Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 04:06:01 pm
I was on the road early and picked this up at the crack of dawn in New Jersey this morning.
As soon as I got it in the workshop, I knew it was not a runner, at least not as is. Besides a lot of grunge, there were some issues in need of repair.
It would not allow the crank to rotate fully due to binding and the flywheel scraping both sides of it's slot.
At first I thought could it be made this poorly?
A quick close look at the tiny fasteners and ornate knurled finial caps and the idea of poorly made became a thing of the past. A bent crank shaft would be the culprit. At some point something heavy must have landed on it. I found the gouge in the corner edge of the flywheel face. It is fortunate that the flywheel didn't crack and that the crank didn't break.
A bit of history... This engine has been in the same family for a long time.
The gentleman I got it from (age 66 years) was given this piece by his father a long time ago.
His father was given the machine by his grandfather who emigrated from Germany way back when.
I'll start with the craigslist pictures which I have preserved for the record.
Gil
Now some craigslist pictures followed by some of mine before the work begins.
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Some pictures I took.
Most were taken after a good brushing with a detailing brush (like a large toothbrush) and a lot of Pro-Chem-Co Tool Kit which is like WD-40 only much better for treating and protecting metal. You can still see all the rust while much of the loose crud is gone.
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The steam line is has a Y-pipe and 2 throttles at the top with a single steam tap and a then back through the Y into a single steam line. Sorry about the crappy picture!
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More trying to clean...and ash door.
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Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 04:19:54 pm
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These are retaining screws for the crank pin at the connecting rod ends.
The shank is 57/1000ths.
Try finding one after dropping on a brown and black carpet!
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Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 04:27:25 pm
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Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 04:37:19 pm
At first it felt like it was blowing out of the firebox which seemed impossible since there were no pressured connections to the boiler.
I found the trouble. The steam line was split nearly top to bottom. It must have been left to freeze with water still in it.
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Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 04:39:07 pm
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Post by: RedRyder on December 01, 2019, 06:14:43 pm
Enjoy,
Gil
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Post by: Hero on December 01, 2019, 06:55:39 pm
It runs very well, and has the promise of being a thing of beauty and a joy forever.
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 01, 2019, 09:34:00 pm
Post by: Nick on December 01, 2019, 10:25:20 pm
Post by: komet163b on December 02, 2019, 10:37:04 am
in motion. I'm glad you have it because
my luck has been running a bit so-so and
I'm sure I would have infected it.
I noticed the letter 'K' on the bottom.
Do you think this is a one-off or is the 'K'
meaningful?
Happy steaming (with a new steampipe),
Wayne
Post by: komet163b on December 02, 2019, 01:07:22 pm
Cleaned and oiled-up, it ran on command.
It is not a stationary engine. What is its
name and who made it? (trick question)
A good test....who made the other engines?
Two are modified, three are original survivors,
and all run. I have a notion on the brass modded
engine. The others ought to be easy. Check the
photo.
Good Luck All,
Wayne
Post by: Jim on December 02, 2019, 04:16:30 pm
Post by: RedRyder on December 03, 2019, 06:36:00 am
Very nice find Gil.
Thanks, Jim!
Post by: txlabman on December 03, 2019, 08:37:04 am
Looks like there is still some work to do, but it is great to see it running.
This one definitely ended up in the right hands.
I hope you shared the video with the Seller. He will be thrilled to see it running again.
Post by: RedRyder on December 07, 2019, 10:56:27 pm
Gil
Post by: RedRyder on December 08, 2019, 12:00:05 am
It required heating up old solder joints to separate the pipes for removability (is that a word?).
Once apart, I cleaned the boiler and the metal plate that holds it all together.
Then the fire grate got some cleaning.
I learned the square box under the steel plate is a water well as I suspected.
Unexpected was a bit of sophistication in the form of a float mechanism that would tell the operator how much water remained in the feed water supply tank.
Below is a short video along with some pictures of all the components.
https://youtu.be/8d1lgD6-WSQ
It almost looks organized...!
I lost this tiny pin. After taking the engine outdoors for a little more cleaning, on the way back in, I noticed the pin for the eccentric rod had gone missing and it is truly small.
I got lucky..... I remembered wiping up a lot of crud on the work table where I was cleaning and picking up said crud with a paper towel to be deposited in the rubbish bin. I went there, found the paper towel all crunched and opened it slowly and carefully to avoid dropping the specs of crud. There it was.... among specs of dirt bigger than it. As I said, I got lucky this time.
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Post by: St Paul Steam on December 08, 2019, 05:45:49 am
Post by: jkbixby on December 08, 2019, 06:28:24 am
Post by: CBWho on December 08, 2019, 07:48:14 am
Clearly a high end home build originally.
Post by: txlabman on December 08, 2019, 09:38:27 am
And a fun challenging project.
Thanks for the detailed pictures, video and descriptions.
Post by: Nick on December 08, 2019, 10:33:33 am
Really glad we got to see more of this engine than just the Craigslist ad.
Any plans to fire it? Will this be a keeper? or a project to move on?
Post by: RedRyder on December 08, 2019, 10:57:22 am
Great work so far Gil (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji106.png)
Really glad we got to see more of this engine than just the Craigslist ad.
Any plans to fire it? Will this be a keeper? or a project to move on?
All is possible.
Post by: RedRyder on December 08, 2019, 10:59:30 am
Gil
Post by: RedRyder on December 08, 2019, 04:13:02 pm
Enjoy!
Gil
First..... a reminder of where we started:
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Post by: MasonvilleEngines on December 08, 2019, 04:41:21 pm
Post by: Nick on December 08, 2019, 04:53:41 pm
Post by: Roscoe on December 08, 2019, 06:23:11 pm
Post by: txlabman on December 08, 2019, 07:53:17 pm
It’s great seeing your restoration skills. 🤠
Post by: classixs on December 09, 2019, 10:18:23 am
Will be looking forward to see it completed...and back in action :)
Post by: Steamloco on December 09, 2019, 10:26:28 am
Post by: RedRyder on December 14, 2019, 01:28:05 pm
And.... thinking of adding wood around and under the base plate.
(The wood you see here is from another project)
Gil
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Post by: Nick on December 14, 2019, 03:00:30 pm
Post by: txlabman on December 14, 2019, 10:02:38 pm
You have saved another one for sure!
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 15, 2019, 07:24:52 am
Post by: oilfield_steam on December 20, 2019, 04:40:29 pm
Post by: RedRyder on December 21, 2019, 10:39:10 pm
Certainly worth what you paid for it
Yes, it is... and.....
The work I have done so far is worth way more than I paid for it!
Gil
Post by: RedRyder on December 21, 2019, 10:42:55 pm
Working on soldering old parts together and piping.
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