Also be sure that the pump rack opens and closes smoothly. After washing out with kero it would then be safe to run the modern detergent multigrade oils that everthing now uses. If it has stood for a lot of years it would be worth pulling the sideplate, draining the oil and removing the splash baffle in the sump to clean out the sludge deposit which will have collected in the bottom round the oil pickup screen. Is it possible to leave it in situ and let it drive the lineshaft and overhead gear, at least as a demo setup, or better still, put it to work again at shearing or crutching time? Should have had a fairly easy life, as a 3 stsand shed only needed 3 or 4 hp to run. You have a very complete and original installation there, typical of many shearing sheds round the country. Re: What Lister CS do I have? It drove a shearing setup in O
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