Glad to hear it Gary!! Steam shortage is more likely to be a burner problem I suspect. try moving the jet block in or out a bit.
Jim Gregg. At 01:51 PM 2/15/02 -0800, you wrote: >GaryB, >Success! The shay now rips around my oval at top speed without leaving the >rails. This is important since some 70 feet of rail is above ground at high >as 8 feet! I even had the engine push three logging at top speed without >mishap! >I get about two laps (each is about 160 feet) before steam pressure drops >too low to continue without building up pressure again. Is this usual? Would >a better burner work? Or did adding the super heater help extend steam time? >Perhaps it is loosing too much steam from the osimoter while running? I >think my next effort will be to improve the burner with a radiant unit. > >I posted pictures at http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor > >~Gary - enjoying gorgeous weather in Eugene, Oregon Loved skiing >yesterday! > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gary Broeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:40 PM >Subject: Re: Steamlines Shay > > > > Gary, > > > > You are correct about the "smoke unit after-burner" which was indeed part >of > > Cooper's "smoke system" and not a real super heater. I installed a correct > > super heater with stainless steel tube in-and-out of the flue and back to > > the Osmotor. > > > > The spring pressure is very important but a surprisingly little pressure > > needed when 2 springs are holding the cylinder to the port face. I was > > going to modify the backing plates and replace the 2 springs with 1 >mounted > > in the center of the rotation which would have helped, but what was that > > saying about a sow's ear? > > > > GaryB > > > > >
