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It's an SEL Major and it cost the princely sum of £35.00.
It runs well, but needs a little work
There's a steam leak at the whistle end of the boiler that will require a bit of solder and the whistle itself needs the handle tightening.
Other than that it ran fine.
What do you think? Good buy or not?
Here's a short vid. (Apologies to Roger )
James
LMFAO
What a great engine and a great vid!
Well done mate
MooseMan
Love the vid Sandy! Great engine!
Now did you actually pilfer a bit of audio from the Temple? Otherwise that was a truly remarkable impression.
Lewis
Lovely engine mate runs sweet
The sel major is defo on my list this year
Sandman
Thanks Guys.
No Odilon, didn't cheat. That was all my own work.
Just wish I could narrate a vid like Roger.
James
Or me?
MTA
What a beautiful engine Sandy
Does it still have any of the gold paint left on the boiler?
By the way, that was a much better impression of Roger than James'
johnreid
That one runs smooth, I like.
James
MTA wrote:
What a beautiful engine Sandy
Does it still have any of the gold paint left on the boiler?
By the way, that was a much better impression of Roger than James'
Wesh yer trap out wi soowap!
Nick
James wrote:
Or me?
We want to understand it James.
Great engine and video!
James
Les Marsh
James wrote:
MTA wrote:
What a beautiful engine Sandy
Does it still have any of the gold paint left on the boiler?
By the way, that was a much better impression of Roger than James'
Wesh yer trap out wi soowap!
Wash your mouth out with soap.
Lincolnshire easy when you've had a few.
James
Well done Les!
CCairns
For a Major that actually runs very well Sandy.
If you go through the SEL postings elsewhere you'll find we have decided that filling the boiler up to the water level plug is too much for this boiler, and causes that priming problem. The oil will run out quickly as the displacement lubricator is designed wrongly with the exit pipes at the bottom of the body (i.e. it gets pushed through by the steam straight away, and is not replaced by condensing steam like the Roundhouse displacement lubricator). If you have the aluminium pistons fitted then putting graphite thread in the slot will have these pistons working better. It is easy enough to punch the whistle handle to get it tighter.
And of course you need a proper SEL safety valve.
So yes, that was a good buy particularly as you do not see the boxes in any condition very often.
Sandman
Thanks Chris. Much appreciated.
I noticed that when I applied a little lighter oil to the pistons while in motion, the engine doubled in speed.
I'll certainly check out the piston type I have, as it leaks quite a bit of water.
Mamodman123
Great video as always Sandy.....
I wish i was Scottish
steamyjim
Great vid Sandy! A great engine... realy should get me one of them
bessytractor
brilliant
pauly
nice smooth runner that one is
has it still got its gold paint or is its boiler just tarnished brass
great little buy
oldstuff
Wonderful vid, Sandy! And a great runner.
Steve_S
A nice engine Sandy, and a great video!
Wallace
Great video mate
Sandman
Thanks for all the comments guys.
Went out to the workshop and fixed the leak on the boiler end cap.
I wouldn't have believed the difference it made.
It easily doubled the speed of the engine.
There must have been more steam escaping than I thought.
These little engines are so easy to work with and to strip down that I think I'll just make it my next resto.
There is no lacquer left on the boiler and the base paint is poor.
I think this may be the next Sandman shiny.
Mister Occlusion
Oh that bit of Rog at the end was priceless
I regret that I've still not had time to steam my Moose Major
....too many things getting in the way of having fun these days. It nibbles.
Stilldrillin
Nice one Sandy!
The engine`s a nice one too......
Graham-Jilly
good little runner there sandy great purchase mate
steamyman
great engine Sandy. Like your impression of Rog too.
paul_c
I enjoyed that Sandy, nice engine that. I have been looking at those Majors for a while now. i wonder how they go at running with a bit of load on them?
Thanks for the vid
Les Marsh
Wonderful little engine and a great runner as well.
steamgranny
Another excellent purchase for the money. Mine is finally on its way, having made a prolonged pit stop in UK. Although very glad it did, as pistons renewed & that annoying problem, mentioned by Chris of oil lubricator emptying too quickly, rectified. A vid will be forthcoming when it does.
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