Just hand crank the flywheel until it feels up to speed then shut the first decompressor if you hear it fire shut the second value. If you do the first lever too soon before the flywheel is up to speed it will just stall and stop and nothing will happen. It's definitely a feel thing and you get used to whatever engine you have. The faster you spin it, the more chance you have of success. It helps to have a second set of hands. But it is possible to do it on your own if you are strong enough.
I supppose if you want the stems of the valves and rockers in oil...drill a small hole on the bottom of the rocker cover....tap a thread and put a small bolt in with washer to use as a drain. do same for top about half way and use as a fill ......with cover back on the oil will /should sit in the rocker covers and allow the parts to run in oil
Well, it's supposed to be a clone of the R71. So this one is a 750cc I don't know if anyone has made a list of parts that would be interchangeable. If they cylinder bore is the same it would most likely fit.
Thank you so so much for your tutorial. I’m a 66-year-old woman living in the mountains of Malibu and somebody installed this heater for me and it never worked and I just found your tutorial and now it’s working. I am so so happy thank you so much.!!!!! You made it really easy for me
I am so pleased! Pamela, you know this panel confused me a lot as well and I lost the instructions. I had to order a new panel just for the instruction booklet and then decipher what it said (I'll use the new panel somewhere else eventually. But you know what, if you get a power cut, mine doesn't seem to have a back up battery so you'll need to reprogram it again. Thankfully you will have this video to refer to. Malibu! Wow, I've only had the drink, I've never been 😆. Have fun and thanks for your lovely comment ❤️
Other than being careful not to pick too heavy of a battery, you won't go wrong by getting an electric. It's held up well against the sea water but it's worth greasing the thumbscrew clamps and the crocodile clips.
@@northseacowboy Cheers for the tips mate. Will only be using in a small lake. I fibreglassed the hull of my mirror... Made it a lot more rigid and me less nervous of falling through the floor!
Very nice. Have you tired this motor on a river. If so can you go upstream? I have a 34lbs Water Snake and it's cool and do well but no upstream unless it's really calm waters. I wonder if I'd find a big difference between the 2. I sure seems like you going faster them me in this video. Please let me know what you think. ?
It really depends on how many knots the body of water is moving at, the draught of your vessel and the power of the engine. I've seen people using 18v lithium batteries on 12v motors and they run with more power. Try at your own risk and check wiring and components for over heating. You may be able to keep your existing motor. People also replace the throttle with a more advanced PWM potentiometer. (I have one but it's not installed) check online shopping sites for one which can handle the amp/current draw for your motor. Or buy the larger motor if you feel like with a bit more power you could overcome the force of the river. We get strong sea currents here in Shetland, although in the faster flowing sea I wouldn't stand a chance, it certainly has enough power to tackle the moderate currents I motor into. I'm about to try my motor on a boat nearly twice the size and weight of this one to potter around the bay Infront of my house this summer. Good luck.
@@northseacowboy Very good. That all is good advise. Looking forward. I know the guy at SeaEagle seems to think the hull speed is a big factor. He said I could put a huge motor engine on my boat and it would not go any faster. LOL. Thanks again
Hello. I have a inflatable 3,10. Will this engine move it over 3 knots? I am planning to get an electric outboard but I worry about if it will have enough power to move my inflatable on the sea. Thank you.
Yes! The 55lb will definitely go faster than 3 knots on a 3m inflatable. It's a really great engine. I think you will like it. Let me know how you get on if you decide to purchase it.
@@northseacowboy Thank you very much. I will check it and possibily purchase in July. Allowe another question: how heavy is the battery for about two hours use, and can be this outboard engine used in salt water? thanks again.
@@tomas5773 I used a 110 amp hour lead acid leisure battery. I definitely had 2 hours use in one trip. Mainly at full throttle. I think they recommend nothing below an 80 amp hour battery. The 110 is very heavy but if you have the money. Get a lipo battery pack. It will be very light and easy to load in and out of your boat. The video of my son and I using this outboard was filmed at sea, in salt water. It's also rated for salt water by the manufacturer. Good luck and thanks for commenting.
I just used this motor on a very heavy 16ft fiberglass boat in about a force 3 with choppy seas and swell, with 3 adult men and one boy and this motor performed great.
I have a least 4 of the st2 in the states and one a single st1 is governed for 950rpms from the factory. The others I am setting up for generator service. Good and tough engines. And super efficient. Great sound. And they are not very common in the states too
They are great machines. I'm selling my house and one of mine is already connected up for emergency power. The one in this video I'm taking with me. I was going to give it to my friend but he organised some alternative power source. These generators are great because you can run them on vegetable oil in a pinch. Thanks for your comment!
