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My little vintage blind boiler D5 came out, I have not run it yet as the whistle and safety valve where stuck and I was considering descale the boiler...well a single drop of light oil to soften the whistle gasket and it popped free, I oiled the engine and it started a little sleepy, but as the oil began to distribute it began to run with Authority! From what I now see, I think my new pump may run (4) D5's..one plumbed to each outlet, I may need to go shopping to test this theory!
  As it began to run really well, I found I can get a nice slow idle speed with the adjuster knob on the pump, this is a treat as you almost always see D5's racing on YouTube as you must manage the fire or bleed off steam with the whistle to get these to run slow.

I will post a photo with and without flash, the engine is in nice shape, now that I have seen it run I want to give the boiler and the Flywheel a light polish to make it pop.
   This is the first time I have had the D5 and Jensen 85 out side by side, the tiny D5 boiler makes even the 85 boiler look big.

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