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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: classixs on April 10, 2019, 04:11:51 pm

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: classixs on April 27, 2019, 07:33:27 am

Thanks guys !

Very happy to have it here  :)

Think i´ll move this one up the list, since it needs so little attention...and hopefully get a short movie made, to display it in a slightly better condition.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: IndianaRog on April 27, 2019, 06:33:02 am

Jan, I don't know how I missed this...but saw it this morning.  What a good looker and great runner.  It's in caring and loving hands now and back in Denmark where it has some DNA!

Rog

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: jkbixby on April 27, 2019, 05:47:48 am

That's a nice looking engine Jan - I've always wanted to get a transition model but never seem to be able.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Kevin68 on April 27, 2019, 03:11:37 am

A lovely engine and runner Jan.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Stoker on April 19, 2019, 03:07:24 pm

Wonderful addition to your truly marvelous Jensen collection Jan.

They must all feel right at home there in Denmark!

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Scalex on April 19, 2019, 02:48:28 pm

That's looking really good Jan I'm sure once you have worked your magic on it she will be perfect 

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Jim on April 13, 2019, 01:05:45 am

Very nice Jan and a great little runner.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Belugawhaleman on April 13, 2019, 12:02:05 am

That's a nice one :)

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2019, 06:23:58 am

a very nice example there Jan, looks great now...will look new when you are done. somewhat rare transition model, good fortune you found it.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Swift Fox on April 12, 2019, 03:36:20 am

That is a nice example Jan, i must say i wish Jensen had stuck with the copper look for the fireboxes.

Quote from: Nick

Go for it Pete!!  ;)

Agreed, just a shame they don't come up too often for sale in the UK.

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Nick on April 11, 2019, 12:10:59 am

Nice buy Jan, I have it's brothers #40 and #25 of the same vintage. I think these copper-brick and dark blue engine bases are one of my favorite color combinations, next to the early robin's egg blue. Only thing I wish this model had is a heavy flywheel...

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Nick on April 11, 2019, 12:08:18 am

Quote from: Pete the steam on April 10, 2019, 04:14:24 pm

Note to self...................must get a Jensen.

Go for it Pete!!  ;)

Title: Re: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: Pete the steam on April 10, 2019, 04:14:24 pm

Note to self...................must get a Jensen.

Title: Jensen 5 - Early 60´s Transistion Engine
Post by: classixs on April 10, 2019, 04:11:51 pm

Recently i purchased this one from Paul "27ace27".

It was very honestly listed with a failed continuity test on the heater, but fortunately it merely turned out to be the classic "fried" connection under there.
It is destined for a full cleaning, and a few adjustments/repairs, like lapping the cylinder, tightening the trunnion spring, resoldering the steamline to the chest, and some new gaskets everywhere.
Only thing i´ve done to it so far, aside from re-connecting the heater, is putting in teflon gaskets in the steamdome, and a slight polish to the boiler, as there was quite a bit of "gunk" on there, which i was eager to see if i could remove.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB8spV2jv5Y