Author Topic: My FIRST steam engine plus shout out to oilfield_steam! (Read 987 times)

St Paul Steam · « **Reply #15 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:55:15 am »

It runs right nicely. Those "blue thunder" generators sure are a fun steam accessory & your little engine does a fine job of it. I've seen the dual s/v's a few times & always it seems on the small Wilesco's , maybe they were a bit less expensive than a whistle , but wouldn't a small knurled plug be even less expensive ?

Nick · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:58:21 am »

Quote from: St Paul Steam on February 03, 2021, 09:55:15 am

It runs right nicely. Those "blue thunder" generators sure are a fun steam accessory & your little engine does a fine job of it. I've seen the dual s/v's a few times & always it seems on the small Wilesco's , maybe they were a bit less expensive than a whistle , but wouldn't a small knurled plug be even less expensive ?

The strange thing is, some of the Wilescos did come with a small knurled plug... Maybe they ran out and had a ton of SV’s already made up

classixs · « **Reply #17 on:** February 03, 2021, 11:30:35 am »

Been a mystery all the years i´ve been collecting....

The late 60´s-70´s D8/D10boiler is the only one with the feature, and the general consensus has been that it intended for something else, and then used up on these standard engines instead.

D8/D10 boilers never had any use for more than 3 holes in the boiler, Whistle, steamline and safetyvalve, and if old enough, a filler plug (same as oilerlid on larger models), steamline, and combo whistle/SV.
So no rhyme or reason for this design when it comes to the engines carrying it.

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Author Topic: My FIRST steam engine plus shout out to oilfield_steam! (Read 987 times)

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