Ever wonder what happened to those Lister cold-start, slow rpm, large flywheel engines of the past? Well, would you believe that some of those early Lister engine designs are still being manufactured and used in many parts of the world today, providing both reliable and efficient electrical power and water pumping to remote villages and off-grid locations? The cold-start or C/S designed engines could be started by hand cranking and didn't require electronics of any kind in order to run. This diesel engine design didn't require any glow plugs to be started! Having no electrical parts to fail was just one of the reasons for their incredible dependability. The specially designed indirect injection cylinder head allows these diesel engines to run on a variety of oils including bio-diesel, vegetable oil, pump diesel and many waste oils.

Apparently there is documented proof which shows an original cold-start Lister engine provided 40 years of 24/7 power production. In other words, this engine ran 365 days a year for over 40 years. A true testimony to this robust, heavy-built design.

Due to their high efficiency, there has been a recent movement in North America to utilize these Lister-type engines for electrical power generation in conjunction with solar and wind power systems, allowing for comfortable off-grid living, free from the grasp of the gouging power providers.

Maybe you have a piece of property far from the nearest available power pole and the costs are just too high to warrant running power poles and lines to the building site, or maybe you have a home with solar/wind power but just don't have enough power to run modern laundry appliances or a well pump. Perhaps a Lister-type generator project would fit in well with your needs. If you are considering off-grid power generation or a serious back-up power generation project you may want to consider implementing a Lister-type engine.

Eco Diesel Solutions Canada is pleased to be able to offer brand new versions of this reliable and efficient design to our customers. We are the exclusive Canadian distributor for GTC Engines.

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It is our goal to develop a reliable and trustworthy source for consumers who want to purchase Lister-type diesel engines, parts and associated hardware.