Hello everyone,
I have built two Lions and will be glad to provide any assistance, comments,
etc for other builders. It goes together quickly and runs great.
Nick Wantiez
Joe,
Wish her great luck for us!
Chuck Walters - President
Central New York Large Scale Railway Society
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs
"Ten-foot modelers rule"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Joe Betsko
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:
"M. Paterson" wrote:
> Accucraft has a new burner assembly for
> the Ruby and newer engines. The new and old style are
> not interchangeable I bring this up as this may be
> an issue in the future for those of us that have the
> first 100 to 200 units. I was not advised as to when
> the ch
Hi Folks,
My wife received her Lion kit today. She was thrilled to find out that
the first step involves assembly of the cylinders! Nothing like
starting out with the important bits first. Hopefully, she will get it
done in time for one of the PLS run days.
--
Regards,
Joe Betsko
Pennsylvan
Two weeks ago I made the drive to San Leandro and the
Ruby shop. Accucraft has a new burner assembly for
the Ruby and newer engines. The new and old style are
not interchangeable. The new burner is thinner and
bolts to the backplate of the boiler rather than the
press fit of the old. I bring t
The interesting part was trying to get my Ruby (which is in at least four
pieces) to run around the line. We finally managed when John came up with
a pair of binder clips that we used to hold the J-bar in place! I had no
idea there was so much force on that reversing valve. ;]
It was wonderful
Thanks Vance, my Ruby has a set screw already installed on the bottom of the burner
body.
The jet holder is firmly in place thanks to pressure exerted by the gas supply line.
That,
plus the teflon tape on the jet's threads, seems to be doing the job for me.
Cheers,
Walt Gray
> vrbass wrote:
In a message dated 04/02/01 11:46:29 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I returned a short time ago, after having some good
Texas BBQ with John Thomson and Landon "Trot Fox" Solomon, then running some
lokies >>
Vance
I always admire a man who has his/her priorities in ord
