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Offers and wants: 6 bags of Warmcel 100 for sale - oh, and a diesel for free!

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    South Yorkshire Energy Centre, in Sheffield, is having a clear-out. They have 6 bags of Warmcel 100 for sale (buyer collects) at a very cheap £5 (inc VAT) each. Please call 0114 3039981 and ask for Beatrice. 6 bags, when 'fluffed', is 1.5m3.

    The 2-cyl air-cooled Lister stationary engine is still up for grabs, too.
    • CommentAuthorMikeRumney
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2012
     
    wonder if we could stick the Lister in the back of a Type VW camper???
    Would it run on 4:1 heating oil:Veg oil?
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    We used to start it on pump diesel then switch to straight veg oil, and always finish on SVO, and it was quite happy. A little bit 'un-flat' for a Vee-Dub, I'd have thought!!
    • CommentAuthorMikeRumney
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2012
     
    ... "un flat" ... ?
    The real questions are would it fit, what sort of weight is it, and what's the "output"?
    I've been thinking about putting a diesel in a Bay for some time ... apparently you can sling the rad underneath.
    We also live very near to Dursley where Lister "Grew up" so would be like bringing it home!
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    Un-flat in that VWs use a flat four, unless it's a modern one I don't know of, and the Lister is vertical. I don't know the power output, but I guess about 15BHP. I am afraid I do not know the weight of the engine alone, because it's attached to an enormous chassis/fuel tank, which weighs a ton! I can't remember the model no. There's a pic on the original thread:

    http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/forum114/comments.php?DiscussionID=9266&page=1#Item_10no rad,

    Oh, and no rad, as it's a/c
    • CommentAuthorMikeRumney
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2012
     
    Dont think it is more than about 1/3 of the HP of a Type 2 1600.
    The rad reference was in context of my having been thinking about diesel for a while, and having been told of different ways to set up the rad for your bog-standard water-cooled unit.
    I do have a friend who wold be interested.
    Now I know where it is I'll see if he's interested enough to get up to Yorkshire from Glos!
    No pic on the thread by the way ... (unless I'm missing something?)
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    Sorry, pic was, I find, in a 'whisper' to someone else who was interested, but has not been in touch since.
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2012
     
    Probably would not pass emissions test for a road vehicle.
    Suspect that the power and torque curves are not best suited to the VW Transaxle either.
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    Steamy, you are probably right re emissions. I think it's most suited (as per the original post) to use as a pump or back-up genny, or for a narrowboat. I wish I could remember the model no. I have ST2 in my mind, but I think I had a look at a pic and established that it wasn't.
    • CommentAuthorMikeRumney
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2012
     
    Posted By: SteamyTeaProbably would not pass emissions test for a road vehicle.
    Suspect that the power and torque curves are not best suited to the VW Transaxle either.


    I'm kind of sorry I thought aloud! ... although it sounds as if you might have a handle on which diesel models would be worth looking into.
    Would it necessarily have to be VW for example?

    I don't think this mate of mine is interested either

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