Captain Beeky wrote: > Some of the smaller Lister engines had individual injection pumps (one > per cylinder) inside the engine casting. With any leak this gradually > filled the sump to the extent that the engine could become self > charging and runaway. The only cure being to suffocate it with a pair > of engineers heavy duty underpants up the air intake. I'm not sure but > I suspect the FR injector pump is external to the crankcase No, the FR has unit injection pumps which are internal, as is much of the high and low pressure pipework.
> > I was wondering if your sump could be filling with diesel, or even > water but it sounds like you are safe from both those woes. > > You mention the crisp throttle response which, coupled of course with > the characteristic turbine smoothness, is the hallmark of the green > motive power units lovingly crafted by countryfolk resident near the > southernmost escarpment of the Cotswolds. Correct! One out of two ain't bad. > > In former times. > Sob. Simon.
