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First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« on: March 24, 2024, 12:06:25 pm »
Just finished this first test on steam; looks like I need a couple more gaskets. This is the mid-size model in a series of six (no. 119/3 or 160/3S) from the 1910s.

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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2024, 10:26:28 am »
Very nice EP Brent!

Does the hand pump work?

How tall is it; hard to tell the scale from the video.

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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2024, 11:01:58 am »
Thanks Charlie. Hand pump works and it's 15 1/2" tall.

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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2024, 11:32:41 am »
Oooooooh ..... that's nice!

The mushroom head burner certainly does its job well.
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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2024, 01:53:12 pm »
Thanks Charlie. Hand pump works and it's 15 1/2" tall.

Thanks Brent.

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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2024, 08:32:39 pm »
What a beaut!

I didn't even know these existed with manual feedwater pumps, thanks for sharing Brent  :)
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Re: First steam test--Ernst Plank "Superior"
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2024, 08:55:48 pm »
Wow!  Very nice engine!!!!

I am really falling in love with these older engines.
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