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Post by Olave H on Aug 8, 2021 16:12:22 GMT 1
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FFS
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As usual, in front of my laptop when I'm here
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Post by FFS on Aug 8, 2021 16:42:34 GMT 1
I take it the weather improved in your bit of World's End.
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Post by Olave H on Aug 8, 2021 16:49:25 GMT 1
I take it the weather improved in your bit of World's End. According to Ventusky it was going to be fine here until about 7pm. Pissed down at 4pm just as we got in the car to come home.
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Aardvark
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Living in soggy 22 and still wondering what's going on.
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Post by Aardvark on Aug 8, 2021 17:58:36 GMT 1
Nice machine. No microchips, but a wee bit naughty with the emissions. |
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Post by Polarengineer on Aug 9, 2021 8:48:15 GMT 1
Interestingly, although the owner is obviously an enthusiast, he will be heading for some repairs soon. In the picture you can see the main steam valve (facing near the top of the vertical drum) has a copper pipe leading to the valve box of the piston. This pipe slopes down and will accummulate water from the wet steam even more so as the pipe is not insulated. The engine needs serious warm through and draining of all lines before setting into motion, hence the half barrel drain collector underneath the unit. The main steam valve and the valve box inlet are designed at the same level and allows for a horizontal pipe to connect them. I would not like to run this engine on a cold day due to the potential condensing of the steam before entering the valve box. If the piston hits a water slug, it will damage the bearings, cylinder head and maybe bend the connecting rod. Someone tell him.
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Post by Olave H on Aug 9, 2021 11:58:56 GMT 1
Interestingly, although the owner is obviously an enthusiast, he will be heading for some repairs soon. In the picture you can see the main steam valve (facing near the top of the vertical drum) has a copper pipe leading to the valve box of the piston. This pipe slopes down and will accummulate water from the wet steam even more so as the pipe is not insulated. The engine needs serious warm through and draining of all lines before setting into motion, hence the half barrel drain collector underneath the unit. The main steam valve and the valve box inlet are designed at the same level and allows for a horizontal pipe to connect them. I would not like to run this engine on a cold day due to the potential condensing of the steam before entering the valve box. If the piston hits a water slug, it will damage the bearings, cylinder head and maybe bend the connecting rod. Someone tell him. I was talking to the guy who's owned & run this machine for years & I'm sure he's well aware of any shortcomings in the thing as witnessed by the methodical blown down before setting it in motion.
None the less, the next time I see him I'll tell him some bloke on a forum says he should be carefull how he operates it.
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Post by Polarengineer on Aug 9, 2021 13:03:30 GMT 1
I was talking to the guy who's owned & run this machine for years & I'm sure he's well aware of any shortcomings in the thing as witnessed by the methodical blown down before setting it in motion.
None the less, the next time I see him I'll tell him some bloke on a forum says he should be carefull how he operates it.
not sure those are my words. I'm very sure he blows down a lot of drains before he puts it in motion and has looked after it well. Just saying, there is a potential for some damage that can be mitigated. |
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Post by spectrum on Aug 10, 2021 8:55:04 GMT 1
Bring back memories, as a child my dad used to take us to all the local Traction engine rallies, I liked the one were they had to race across the field bursting as many balloons as possible, no H&S in those days, been to the big one as we passed through I think it was Rempton in Dorset.
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