D Valve Jensen

• #15 Reply
  Posted by Randy Tucker on 03 Sep, 2019 06:45
• Yes the rivets in bottom are peened over. When I had the heater out to repaire whistle bung you could see inside boiler good and tell they where peened down tight and then soldered. 
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• #16 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 03 Sep, 2019 16:12
• Quote from: Randy Tucker on 02 Sep, 2019 20:10

  Yes it is Jack's engine. (Trying to talk he out of it). Don't think it ever had the asbestos lining in it. Talked him out of restoring it. Just doing a good cleaning, fixing and replacing missing parts. Trying to preserve what is there. It can only be original once. No matter how much you try you can't ever put it back.
  

  
  I totally agree with you Randy.  It is only original once!  Please don't let him restore/ruin it.
  
  When I visited Gil in January, I got to run a similar engine that Gil helped bring back to running condition:  You can see me running it at the 3 minute mark of the below video.  Running it was amazing.  What an engine!
  
  https://youtu.be/jhWafkKjbAY
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• #17 Reply
  Posted by RedRyder on 03 Sep, 2019 20:33
• Thanks for reminding me of this, Charlie. We had a great time entertaining you here and we look forward to seeing you again!
  
  
  Gil
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• #18 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 03 Sep, 2019 20:36
• Quote from: RedRyder on 03 Sep, 2019 20:33

  Thanks for reminding me of this, Charlie. We had a great time entertaining you here and we look forward to seeing you again!
  
  
  Gil
  

  
  I wish Charlie would stop by MN and kidnap me on the way over! 
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• #19 Reply
  Posted by Swift Fox on 04 Sep, 2019 03:46
• Interesting to see Jensen used D slide valves on their early engines, first time i've seen one of these examples.
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• #20 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 04 Sep, 2019 17:06
• Quote from: Randy Tucker on 02 Sep, 2019 20:23

  The cord is twisted cloth covered wire. By the way it is attached to heater I would say it's original. It is wrapped with cloth tape at connection very neatly done. Still very tight and heater works, so I'm not taking it off. Someone had added a more modern cord to this cord to make it longer. I took that cord off and put a new old style end on it.
  

  
  Thanks for the reply Randy. And good news. Amazing that the heater still works.
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• #21 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 06 Sep, 2019 10:15
• Quote from: RedRyder on 02 Sep, 2019 21:43

  I know about these holes in the firebox. The very first Jensens were built with open flame heating requiring the vent holes. At the first major toy show that Tom Sr. showed them, he received his first order for 50 engines contingent on them all being heated electrically. Rather than make new fireboxes, (remember, Tom Jensen Sr. wasted nothing), He simply added electric heating.
  
  This engine appears in Jensen's earliest known advertising and the cut was used throughout the 1930's and into the 1940's even though all the engines sold were electrically heated.
  
  Hope this helps,
  
  Thanks for posting the adverts Gil.
  
  I hope you enjoy the Dublin Show. Looking forward to seeing the video!
  Gil
  
  Here are two of the early ads and both have that ultra rare Big Power Plant
  with the vented firebox and slide valve engine.
  Notice even the artists cuts in the ads ads have the electric cord.
  
  
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• #22 Reply
  Posted by Randy Tucker on 25 Sep, 2019 21:03
• Well had alot going on lately but finally got to make missing parts. Now time to send new parts to get nickel plated.
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• #23 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 25 Sep, 2019 21:43
• As usual Randy, your work is beyond impressive! 
  
  You have to be one of the best at restoring Jensens out there 
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• #24 Reply
  Posted by Randy Tucker on 25 Sep, 2019 21:58
• Thanks Nick for the compliment. I'm just playing having fun. 
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• #25 Reply
  Posted by St Paul Steam on 26 Sep, 2019 06:54
• nice lamp post Randy, it looks like Mr. Jensen made them.
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• #26 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 26 Sep, 2019 07:25
• Wow this is a new Jensen for me.
  
  Thanks for the photos.
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• #27 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 26 Sep, 2019 09:05
• A truely amazing engine
  
  You´re doing a great job Randy, and thank you so much for keeping us in the loop here.
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• #28 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 26 Sep, 2019 10:14
• Thanks for the update Randy. Excellent work.
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• #29 Reply
  Posted by Junkologist on 26 Sep, 2019 16:54
• Awesome work, Randy!
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