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Author Topic: Restoration of the Hoskins Steam Plant  (Read 10089 times)

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Re: Restoration of the Hoskins Steam Plant
« on: February 18, 2024, 05:22:23 pm »
Steam engine was not stuck hard at all I took the caps off the cylinders and gave them a shot of Aerokroil and SS rated wiggling the shaft. Took hardly any pressure at applied and it moved freely (whew). Also engine was dry with no corrosion. One thing I found was NO gaskets between the cylinder  head and the caps. I’ll have to make some for those. But for now I’m going to oil it up, let it set overnight and reassemble it tomorrow and give it some air.
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