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

Rare find!

  The heating element area looks pretty clean.  I have an early #25 and
it would not heat up at all.  Open-circuit on the meter.  After close
inspection the joints between the cartridge and plug wire looked hinky
so I cleaned the cartridge contacts and plug wire ends, put it back
together, and just like that it heated up as it should.  A really dirty
engine but it cleaned up and runs nicely.



  Good luck with your project.  It will be very rewarding.  And it has a
riveted boiler - very cool.  I'd probably try it on air right away, and
if it runs and the heater is good try a steamup, even before cleaning. 

Good Luck,
Wayne