Got this Harvey Miller Watt Jr. engine last summer. There's not a lot wrong with it now that it's un-stuck, but the gauge glass is missing and I can't see how to replace it short of scrapping the original mounts and substituting a modern assembly.
I'd prefer to keep this original if I can.
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Sorry about the poor pictures. I thought I had better ones. Tomorrow I'll see if I can take some more so you can see how the gauge glass was originally fitted.
Got there sooner than I expected. More pictures:
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We will need to see them with tape removed .
Ok we posted at the same time tape removed I see
Strange setup
Cheers
Dennis
With a setup like that I think I'd consider glueing it in with a high temp silicone sealant or possibly even JB Weld.
As above. high Temperature silicon
But I would not use JB weld or similar.
Other option but more work would be drill a hole in one socket ,top or bottom then thread a cap onto it .
And slide glass down but Probally still need high temp silicon.
Cheers
Dennis
Thanks, Stoker and Dennis, for your suggestions. The silicon should work nicely.
Of course I can drill a hole! I can either tap the material if it's thick enough or drill both parts and add a hollow carrier threaded externally on both ends; just need a pretty slim gauge glass for this. I'll work it out, and can't do worse than ruin what already doesn't work....
Well that's a poor design for replacement... Did you figure anything out with this one?
Interested to see how you dealt with this one!
Interested to see how you dealt with this one!
Haven't done anything yet; too much spring yard work plus repairs to my recently-acquired electric steeplecab locomotives (7.25" gauge: a bit big for this forum).
I'll be sure to get back to you all when I either succeed or fail.