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Hi TraviSteamNThings,

I haven’t belted up the governor yet, but it should be able to run it. It drove my dynamo fairly well when running on air.

Due to piston rod wear, my 365 seeps a bit where those rods enter the cylinders. After running awhile, oily water does accumulate on the base below the piston rods. You can see this seepage in the closeup YouTube video a couple of posts above and compare it to your engine. It’s too bad these engines don’t have replaceable packing where the piston rods enter the cylinders.

Overall, due to wear, my Doll isn’t a super lively runner. I guess that’s to be expected for an engine that’s nearly 100 years old.

Good luck with that Doll, and Happy Steaming.

Darryl