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

Update: 

After a few days playing with it you’ll see in the photo below the CORRECTED version. I originally used a union nut that was not tapered thus had a major steam leak, my fix was a rubber O ring.  It lasted 3-4 days before the heat made it dislodge and snap out of the groove, thus springing a leak again.   The way it was designed didn’t allow easy repair. Had to disassemble the ENTIRE plumbing to get clearance to unscrew the governor and replace it with a 1/2” PM research nipple tapered thread.   Now it has no leaks again, and it’ll stay that way.

Lesson:   Make sure it’s correct before assembly otherwise you may have to REDO the entire thing over again. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]