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Decoding A Lister Engine Number

Decoding a Lister engine serial number.

Serial No.

150

HRW

2

A

24

R

S

M

MG

MP

MGR

V

1

Relavance

Serial number of the engine in the year of manufacture

Engine series / type

Number of cylinders (where required)

Code letter Z or A = rotation

Year of manufacture (add to 1950)

Code letter R = Radiator cooled

Code letter S = Seawater cooled (rare)

Code letter M = Marine auxiliary

Code letter MG = Marine generator

Code letter MP = Engines for marine propulsion

Code letter MGR - Marine propulsion with reduction gear

Code letter V = Engines for Lister-built gensets

Build number = always prefixed by a dash ( - )

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