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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: Belugawhaleman on March 11, 2019, 05:37:29 pm
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I use the old school Mamod spirit burner with the scuttle on with denatured ethanol. If you use Esbit, perhaps that may affect it? I've also noticed a lot if variance in engines...
I also used a meths burner with mine. My blue SW1 has a trunion spring that I believe is too tight. It is
Completely compressed when the bolt is fully tightened leaving the cylinder tight on the port surface. Also, I found
a tight spot in the cylinder. I lapped the piston in the cylinder so that it moves more freely but I feel I need to
shorten or replace the spring.
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I use the old school Mamod spirit burner with the scuttle on with denatured ethanol. If you use Esbit, perhaps that may affect it? I've also noticed a lot if variance in engines...
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Thanks guys for all your replies. I enjoyed the video too. I bought a blue SW1 in December and
fired it but I didn't get it run as well as yours did in your video.
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I have a very nice blue one, but the green ones are indeed special.
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Oh, I agree that it's a fun engine, just that my shelves are beyond full and these take up a lot of space :D
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Nick, check out the fun:
https://youtu.be/63XHyCaVeGw
Mamods might not be the most sophisticated engines but they are fun.
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Nick, you don't have one?? Fodens are fabulous. I think mine was unfired when I got it off eBay. Really good deal if I remember. I fired it but ironically didn't drive it yet.
Nope, I came to the point where I had too many Mamods and told myself "no more", but Paul is not making this an easy rule to follow :D
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It's stuck in snow!
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Nick, you don't have one?? Fodens are fabulous. I think mine was unfired when I got it off eBay. Really good deal if I remember. I fired it but ironically didn't drive it yet.
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good for you Paul, I seem to remember you were looking for a green one and you got a nice like new unfired one, congratulations.
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One of Mamod's best mobiles IMHO, you also got the best colour too Paul!
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Never have owned one, but always liked the look of them 8)
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Thanks Jim
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Paul, pick number 1 as full size inline image
2 click this to add second, third and up to fourth image in the one post.
[attachimg=1]
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Nice find Paul and unfired !
Thanks Jim.
I had a lot of trouble posting the pics however. First they were there, then not, then small etc. I kept trying to
Use the modify feature, but never got it right. What's the best way to post multiple full size pics?
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Nice find Paul and unfired !
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[attach=2][attachimg=4]Been looking for a 70s green SW1 for a long time. Found one and it's unfired.