This is a first class effort, made by craftsmen! Congrats on selecting the JKson brand, I have found this brand to arrive with the more consistent quality, The errector even uses the right size drill and changes to a new tap whe required in order to make the fasteners fit properly! I have seen hole drilled oversize, so a worn out tap can be used and not break off in the hole.. You will never do two installs the same, there is always something you will do differently on the next.
Very impressive, well done. My Dad would have loved to see this, he was a highly knowledgable electrical engineer and loved stationary engines (cs' being a bit of an addiction). He worked on several start o matic plants that were in use in areas without national grid. Sadly he's no longer with us but his engines are, when I run them he is with me.
Thank you too for your compliments. My Dad and my son and I all worked together on this project and we are having a lot of fun with it. Learning plenty at the same time. I wish my grandpa were here to see it too. I know he would have loved it.
Nice control panel! I like the old school aesthetics with the round moving needle meters and the odd frequency meter, I saw a similar one at an old preserved power station i visited. Nice engine.
Thanks mate. They're so much more interesting when they can be useful as well as nice to look at. This one provides all the compressed air I need for the workshop and the power too. Did you see the latest one I put up showing the new air starter I have rigged up?
Thank you for your kind words! You're right, the hours that go into projects like this are too many to think about! It's very worthwhile in the end though! Cheers, Ben.
This is a nice setup, I am looking into doing something the same with its own building and have it provide all the air for a shop and power during outages.
Hi George. Thanks for your compliment! I have been very pleased with my Jkson. It is a fine listeroid indeed. Apart from needing the mandatory cleanout on the inside, and a complete repaint from bare metal, this engine was of a very high standard when I bought it new from OzlisteroidsDotCom. The machining work was excellent and most of the fasteners were fine too. The clearances had all be set up properly. I fell in love with it during the stripdown and rebuild!! Cheers.
Hi there. I was slightly concerned too, but over 200 hours running like that has not caused any noticeable wear. I am trialling a different controller at the moment which certainly keeps the actuator at a more stable position. See my other videos, one called testing woodward governor 01 shows a view of how smooth it is. Cheers.
Thanks for your compliments mate. That filter housing was a one off I found on Ebay ages ago, never seen them since. I recommend you get in touch with Steve again at OzlisteroidsDotCom as he now sells a version of these add-on oil filters which is just what you need. Cheers.
@MrJimsonweed Thanks very much! Glad you like it. I'll keep working on my other generator set and get some videos of it up one day too. Its a very old Lister JP3, which is getting an ST25 alternator fitted up. This one will make some decent amps one day soon.
A couple of people in a forum covering this project are a bit concerned about the constant movement of the fuel rack, and accelerated wear which may be caused by it. I personally don't think it would be much of an issue, considering the make of the injection parts (Bosch/Mico).
Hi Audio Labguy. Congratulations on getting your own Jkson! I know what you mean about feeling like a kid before christmas. My frame is pretty straightforward, heavy channel iron around all four sides, and really heavy 12mm angle iron crossmembers. There is a piece of 25mm marine ply between the engine and the crossmembers. But the key to lack of vibration is the balance. Jkson engines have counterweights on the crank, not the flywheels. I M O this is the better way for it to be done. Cheers.
@bendy2000 I had two of those air motors on mine and it still didn't have enough to make that first pop. That JKSON sounds so much sweeter than my big old 25hp.
Thanks for posting this vid, my own JKSON 6/1 will be arriving in 2 weeks and I'm like a kid before Christmas with anticipation. Very impressed by the lack of vibration, do you have any details on your frame mount setup? Thanks!
I want to do something similar to this with a JKson 20/2 and a generator big enough to run the whole house and sheds etc when there is no power available, and possibly to sell some electricity back to the grid if I have excess filtered waste oil, etc. Where did you get the electronic governor parts, etc?
he needs a snubber valve on the actuator for the governor drive, the constant pulsations from the big cylinder will destroy the governor with the constant pulsations.
Thanks Paul. There is over 800 hours on this engine and governor arrangement now, and still no wear on the governor and injector pump rack. I would rather it didn't pulsate too, but it has not caused any problems so far.
Hello The sound of your engine is very regular and nice ! how many kilowatts your alternator is ? how many Kw the whole set can continuously produce if you don't use air compressed ? I need to make something like this, but it is hard to choose the right motor/generator. thanks from France !
a master piece! all ship shape and made to last a life time the only thought i might have is a clutch system to disengage the compressor to lengthen the life of the pump but WOW the pluming and wiring are engineer porn!
@Dauntless244 Hi. Have a look at the OzlisteroidsDotCom website. Send a quick message to Steve from there. He is certainly the right fellow to supply the right bits for the job. Cheers.
@Hetman1974, Hi there. Good pickup about the oil pump! It's something that worried me too when I set up the external oil pump. So I rigged up an oil pressure switch that has ultimate control over the power to the governor circuit. If oil pressure is lost, the injector pump rack slams shut and she stops. Have a look at this vid, th-cam.com/video/SBsmSa3WAH0/w-d-xo.html My 5 year old gives a good run down on the project, and demonstrates a clear understanding of the protection circuit. Cheers.
This is a first class effort, made by craftsmen!
Congrats on selecting the JKson brand, I have found this brand to arrive with the more consistent quality, The errector even uses the right size drill and changes to a new tap whe required in order to make the fasteners fit properly! I have seen
hole drilled oversize, so a worn out tap can be used and not break off in the hole..
You will never do two installs the same, there is always something you will do differently on the next.
Very impressive, well done. My Dad would have loved to see this, he was a highly knowledgable electrical engineer and loved stationary engines (cs' being a bit of an addiction). He worked on several start o matic plants that were in use in areas without national grid. Sadly he's no longer with us but his engines are, when I run them he is with me.
