In 1929 - 1930 Lister introduced the first of their Cold Start "CS" single cylinder diesel engines. Until then due to lower running compression all diesel design engines had to have their combustion chambers preheated by the user with some type of torch before starting the engine from cold. Lister Manuals for Mechanics Vol 1 - 2 and 3 60 service Workshop Operation Parts manuals and Service Bulls the Larges collection ever compiled a truly comprehensive set of manuals for the Lister Petter Mechanic and Hobby Diesel Doctors. The Big List lister AD -1 Master Parts manual ( Trade Only ) Central Maine Diesel 1185 Hammond St. Suite 11 Bangor, ME 04401 Fax:. 1-207-941-1189 E-Mail: sales@generatorsales.com Duty cycle will be 18 hours on , 6 hours off , varying loads from 50 to 100 % Lister originally recommended an SAE 20 detergent oil for temperate use , but the engine does not have a full flow cartridge type filter , just a screen. The oil is pumped to the mains via a weir arrangement but splashed on the big end , piston , cylinder etc. Lister CS 3/1: 1: 1000: 33/4 X 51/2: 3 @ 600: Water: 760 lb: Diesel: Indirect: Lister CS 3.5/1: 1: 1000: 33/4 X 51/2: 3.5 @ 650: Water: 772 lb: Diesel: Indirect: Lister CS 5/1: 1: 1434: 41/2 X 51/2: 5 @ 600: You can see manuals here: FREE MILITARY GENERATOR MANUALS But we do not have many gas. But if you can get the size generator (in Kw A high-quality reprint Lister CS instruction Manual with detailed parts list and diagrams. Covering 3.5-1, 6-1, 8-1, 12-2 and 16-2 diesel engines, the 56 page manual is a valuable reference for anyone owing or restoring one of these engines. This design was built by the British and was still being produced by Lister itself in 1987. The Indians started building parts for them and eventually assembled whole engines. The name Listeroid means 'copy' , and some engines are close copies for sure. Amazing as it seems, this design still provides great fuel efficiency. The CS series were lower revving industrial engines with external valve pushrods, usually with twin flywheels and never had a marine variant unlike the JP's. The CS 10/2 @ 600 rpm engine was uprated to 650 rpm and became the 12/2 during the '50's. It was finally uprated to 800 rpm and renamed the 16/2 in 1962. lister camshaft, governor and cover - 12/2 and 16/2. 3. lister crankcase - single cylinder only. 4. lister crankcase - 12/2 and 16/2. 5. Crankshaft (bush), connecting rod, piston and cylinder. 5A. Crankshaft (taper roller bearing), connecting rod, piston, cylinder and flywheel. ListerDiesel. CS was never a model designation, but the letters CS appeared on the engine records at the factory, and have become attached to the engines ever since. The actual models are the horsepower followed by the number of cylinders, so 3/1 5/1 6/1 10/2 12/2 and so on. The earlier and larger 9/1 18/2 27/3 were known as the JP series after 1952 Lister CS 6/1 Startomatic Generator. Engine serial number 3217512. Plant no. 9676.SOMAC. Back in January of this year (2005) I had an email to my web site address from a gentleman who wanted to know if anyone wanted a Lister CS Startomatic Generator. It seems it was bought 2nd hand by his father in the early seventies as a backup when we LISTER PETTER X90 Workshop Manual. Free Download: 248110 Datasheets: 248111 18, 27, 35, 46 LISTER PETTER 18, 27, 35, 46 Alpha Canal Star Engines TDS. Free Download: 248112 20, 30, 40, 55 LISTER PETTER 20, 30, 40, 55 Turbo - Alpha Marine Engines TDS. Free Download: 248113 AC1