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Steve_S
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OK here are a couple of video clips... no sound I'm afraid...
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Mamodman123
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Wow look at that go! The burner works a treat aswell! 
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Sandman
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Must give you some satisfaction when you see it run like that.
Still can't believe you just knocked up that piston and con rod.
Amazing.
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Steve_S
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| MooseMan wrote: | ....what's next Steve?  |
My Latimer L5 has been in a running but half finished state for about 18 months for one reason or another. Its now in pieces for a proper sorting out. I'll post the results when its done. After that... still looking for a tatty 101.  |
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MooseMan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve_S wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | ....what's next Steve? |
My Latimer L5 has been in a running but half finished state for about 18 months for one reason or another. Its now in pieces for a proper sorting out. I'll post the results when its done. After that... still looking for a tatty 101. |
Look forward to that Steve, another great engine.
I'm not fond of the wick pot boilers, for the reason you state. I once accidentally overfilled a SEL burner, and that cost me a lot of original paintwork....to be honest, if I run my Burnac (frequently!), I often use a fuel tablet in an aluminium tealight cup.
Bowman and Mersey certainly had the right idea about burners, and I have to say that I love the Mamod vapourising burners.
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I think that the Mamod vapourising burners are probably the best burners of any that I've seen in terms of performance. For looks though you can't beat a nice brass tank! |
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MooseMan
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| Steve_S wrote: | | Yes, I think that the Mamod vapourising burners are probably the best burners of any that I've seen in terms of performance. For looks though you can't beat a nice brass tank! |
's true......my favourite burner remains the one with my M101, aka "the bottomless pit" 
Did you see that there's a Burnac on ebay at the moment with a starting price of £200? Wonder if it'll attract any bidiots....
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| MooseMan wrote: |
Did you see that there's a Burnac on ebay at the moment with a starting price of £200? Wonder if it'll attract any bidiots.... |
Yes I noticed that! Surely he won't get that much..... will he?? |
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John Chapman
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Super restoration Steve, an engine to be very proud of. |
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks John. I'm going to watch out for a brass one now... they'd look good side by side I think! |
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John Chapman
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve_S wrote: | | Thanks John. I'm going to watch out for a brass one now... they'd look good side by side I think! |
Now there's an idea, think I'll start looking for copper one.
BTW have you seen the Burnac Boys website? http://www.freewebs.com/burnac_boys/burnacs.htm There's a nice mixture brass boiler, copper boiler and brass boiler with a copper cap |
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Steve_S
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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I hadn't seen that site... thanks for the link... some good pictures there! I'd never seen a Burnac with a brass boiler and copper top before.... that's the variant I should look out for, the exact opposite of the one I've got! |
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