Engine rebuild

[gavin comptonParticipant @gavincompton68796]

well it ben ran on air for it first few runs just to make sure it all turning correct etc but after that steam power. guess i could manually add oil to vavle chest during setup runnings. would it be good to add oil points to the eccentric straps ? or just add the oil via the rims ??.

thanks again

Gavin

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I'd drill the straps.

Thats what I do when air running, drop of oil in teh inlet and also via a drain cock into the cylinder.

[gavin comptonParticipant @gavincompton68796]

Hi all

thanks again Jason for your help and replys.

been working on the looks of the engine,the base frame been remade and the top been de-tared ,sanded and painted. these photos are of first coat of clear,once top is finished the sides be painted black.

[gavin comptonParticipant @gavincompton68796]

Hi all, well it been awhile since I last updated on the rebuild.
I had a major set back in that a pipe from front cylinder drain was leaking badly so I decided to seal it the problem was two fold first the pipe solder wasn’t “sticking” to the cylinder body, so it was just sitting in place,secondly the home made tap wouldn’t seal so I decided to replace the tap with small globe valve and new pipes. The problem well turns out it was all soft soldered so soon as I got enough heat to solder the pipe it all came undone! So took me a few days to clean up all parts and silver solder it all back together then replaced the drains and finally finish off the cylinder. I also machined the new flywheel painted and ready to fit. I will upload some photos after work tomorrow

Gavin

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

If you silver soldered where it was soft soldered you would have to be very careful how you cleaned away ALL of the soft solder, as the two don't mix, and you won't get a reliable joint.
Ian S C

[gavin comptonParticipant @gavincompton68796]

tell me about it. it took more hours than i care to remember to carfully remove it all ,i would like to say i got 100% of it……. but it passed a unforseen drop from bench to floor i bent one of the legs but it all stayed togeather.

note to self stop dropping things! lol

i just waiting for the paint to harden then i can do the (hopefully) last rebuild.

pictures will be uploaded later today

Gavin

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