Walt List,
Based upon Mike Cheney's discription I would say the Aster Mike uses the
dead leg lubricator. It sounds like Mike owners should check to ensure
there are no dips in the lubricator line as Mike describes which could be
causing the oil not to flow.
Don
Steve:
The Aster Mike has a dead leg lubricator. I use about one "tank" for every
75-90 minutes run time.
Jim
Hi,
Very generally, the Mike lubricator is a horizontal tube approx. 5/16"
diameter by 2 or 3" long with a very small diameter Cu tube in the front end
connected to the steam line just above the split to the cylinders.
Keep your steam up!
Walt
Don wrote:
Based upon Mike Cheney's
Ah, you've used the old spelling. It was my great grandfather (so family
lore has it) who, when being taught to write his name about a century and a
half ago exclaimed "that don't say Chayney, that says Cheeney" and our
branch of the family have
Wow, that must be how they got the name for the beer that was brewed in
Pittsburgh, PA. They spelled it DuQuesne as in Pilsner and Lager. Maybe they
did not capitalize the Q, I used to drink that stuff before I knew how to
spell..
What's this got to do with steam? They had a big boiler and
Thanks, Walt and Lunk,
Gotta keep steam in it! Luv it!!
Geoff.
Wow, that must be how they got the name for the beer that was brewed in
Pittsburgh, PA. They spelled it DuQuesne as in Pilsner and Lager. Maybe they
did not capitalize the Q, I used to drink that stuff before I knew how to
As per lubricator discussion, what type does the Mike have? In-line,
dead leg or parallel feed. My observation of the Mike has been that they
do not use much steam oil.
Steve Speck
