yanmar diesel clone, comes in many colours/names I picked up a near new one for under a grand a few years back and was happy about it. Haven't done big hours on it, but happy enough. Have not run on oil, could be hard to start without glow system. Maybe start and stop on diesel, and switch to oil inbetween? Very loud and vibratory. Looks like this but red. https://www.facebook.com/share/ghGf5NgYCgJLkair/?mibextid=kL3p88 Â I would think a diesel start then switch over would be the go, with some level of oil preheating going on. And a decent filtering process for the waste oil... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 = 4 hours ago, ThePog said: Thats kindof what I was thinking might be the go, I just dont have fhe full barry on them yet ..  I have a few of them. One I run as my backup generator for my off grid setup. I have a petrol and a diesel lister that both seem to run on just about anything combustible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 2 minutes ago, dmulally said: =  I have a few of them. One I run as my backup generator for my off grid setup. I have a petrol and a diesel lister that both seem to run on just about anything combustible. Are they large and noisy? I really like the idea of being able to pour anything in and it running... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmulally Posted August 27 Popular Post Share Posted August 27 29 minutes ago, ThePog said: Are they large and noisy? I really like the idea of being able to pour anything in and it running... This is my Lister L and the noise is hard to describe. The below pic has the original exhaust but I swapped it for one that ran up and out the shed wall then down to a barrel of water. It sounds like an old washing machine on spin cycle rather than exhaust banging. It has a priming cup that is that small brass upright before the head. If that uses petrol to crank it, it'll run on most anything after that. With petrol it runs the strongest but with stale fuel or kero it just misses a few beats and the momentum keeps it going until it can ignite off another kick. That machine there ran Wellesley College in Wellington during WW1. It now runs a simple alternator. I haven't experimented with my diesel lister which is roughly the same size and runs a lot stronger. It's a lot more modern being from the 1930's. The L above is from 1912 iirc. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 So jelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, ThePog said: Are they large and noisy? I really like the idea of being able to pour anything in and it running... Sounds like you need a turbo jet turbine :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 4 minutes ago, shrike said: Sounds like you need a turbo jet turbine :p Ah man I looked at making a turbine out of a turbo, just need to sort the injection situation /probably a shitload more to it. Also using a waste oil burner to make steam to feed the same thing. So many dumb options, I should just choose one and run with it. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 All of the above sound like good options for powering a spa pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 2 minutes ago, anglia4 said: All of the above sound like good options for powering a spa pool Built this for that exact reason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 My friend has an old diesel lister gen set. I am very jealous. Started planting the seed for a stationary engine genset too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 On 18/09/2024 at 10:10, ThePog said: Built this for that exact reason holy flue batman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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