My Roundhouse Colonial sees far more running than my Ida and Exclesior for these same reasons, It will run for 30 minutes with only an occasional stop for some more meths. I do a lot of cussing when I run the gas burners, once the wicks are initially adjusted on a meths burner they have a very consistant burn. The gas burners need constant adjustment and do not hold enough fuel for my liking. I may change my Ida to a Tram engine with a new boiler with a meths burner and the Exclesior may get a larger fuel tank. I do not mind refueling during a run or using the goodall valve for more water but I find having to refill fuel and water during the same run too much trouble. This is the reason why I passed on the Accucraft Shay engine, I really did not like the way the Ida and Excelsior operated.
Steve Ciambrone > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I miss the older > Roundhouse engines - quiet alcohol fired, pot boilered, nice(r) > cylinders. > > >