Thank you too for your compliments. My Dad and my son and I all worked together on this project and we are having a lot of fun with it. Learning plenty at the same time. I wish my grandpa were here to see it too. I know he would have loved it.
Amazing ....I've never seen like this Lister having so crazy tone...
I had a dream about a generator/compressor system just like this. Incredible. I wish for one like it.
Magnificent project!, I can see a lot of hours went into that one!, and worth every bit!
Great setup mate.......just loved it. Awesome sound and a brilliant project brother. Love from India
Nice control panel! I like the old school aesthetics with the round moving needle meters and the odd frequency meter, I saw a similar one at an old preserved power station i visited. Nice engine.
@MrFrogmobile. Hi, and thanks for your kind comments. I love every minute I spend working on my old engines! Cheers, from Australia.
Thanks mate. They're so much more interesting when they can be useful as well as nice to look at. This one provides all the compressed air I need for the workshop and the power too. Did you see the latest one I put up showing the new air starter I have rigged up?
Love your entire setup!
Thank you for your kind words! You're right, the hours that go into projects like this are too many to think about! It's very worthwhile in the end though! Cheers, Ben.
This is a nice setup, I am looking into doing something the same with its own building and have it provide all the air for a shop and power during outages.
Hi George. Thanks for your compliment! I have been very pleased with my Jkson. It is a fine listeroid indeed. Apart from needing the mandatory cleanout on the inside, and a complete repaint from bare metal, this engine was of a very high standard when I bought it new from OzlisteroidsDotCom. The machining work was excellent and most of the fasteners were fine too. The clearances had all be set up properly. I fell in love with it during the stripdown and rebuild!! Cheers.
Hi there. I was slightly concerned too, but over 200 hours running like that has not caused any noticeable wear. I am trialling a different controller at the moment which certainly keeps the actuator at a more stable position. See my other videos, one called testing woodward governor 01 shows a view of how smooth it is. Cheers.
Nice setup! The sound of music to my ears!!
Thanks for your compliments mate. That filter housing was a one off I found on Ebay ages ago, never seen them since. I recommend you get in touch with Steve again at OzlisteroidsDotCom as he now sells a version of these add-on oil filters which is just what you need. Cheers.
WOW, outstanding work man! The compressor setup is very cool. Like you, I like my old engines but I still expect them to work.
@MrJimsonweed Thanks very much! Glad you like it. I'll keep working on my other generator set and get some videos of it up one day too. Its a very old Lister JP3, which is getting an ST25 alternator fitted up. This one will make some decent amps one day soon.
It's amazing! Beautiful work! I cant say any more words! Greeting from Hungary.
A couple of people in a forum covering this project are a bit concerned about the constant movement of the fuel rack, and accelerated wear which may be caused by it. I personally don't think it would be much of an issue, considering the make of the injection parts (Bosch/Mico).
Hi Audio Labguy. Congratulations on getting your own Jkson! I know what you mean about feeling like a kid before christmas. My frame is pretty straightforward, heavy channel iron around all four sides, and really heavy 12mm angle iron crossmembers. There is a piece of 25mm marine ply between the engine and the crossmembers. But the key to lack of vibration is the balance. Jkson engines have counterweights on the crank, not the flywheels. I M O this is the better way for it to be done. Cheers.
@bendy2000 I had two of those air motors on mine and it still didn't have enough to make that first pop.
That JKSON sounds so much sweeter than my big old 25hp.
It's a beautiful work of (working) art!! I love it.
Thanks for posting this vid, my own JKSON 6/1 will be arriving in 2 weeks and I'm like a kid before Christmas with anticipation. Very impressed by the lack of vibration, do you have any details on your frame mount setup? Thanks!
I want to do something similar to this with a JKson 20/2 and a generator big enough to run the whole house and sheds etc when there is no power available, and possibly to sell some electricity back to the grid if I have excess filtered waste oil, etc. Where did you get the electronic governor parts, etc?
he needs a snubber valve on the actuator for the governor drive, the constant pulsations from the big cylinder will destroy the governor with the constant pulsations.
Thanks Paul. There is over 800 hours on this engine and governor arrangement now, and still no wear on the governor and injector pump rack. I would rather it didn't pulsate too, but it has not caused any problems so far.
Hello
The sound of your engine is very regular and nice !
how many kilowatts your alternator is ? how many Kw the whole set can continuously produce if you don't use air compressed ? I need to make something like this, but it is hard to choose the right motor/generator.
thanks from France !
a master piece! all ship shape and made to last a life time the only thought i might have is a clutch system to disengage the compressor to lengthen the life of the pump but WOW the pluming and wiring are engineer porn!
This makes my generator project look like I got it out of a crackerjack box
that is beautiful
@grandpaseed Thanks a lot for your kind words. Much appreciated. I love the term engineer porn !!
@enginecoot He has air start, It's just cooler to hand crank it. Haha
My shoulder will never let that happen for me.
@Dauntless244 Hi. Have a look at the OzlisteroidsDotCom website. Send a quick message to Steve from there. He is certainly the right fellow to supply the right bits for the job. Cheers.
@Hetman1974, Hi there. Good pickup about the oil pump! It's something that worried me too when I set up the external oil pump. So I rigged up an oil pressure switch that has ultimate control over the power to the governor circuit. If oil pressure is lost, the injector pump rack slams shut and she stops. Have a look at this vid, th-cam.com/video/SBsmSa3WAH0/w-d-xo.html My 5 year old gives a good run down on the project, and demonstrates a clear understanding of the protection circuit. Cheers.