Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

  Nice resto - great engine.  Regarding the degree of restoration to be done,
you only have to please yourself.  Great runner, nice video.

  I have a question regarding the pump.  First, I get the impression that yours
works.  Mine will pump into the boiler but only when I am turning the engine by
hand - nothing when it is steamed up.  My pump did not have a check valve ball-
bearing on top nor spring, and I think that is the problem.  Do you have any
advice on this?  I added a video of it running.  I did get all the valves working.
Also, I think the pressure gauge belongs on the end of the boiler where the tiny
filler plug is.  Unfortunately, it is soldered into the location it now has.



Congrats,
Wayne

I have problems with my water pump as well.  The plunger on mine isn’t the right kind.   It is supposed to be a smooth cylinder where as someone put a regular slide valve from a cylinder into my water pump.. I did manage to try and tweak it
But it just doesn’t work.

I need an entire new water pump or someone to send a part!!!


If you don’t mind, taking the water pump plunger out of yours and sending a photo of it here. This will help me determine the issue better.