DJ MacIntyre from Leboise.com donated an 6/1 listeroid diesel engine to us. Jim Juczak from Woodhenge and I will be traveling to Belleghuan to pick it up in a couple of weeks. We will be building a 3kw Axial Flux permanent magnet alternator for the engine, which will charge our battery bank. This engine will also heat our hot domestic water. Fuel usage will be approximately 1/4 gallon per hour of used fryer oil.
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February 17th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I didn’t notice a starts on the engine. Do you just rap a robe around the fly wheel and run.
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February 17th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
There is a handle on the flywheel for hand cranking the engine. Spins easily with a compression release lever.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 pm
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