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SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: MSS Side tank 0-4-0

Almost like christmas again....mmmm.. maybe even better

My MSS loco arived today, and its neat!

But I must say, that the person who assembled my loco does not have a passion in building trains. It was put together so crooked that he should be ashamed of himself. The left side tank was mis aligned by 4mm. The little tab that slides under the chimmney assembly was not installed correctly, and had a new hole drilled into it for the screw to fit. And the Burner tray is missing too.. And I know why its missing...the frame was bent like a banana, so he had no chance of fitting it

I was a little pissed about it as it made everything on the loco mis aligned. I forgot to take any pictures of it, before I had disasemmbled the whole thing to rectify the problem.
Luckily it all came together well again, and it looks as it should.
The nut on the whistle assembly is the wrong size..its too big, and just slides off of the bolt. I have tightned 3 nuts, that where only finger tightned.

This is my first train, and have a question abot the wheel distance.

How far apart should the wheel be on a I gauge 45mm track ?

The LGB tracks I have are exactly 45mm apart when messured on the inside. The locomotive has 43mm of space, which means that there is a 2mm slop on the track.

this gives quite alot of side motion
Is this right ?

Well, it wont be running anywhere soon without a burner tray...

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject:

A burner tray is on the way

Its being sent from the manufacturer.....so I hope it wont take too long....

I must say, that Sally from Locobox is VERY quick to respond to mails, and service is great. http://www.locoboxmodels.co.uk/

SPOKESMAN · Guest

Looks good - been splashing the cash a bit!!

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject:

work 7 days, 64 hours at night, then you have to burn your hard earned cash on something cool

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

Bummer....I just filled water into the boiler, and water just runs out the bottom.

The copper tube under the boiler is just loosly pushed into the boiler. Is this supposed to be soldered in place ?

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:

How is this supposed to be sealed ?

MTA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

My MSS loco has an O ring around the end of the pipe, so the O ring forms a seal between the hole at the bottom and the steam pipe

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Chris Mann, 2008:

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SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject:

hmm...wonder how I can fix it.

how is it installed in the forward/reverse valve ?

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

ahhh....the brass dome on the top has a function

Should be able to fix it

SPOKESMAN · Guest

It does - so the pipe is above the water level!

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

Well, I could not resist firing it up. I used my D10 tray...not optimal, but works.

But Ive got problems. It fills the smoke box up with water in no time.

I let it boil until the safetyvalve opens, then set it to forward. THe wheels turn, and then the smoke box/chimney fill rapidly with water, and spews out killing the flamus under the boiler.....you can just see the water leven in the guage go to minimum in 10 seconds......very strange.

how high is your stand pipe under the brass dome ?

Sandman · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject:

I'm a real novice on these but I would say you could be over filling the boiler.

Just a suggestion.

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Ouch! Where's the burn cream

Did someone mention Bowman?

MTA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject:

That's about the same height as the one on mine....
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Si

Chris Mann, 2008:

Wales - Where men are men and sheep are scared

SJN · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject:

hmm...I dont understand how it does this.....

I fill the boiler to the max level on the guage, so that should be fine

I just cant figure out how it can make so much water so fast......

MTA · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

No doubt with your skills though SJN, it will be a good 'un within no time. I bought my MSS loco SH, and it had uprated cylinders already fitted, so who knows, maybe it suffered the same problems as yours has before I bought it

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Chris Mann, 2008:

Wales - Where men are men and sheep are scared