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

Video and still shots and explanation of converting my Wilesco D32 from electric to gas fired.

Jim, having taken one of these apart myself, you have my admiration for sticking with the gas firing conversion and the result looks well worth it.  Congratulations!

Rog

Jim, having taken one of these apart myself, you have my admiration for sticking with the gas firing conversion and the result looks well worth it.  Congratulations!

Rog

Rog I watched the old Wilesco video of the Wilesco production line. And it was pretty involved and they were making the more basic models. My hat goes off to the people who worked on the production line putting these D32's together.

What a convoluted design they are, a true nightmare to work on! At least now if the boiler gets develops another leak I can take it out and repair it in around a 3-4 hour work around. I think the problem stemmed from the flux that they used, I don't think they cleaned it all off. I'm pretty sure that's where a lot of the verdigris and corrosion on the boiler started from (that's my thoughts anyway).

I'm happy how its turned out and I like it being flame fired. The 220v model was wayyyy over powered with the double electric strap boiler bands. Even with a juice reducer you needed it turned right down.

Stoked its not just a big shelf queen anymore.

Thanks Scott, every time I looked at it on the shelf just sitting there, well it was a disappointment.

Thanks for my medal

Jim you have done a wonderful job on converting the D32 from electric to gas fired. A lovely looking engine and an enjoyable video, thanks for sharing.

Finally had a chance to watch this whole video, Very Well Done Jim!

My boiler was very similar to yours. I had taken pictures of the disassembly, but none of the repairs... someday I will dig it back out and run it again... They have a huge footprint and take up too much shelf space 

Thanks Nick and CB, appreciated