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 |
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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 ( - ) |