Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines
The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: meddyliol on June 17, 2019, 05:35:16 am
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Cheers, will leave well alone (for once :)).
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Don't touch it; you'll probably regret it.
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As the saying goes, "If it works, don't fix it".
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I usually leave those alone. Maybe someone else can chime in re: whether it's worth changing.
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No, I don't think it's leaking. I have the washers so thought it might be a good idea to change it. :(
Brian
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Is the valve actually leaking at the top where it pops?
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Started my Steam Wagon yesterday. Sounds nice and quiet. Do not like those tablets though, as other members have said they really stink. Anyway, (or anyhoo if Canadian, my son is now a Canadian), I received some washers this morning:
5 0ff 1/4" fibre washer to suit safety valves
5 off 3/16" fibre washers to suit wash out plug/water level plug
2 off rubber 'o' rings for safety valve top
How do I get the tiny 'O' ring onto the top of the safety valve without damaging it?
Also, looking at a youtube vid they show how to take the whistle apart. Mine must be different as the lever just 'pops off' the barrel shaft and the nut adjusts to get the whistle in the correct place when on the boiler, mine must be welded on.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated (not with money I am a pensioner LOL).
Cheers
Brian