@@northseacowboy Hey one little trick I did for my st2 is make a flat bar screwed on to the levers that dose both pressure releases at the same time so it is easy to start If you want a good laugh there is a video of an Indian lister that sounds very convincing...ru-vid.comT3UtlZ_WUmc?feature=share
Nice . Thanks for posting. I am thinking of getting a BISON for my Skipper 14 hull I use as a yacht tender and winter fishing boat. Have seen a 2nd hand 40LB model locally - a bit low power but maybe a good back up for the 2.5Hp O/B
I was really impressed with the power of electric. The 40lb will certainly get you moving. In calm conditions it will be perfect. The only time it would struggle would be with a fresh breeze depending on how much free board you have. While they keep adding ethanol to petrol I think electric is a safer option. Definitely a good back up! Thanks for your comment.
@@northseacowboy Thanks. It would be a back up rather than primary mover. I assume you can set them in fixed position and row as well if struggling. From where my tender is I normal fish so that the journey is either in slacks or with the tide going in my direction.
@@nickwilson5711 yes it has a clamp that you can fix it in position. The only downside I found was the weight of the battery. I think my 110Ah is overkill. An 85Ah would be sufficient. Ideally use a lipo but obviously expensive. When the weather improves I may invest in a smaller battery with a marine solar panel. I'm also considering fitting a PWM brushed speed controller for better performance. I'd like to see how your set up works for you. Post a link when you get around to it. Good luck and happy fishing.
@@northseacowboy A decent flexible solar panel - around 100W would be a good range extender although I wouldn't leave that long term to trickle charge. If you go on EBAY alot of panels are junk and will only price 10% of their rating. I currently have a 10w I use to trickle charge the battery on the yacht.
@@nickwilson5711 that's good advice! The battery in this video was actually borrowed from my off grid workshop. I have a decent German 160w panel charging. I think for my boat a quality actual 40w flexible marine panel would at least see the battery charged back up between weekend short trips. I meant to say, there is a safety concern with the electric outboard. Because there is no running motor sounds, once connected to a battery can achieve finger shreading speeds in less than a second on water and land.
Haha, well the field where we flew it is now a housing estate and yes, Isaac is 15 and into BMX's and god only knows :D The plane lives on, it needs a new rubber band but we should make a follow up video ☺️
I'm really sorry you had to suffer this, it was made for my son to show him it's possible to make a gaming video with no skills or wit. It's been really popular, I've even been asked to make another one, haha, have a good day and thanks for commenting.
Hello I have a question for you, do you know a good bit about these engines? I'm having some trouble with my st2 lister engine that is in my boat, she was running fine always started first time at start of season then she just started over heating and cutt out whilst at sea I had to let her cool down before I could turn it and start up again was very weird, now I'm not getting compression whilst turning at all I'm confused on what's up with it, can you email me privately or anyone else reading these comments feel free to also as I need advice thanks Craigcook1989@yahoo.co.uk
hi Craig, thought id reply here so anyone can chip in to keep me straight. If it overheated it probably wasnt getting enough cooling air (if its air cooled) Also if it overheated and now you are not getting compression it could be you have burned your valves and its losing compression or you have wiped out the piston rings or heat scored your cylinders. This would be my guess. There would be other online advice. try any search for trouble shooting diesel generator and start from the beginning. Best of luck and thanks for the comment.
Forgot to say, if it overhead, it may have warped the cylinder head also causing a loss of compression... Also check that it's not running lean or it may happen again after you fixed it.
No, I didn't find a solution. The oil that was in it was full of shotblast grit form the guys that restored the bike in China. It's also developed front fork oil leakage and all the rubber parts are cracking open. Total waste of money.
@@jamesconnors4297 definitely change the oil and check the condition of the oil that comes out. Mine had shotbast in it. Now all the rubber for the intake manifoldd have cracked and perished and so have the rubber hand grips. It really depends if you bought the bike running from an enthusiast or it was rebuilt in a dirty backstreet in china like mine was. It's turned into a massive project, but I have the general shape of the bike that I always wanted, ie frame, wheels, tank, forks. If I could get hold of a classic BMW R100 motor I'd probably be best using that. But I might try rebuilding what's here already.
I have a lister STW 3 engine and it runs very well. Trouble is that it takes a while to start from cold even in the summer - 30 seconds turning over at least and even longer in cold weather - in fact the engine struggles even to turn over if its close to zero. I’m wondering what it can be - any thoughts?
Act fast, drain oil, diesel and water. Refill oil, squirt oil into cylinders, refill diesel. Spin by hand. Try and start it. If you can get her going. Change oil an diesel again. Should be good. If the engine was not running when submerged and you act fast, you should be OK. If she was running, then probably major damage.
