My Christmas present is this Empire No. 43 engine that has a hand pump to feed the boiler while running. Thanks to my wife.
Nice! Have you had a chance to see if the pump works?
Not yet. First I have to remove the scale in the boiler and glass with Lime Away.
My wife gave me a nose hair trimmer.
That pump seems a rare feature that i will have to keep an eye out for in the future. Very nice find.
Crazydoug
Certainly looks to be original, not something added later, very interesting!
It is original. Description is in the book with pictures.
A worthy Christmas present. Congratulations.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas.
Congratulations. If it came from EBAY I and others
were watching and bidding. Not inexpensive and you have
an appreciative wife. How did she know this would make
you happy? Hmmmmm.
I have one in which the pump will not go up or down.
The check valve ball-bearing/spring inside is ok but
but I cannot completely disassemble it.
Please, take video of the pump in action after you get
the engine ready to steam up. I have hopes mine can be
made to operate.
Good Luck,
Wayne
I had been talking about it, as this engine is the only one I need to complete my collection of Empire. I did show it to her. Yes, she is a wonderful wife.
There has to be two check balls. I assume that they are limed up from what I see in the glass. I will make a video of it operating and if I have to take it apart, I will photograph the parts.
Brad...wonderful wife.
I had my engine for several years before I saw
another thread where the owner had detached the
pump (I forget the reason). Seeing how simple
the attachment was, I tried detaching mine and
it came off very easily. At that point one ball
bearing and a spring fell out and that is as far
as I could go. Put it back on so I could run the
engine but now has a bit of a leak. The pump
still does not go up or down.
I'd appreciate a quick sketch of what the inside
of the pump should look like and how it works. If
anyone could supply that I could maybe make mine
work.
Thanks for the heads up,
Wayne
I had been talking about it, as this engine is the only one I need to complete my collection of Empire. I did show it to her. Yes, she is a wonderful wife.
I thought that about my empire collection (being complete), but then i realized they made lanterns, toy stoves, and many other items that any serious empire collector would have to own
Crazydoug
All these things are in the book. The book has been reprinted now.
The pump was easy to dis-assemble. On the boiler end there is a cup and spring to seal against a seat. There is a check ball in the lower intake end. Everything is limed up, like I thought. That is probably why they quit making the pump version. People using tap and well water and the pump doesn't work.