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xlchainsaw

covered in dust.

i "found this engine covered in dust at our petrie steam shed.


i think its been made up just to display  
mogogear

from the side view you provide it does appear to have the slide valving disconnected....You need a boat mate! it even has a prop!! Get to work.....

oh yeah, one more small item is missing.......

a good sized boiler- 20 quart or so!! Train

Let us know if it will be more than bookends!!
xlchainsaw

well spotted  mo! i have the slide valve disconnected at the moment ...it appears  seized.   it will never be fitted to a boat. its not mine. but what size boat would it power anyway????? just outa of interest.
mogogear

Estimating from the floor tile size[ 12"?] I would put a wild guess for  the stoke is about 2-3" and the bore could be 2"   _ I would guess a 12-15' boat of light weight with a person or two...

any body else out there want to calculate bore X stroke - HP? I bet you can take off the slidevalve cover and dab on some mineral solvent or diesel oil and free up the gunky valve from old oil deposits- It could be made to run with a little air pressure-

Course this is me doing the guessing and you doing the work
xlchainsaw

mogogear wrote:
Estimating from the floor tile size[ 12"?] I would put a wild guess for  the stoke is about 2-3" and the bore could be 2"   _ I would guess a 12-15' boat of light weight with a person or two...

any body else out there want to calculate bore X stroke - HP? I bet you can take off the slidevalve cover and dab on some mineral solvent or diesel oil and free up the gunky valve from old oil deposits- It could be made to run with a little air pressure-

Course this is me doing the guessing and you doing the work
wow mo!!! i just measured up!!  2 inch stroke and you might be right about the bore .there is two inches across the head but it would depend on cylinder wall thickness. the prop is about the size of a 12volt trolling motor. i guess a big boiler and fuel plus a pilot ????
tmuir

Thats looks like fun.
What other stuff do they have hidden in that shed?
redryder

What a nice find!!!

That ought to clean up nicely and with a bit of effort will make a fine display.

Gil
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