Hi Geoff.
Sorryabout that when you get to my age you do forget things ;; I did
find the problem ;;as you mentioned must have been the viscosity ( always
wanted to know what that meant ) the problem was there was a shortage of
thread on the needle shaft wich tensioned enough to seal for water but not
for gin ( SORRY ;; metholhydrate ) so I added another washer and ''O" ring
and that did the trick ran the engine this morning and all was fine until
the clack valve washer gave way under 70 psi ;; now that is fixed also.
Funny thing though I ran my new engine yesterday and had trouble with
the clack ;;was not opening and the boiler ran dry ( that is also now
fixed ) .
Thanks for your comments Geoff very much appreciated.
Regards Graham >S
- Original Message -
From: Geoff Spenceley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: boiler insulation
> Graham,
>
> I didn't see any response on you alky leak, or I may have missed one.
> Alcohol has a lower viscosity, does it not, and it is lighter than water
> with less surface tension too so it will leak out of a pin hole where
water
> may not.
>
> Close the feed valves and put air in the tank and submerge it in water or
> gin--whichever is handiest. The bubbles will tell you where the leak is.
> Then drink the gin while you fix the leak. I had a leaking tank on a
> Finescale 48XX and that is the only way I could find it. After that show,
> I performed the test whether the tank was leaking or not--Hic!
>
> Geoff.
>
> > No I have had a puzzling problem pop up ;; made a new chicken
feeder
> >tank ;; did all air leak checking tried it with water and walla worked
great
> >;; put it in the tender and filled with Metholhydrate and the by
thing
> >leaked tried it again in water and it worked .
> > Put my thinking cap on again but they must loose their powewr with
age
> >;; have you ever come across this condition before and if yes what was
the
> >trouble ?
> >
> >
> > Graham S ( without a cap )
> >- Original Message -
> >From: Geoff Spenceley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: boiler insulation
> >
> >
> >> Dear Zbigniew,
> >>
> >> Thanks for all your comments and suggestions.
> >>
> >> To correct myself on the A3, there wasn't much play in the valve gear,
it
> >> was in the reverser and the linkage to the valve gear, more for my
> >> satisfaction than the expectation of better running, as it it runs very
> >> well now.
> >>
> >> I did assemble a C&S Mogul--the play in all parts of the valve gear was
> >> "overplayed".--It was sloppy! There was one fellow, whose name I can't
> >> recall, who solved the problem by manufacturing all new valve gear!
> >> Probably the only way to sure success! I appreciate your input and
> >> experience on assembly and testing.
> >>
> >> Steam on,
> >>
> >> Geoff.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Geoff,
> >> >Thank you for your kind words. As I elaborated on in another email
> >> >just sent, I am still hesitant about the gap. Measurements convince
> >> >me, although the extra amount of work and the need to shop for the
> >> >components may be a strong counter-argument. I haven't decided yet.
> >> >I have to remark that my efforts to keep every Joule of energy in
> >> >place should make me a perfect Dutchman;^)! But as to my origins,
> >> >they are more steam-and-narrow-gauge-land than under-water-land!
> >> >I am most intrigued by your work on removing the play in the valve
> >> >gear. I believe this is a long researched phenomenon in the C&S Mogul,
> >> >but I have recently been playing around with the valve gear wondering
> >> >if the play of about 1 mm should not be reduced... (the steam inlets
> >> >in the cylinders are about 1.5 mm!!) In effect symmetrical steam
> >> >transfer is only possible in one direction (say forward) while
> >> >the other direction will be strongly asymmetrical (only one side of
the
> >> >cylinder will receive steam). Surprisingly, air test only shows
> >> >later activation of the movement in the asymmetrical direction, not
> >> >a much more violent and irregular (un-smooth) running. In fact, for
> >> >small openings of the reverser the running is very nervous and violent
> >> >in both directions (symmetrical and asymmetrical steam inlet opening)
> >> >to the same degree. This would mean that there is little practical
> >> >need for removing the play, it would only shorten the dead region
> >> >in the reverser range but not improve the running for small opening.
> >> >Happy steaming!
> >> >Zbigniew
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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