DIY Jensen 70

• DIY Jensen 70
  Posted by classixs on 30 Mar, 2019 03:11
• Purchased this as a parts engine, and didnīt pay much attention towards other details, once i had confirmed that the couple of parts needed, was there in acceptable condition.
  
  However, i was a bit surprised when it arrived, and revealed quite a bit of repairing/modification.
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTrcwcw2Z8c
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 30 Mar, 2019 08:37
• Haha, that must have been a bit of a surprise Jan 
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Steamloco on 30 Mar, 2019 09:30
• The improvised heater looks only moderately dangerous.   
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 30 Mar, 2019 11:04
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  Quote from: Nick on 30 Mar, 2019 08:37

  Haha, that must have been a bit of a surprise Jan

  
  
  It was Nick...
  
  I absolutely love homemade stuff, but appearently things can get just a bit too homemade, even for my taste.
  No worries though, since the specific parts i were after, turned out to be in great condition.
  
  

  Quote from: Steamloco on 30 Mar, 2019 09:30

  
  The improvised heater looks only moderately dangerous. 
  

  
  
  It certainly does.
  
  Wonder how anyone would ever think, that twisting a heater like that, stressing all outer and inner materials to the limit, cut of the groundwire...and then install it in a wet environment, fitted inside a fully conductive box, would be a good idea.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Stoker on 30 Mar, 2019 11:52
• Standard electric BBQ charcoal lighter ... slightly reconfigured and repurposed. Actually not a terrible idea if it had been executed (perhaps should use that word here) better than as shown. Looks like the rough drilled hole with the cord running through it, could have well used a Herco collar, and that might well have been THE MOST dangerous point of the installation. But overall that whole set-up looks amazingly BAD!!!
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 30 Mar, 2019 12:05
• Actually one of my biggest "WHYs" on this, was due to that hole in the base for the cord Daniel...
  
  The cord is fixed to the heater, turns around inside the firebox, runs out into the smokestack support.
  At that point, the "modding artist" then decided to dril a hole in the base, to get it outside...instead of using the one allready there from the factory
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by IndianaRog on 30 Mar, 2019 14:51
• Wow Jan, that looked like an electrocution waiting to happen.  Good thing it landed in your hands (and with your keen eye for something not right) instead of some kid who would not know what lurked within. 
  
  Rog
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• #7 Reply
  Posted by jkbixby on 30 Mar, 2019 21:09
• Never would have thought anyone would have done that - guess you just never know what you'll find. 
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• #8 Reply
  Posted by St Paul Steam on 30 Mar, 2019 21:44
• That is at a whole new level of cobbling, just curious ...did they mention anything of this in the listing ?
  Unbelievably bad repair. Can't imagine it made very good contact with the boiler. I'm glad it went to someone with the skills to diagnose the problem quickly.
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• #9 Reply
  Posted by classixs on 31 Mar, 2019 03:24
• The listing was all good Bruce...
  
  It was clearly mentioned that a repurposed heater had been installed, and the exterior was well described with plenty of pictures, so no disappointment in this end at all.
  
  I was merely surpriced of the choices made, when someone at some point decided to "restore" this.
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• #10 Reply
  Posted by Stoker on 31 Mar, 2019 11:12
• Quote from: IndianaRog on 30 Mar, 2019 14:51

  Wow Jan, that looked like an electrocution waiting to happen.  Good thing it landed in your hands (and with your keen eye for something not right) instead of some kid who would not know what lurked within. 
  
  Rog
  

  
  
  Ditto That !!!
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• #11 Reply
  Posted by Gearhead Jed on 31 Mar, 2019 12:11
• I did not realize that was your video Jan. That was scary.
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