First off, I would like to say "Hi" and I'm glad to see this new forum. Although I never posted at the old place, I did read plenty of posts and I'm glad to see a lot of familiar names here. Learned plenty from the posters so I thought I would finally post a project or two of my own.
Here's a Jensen 20G I bought a few years ago that needed some TLC:
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It was dirty with lots of 3-in-1 oil everywhere. The power cord was in two pieces. The firebox was discolored from water leaks. The boiler had calcium stains. The steam box was almost ready to fall off the engine. Somehow the generator was in the wrong place (driven off the pulley not the flywheel)?
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Anyway, nothing that big a deal as it was all superficial damage. I won't bore you with the details, since many of you have done these repairs more than a few times, so here's what it looked like after some work:
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Big improvement. These Jensen toys are really tough and can absorb a lot of abuse.
And here's a short video of it running:
It has a bit of a knock, possible just from wear with use, but it's still a strong runner that's easily capable of keeping the generator running along quite happily throughout an entire boiler-full of water.