| Question
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On your web page, it states that your company has an ISO 2008
rating.
What does this mean? Who gives this rating? How does this rating
affect an
engine that I might buy? |
| Answer
1 |
ISO 9000 is concerned with "quality management". This means what the organization does to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer and applicable regulatory requirements and continually to improve its performance in this regard.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the
world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO's principal
activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards
also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards
make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers
for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution,
but to society as a whole.
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 148
countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central
Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
Over the years, ISO has developed many of the standards against
which products are assessed for conformity, as well as the standardized
test methods that allow the meaningful comparison of test results
so necessary for international trade. ISO itself does not carry
out conformity assessment. However, in partnership with IEC
(International Electrotechnical Commission), ISO develops ISO/IEC
guides and standards to be used by organizations which carry
out conformity assessment activities. Once such organization
is IRQA (Indian Registrar of Quality Assurance) which audits
Lovson's conformity to ISO standards for their products and
services.
For more information visit www.iso.org |
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| Question
2 |
In some of my readings, I read that sometimes the engine is
not completely cleaned of casting sand at the factory and I
should plan to clean my engine before I use it.
Is this true? I’m not sure that I know enough about an
engine to do that. I do not want to ruin a new engine—what
do I do? |
| Answer
2 |
The engines we ship are thoroughly tested and cleaned from within to ensure such
problems do not occur eliminating the need to clean the engine before use. |
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| Question
3 |
Do these engines have “wet sleeves”? I understand
that this is important. |
| Answer
3 |
The water-cooled engines have "wet sleeve". This is important
to maintain the ambient temperature in the cylinder block and
sleeves. |
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| Question
4 |
What kind of crankshaft bearings are there in your engines? |
| Answer
4 |
The original Lister was designed with bush bearings which necessitated the use of a lubricating oil pump. We have improvised on the original design by introducing taper roller bearings thereby eliminating the Lube Oil pump. Both the versions are available. |
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| Question
5 |
Tappet
rotation is a must for a diesel engine - do yours rotate all
the time?
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5 |
Yes they do. |
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| Question
6 |
The
antique Lister I saw at an antique machinery show was dark green.
Will mine be that color or some weird metallic paint? |
| Answer
6 |
You have a choice of the original / antique lister dark green colour (we have tried to come very near to the original green shade, but it is definitely not the exact original shade). We can provide you other solid and metallic colours on special request. |
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| Question
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Are there engines tested / run before they are carted for shipment? |
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7 |
Yes, every engines is tested / run from 2 to 8 hours before being packed and carted for shipment. |
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| Question
8 |
Does
this come with a cooling system? Is it an option? I am not very
mechanical-savvy and not sure I could rig what I saw on the web. |
| Answer
8 |
All the Lister-type water-cooled engines have a "run through water" cooling system. In case you don't want to prepare your own cooling system which is very simple you can opt for a radiator system which at an additional cost.
For Petter type air-cooled engines you also have an option of forced air cool system.
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| Question
9 |
I
live where it is cold in the winter. Does it start easily when cold?
Does it have electric starter. Is it an option?
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| Answer
9 |
The original Lister has a IDI system ( In-direct Ignition system), therefore there could be some starting trouble during the winter. You have the option of going for a heating system to avoid this problem.
The Little Giants have DI (Direct ignition) system which ensures trouble free strats during winter.
An electric start option is available.
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| Question
10 |
Would
this engine run on ‘green’ fuel—biodiesel? Cooking
oil from restaurants?
I do not want to pollute Mother Earth by using fossil fuel. |
| Answer
10 |
At
present our engines run on high speed diesel. |
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| Question11 |
If
I buy one of these directly from you, how do we handle warranty problems?
Is there a warranty ? |
| Answer
11 |
Yes.
We cover our engines for a period of 12 months from shipment
or 600 hours of use - whicever is earlier - against any manufacturing
defect. |
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| Question12 |
How
long will this engine run before I have to work on it? |
| Answer
12 |
It
will probably put in 2500 hours before you need to check on
it - provided you follow the Instructions Manual for Lubrication and Maintenance. |
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| Question13 |
Where
can I get parts for this engine?
Do you have an outlet here in the USA? |
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13 |
At present we do NOT have any representative in the USA.
You can order the parts directly form us which will be couriered.
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| Question14 |
I
think I could do my own work, how many specialized tools do
I need and
where do I get them? |
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14 |
No
special tools are required.
In fact all the tools required are
always shipped with the engine. |
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| Question15 |
I
think this engine is really neat and really want one because
it looks like an antique, but what can it do? My wife will not
be happy with me if all this can do is sit there and run. |
| Answer
15 |
It is a prime mover: it can run a grinding mill, generate electricity by running an alternator, they are used for other applications like running a saw mill. The applications are various and limited only by imagination. |
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| Question16 |
Under
a full load, how much fuel will this use? |
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16 |
Every
engine has a different specific fuel consumption.
See the technical specifications for the model-specific fuel consumption.
However the average is 280 gms/hp/hr of diesel. |
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| Question17 |
How
do I order an engine? |
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17 |
Select
the model you wish to buy, decided on the options you want,
and send us an email. We will then issue a Proforma Invoice
which will contain the cost, shipping and payment details. |
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| Question18 |
How
do I get it into this country? |
| Answer
18 |
You have 2 options here:
Option 1 (Do the clearing on your own)
Pick the shipping port closest to you . Contact the Harbor Master for that port, tell them what you want to do and ask for a recommendation for a broker. Contact the broker (custom house agent) at that port and let him get it through US Customs for you. You will have to arrange to either pick it up yourself, or have a common carrier deliver it to your home, if you can unload a 1000 pound+ crate. If you have someplace close with a loading dock, have it delivered there and pick it up with your
pickup truck. It will not be difficult but will require some patience to go
through each step. Even with the fees, you will save money and get a quality
engine for less money than if you bought it from a dealer on the web.
Option 2 ( DDP - Delivered Duty Paid to your door step)
We will arrange to deliver the engine to you door step through DHL Danza. This is the more expensive option of the two. But it will save you the hassles of Doing the clearing your self.
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