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Christmas Present
« on: December 25, 2021, 04:35:45 pm »
My Christmas present is this Empire No. 43 engine that has a hand pump to feed the boiler while running. Thanks to my wife.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2021, 04:37:07 pm »
Nice! Have you had a chance to see if the pump works?
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2021, 04:40:34 pm »
Not yet. First I have to remove the scale in the boiler and glass with Lime Away.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2021, 05:09:47 pm »
My wife gave me a nose hair trimmer.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2021, 07:54:45 pm »
That pump seems a rare feature that i will have to keep an eye out for in the future. Very nice find.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2021, 08:43:49 pm »
    Certainly looks to be original, not something added later, very interesting!
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2021, 08:51:21 pm »
It is original. Description is in the book with pictures.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2021, 10:59:03 pm »
A worthy Christmas present. Congratulations.
Merry Christmas!
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2021, 10:39:39 am »
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
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2021, 11:01:48 am »
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.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2021, 11:09:42 am »
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.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2021, 02:49:04 pm »
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
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2021, 05:15:45 pm »
Quote from: Brad on December 26, 2021, 11:01:48 am
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 :)
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2021, 05:30:17 pm »
All these things are in the book. The book has been reprinted now.
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Re: Christmas Present
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2021, 06:53:37 pm »
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.
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