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hi all newb here!

i have been given a chipper!i know lucky eh,not as much as you might think!it has a lister petter lpa3 engine,aircooled but had a problem with low oil pressure and has cooked engine,i believe it has a cracked head.

i know its a long shot but would anyone here have an engine?or know enought to give me hand to rebuild,im pretty good at mechaniching as i own landrovers so spend my life keeping them going!

 

anyways if anyone can help i would be very greatfull

 

thanks

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Hmmm, a photo might help. Lpa3? Air cooled? Could be one of ours, a Danequip or an Arboreater maybe. Describe it if no pictures available.....

 

Or a Dosko, spares seem to be hard to get and we had a cracked head on one too.

 

Did the Doskos get converted to diesel by Danequip?

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Those LPA engines were delightfully uncomplicated but could blow head gaskets fairly easily if the covers weren't removed and the fins blown out.

 

We used then for a few years and the were rated at about 25hp. Take the head off, flat it down on a sheet of emery on a flat service, fit new gasket and pushrod tubes then tighten it down! Nowt hard tbh as each pot was separate thing - all you need is torque settings and valve clearance distance. I don't think that expensive stretch bolts were required!

 

Come monday, ring GreenMech on 01789 400044 and press 2 when prompted then ask Mac or Jason if they can remember who their nearest agent was or google Lister and contact them.

 

An industrial diesel engine firm or a boatyard could help out if you cannot do it yourself.

 

Good luck with it - make sure that the infeed chute complies with HSE before you go to war with her!

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