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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Videos The Office of Steam Cinema => Topic started by: Jim on May 27, 2019, 06:29:59 am
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Thanks Nick and CB, appreciated :)
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Very cool. I like how you demonstrate most things.
I look forward to a video where you run equipment and demonstrate the clutch. :)
There sure is a lot more features on it and hats off to you for getting them all to work!
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Finally had a chance to watch this whole video, Very Well Done Jim!
My boiler was very similar to yours. I had taken pictures of the disassembly, but none of the repairs... someday I will dig it back out and run it again... They have a huge footprint and take up too much shelf space :D
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Thank you very much Kevin, appreciated.
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Jim you have done a wonderful job on converting the D32 from electric to gas fired. A lovely looking engine and an enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.
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I took the genny apart and couldn't see anything glaring so I just oiled the bearings and put it back together and its quiet now.
I ran the D32 hard for four (4) hours non stop today and it ran like stallion the whole time. I know its only a Wilesco, but gees I'm tickled pink (and I know nobody can half tell :) ) that she has
been resurrected!
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Thanks Scott, every time I looked at it on the shelf just sitting there, well it was a disappointment.
Thanks for my medal :) :) :)
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Jim you rescued from life on the shelf, in my book anyone who puts in this much work and returns an engine to "steam-ability" gets a (virtual) OoSFfMTSG&HAE Medal ;)
I enjoyed mine but it moved on to another home. Not the prettyist engine, much still respectable for all that Wilesco put into the engine.
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Jim, having taken one of these apart myself, you have my admiration for sticking with the gas firing conversion and the result looks well worth it. Congratulations!
Rog
Rog I watched the old Wilesco video of the Wilesco production line. And it was pretty involved and they were making the more basic models. My hat goes off to the people who worked on the production line putting these D32's together.
What a convoluted design they are, a true nightmare to work on! At least now if the boiler gets develops another leak I can take it out and repair it in around a 3-4 hour work around. I think the problem stemmed from the flux that they used, I don't think they cleaned it all off. I'm pretty sure that's where a lot of the verdigris and corrosion on the boiler started from (that's my thoughts anyway).
I'm happy how its turned out and I like it being flame fired. The 220v model was wayyyy over powered with the double electric strap boiler bands. Even with a juice reducer you needed it turned right down.
Stoked its not just a big shelf queen anymore.
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A whole lot of hard work showing there Jim!
Seems you are well pleased with the results, and why wouldn't you be!?!?
Well done my friend ..... WELL DONE INDEED!!!
Thanks Daniel, I'm pretty happy (as you could tell :) ) with how this worked out. It was to big a shelf queen just to sit there as it had for a couple of years.
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Jim, having taken one of these apart myself, you have my admiration for sticking with the gas firing conversion and the result looks well worth it. Congratulations!
Rog
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A whole lot of hard work showing there Jim!
Seems you are well pleased with the results, and why wouldn't you be!?!?
Well done my friend ..... WELL DONE INDEED!!!
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Video and still shots and explanation of converting my Wilesco D32 from electric to gas fired.
https://youtu.be/QwdGyLlZy3Q