Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

  Join the club.  My new engine would not run at all on
air and is now in the parts box.  I took another engine
I had, mounted it in place, sealed the pipe joints
with teflon tape wound into a string, and am now
running it in with an Erector set engine.  Success
is not guaranteed with these poorly designed engines.
I've had one runner...in five.  That one had a good
heater and engine.  The one I'm working on now has a
good heater so I really want to make it work.  Jeepers,
I ought to be able to get two runners out of five.

Congrats and good luck,
Wayne