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Les
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I started my steam car today, only at the moment it looks a bit like Frankenstein's monster.
All I have to do is make sure it runs before I get too far with it.
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rangerssteamtoys
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I dont think that you have enough gear ratio. It looks 1:1 to me
But if it works.......it will go like a bat out of hell
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Les
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| rangerssteamtoys wrote: | I dont think that you have enough gear ratio. It looks 1:1 to me
But if it works.......it will go like a bat out of hell |
It is one 1:1, I thought I would chance it. If it is too fast then I win. 
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Looking good and this is all about straight line speed. If it can get going, that should be very fast. That's the same idea as I had for an easy way to get the thing to move.
Now it needs a bit of bling.
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what are the rules for starting( A) do we lift driven wheels of ground then start engine then let wheels down.(B) push start,(C) down hill slope push start as i think the 1 above will need  |
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Les
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| Manxman wrote: | Looking good and this is all about straight line speed. If it can get going, that should be very fast. That's the same idea as I had for an easy way to get the thing to move.
Now it needs a bit of bling. |
I got to run on a block, videos downloading as we type.
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Les
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I did have a slight problem to start with, I had put the pulley too tight to the side and it wouldn't run.
And just when I sorted that out the 'o'ring went on the safety valve so I had to stop. 
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Les
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It lives.
After changing the 'o' ring I tried again.
This time it ran well, so all I need to do is tart it up a bit and then try it in the school playgrounds.
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Cool vid, that thing gets going pretty fast. I hope that it has enough power to move though 
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Les
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| rangerssteamtoys wrote: | | Cool vid, that thing gets going pretty fast. I hope that it has enough power to move though |
Thankyou.
So do I.
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Excellent, see you in the playground.
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Great work. That looks really good.
See you all in the Playground!  !
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That's so cool Les.
I went for gearing, but if we are going for the drags I'll have to change things
I found it real handy to use my air compressor to test it as I fiddled around with the gearing.
Otherwise I would have gone through about 5 refills of the boiler/burner 
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Les. that's great!  |
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Les
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Now I know it runs I have started to 'bling' it up.
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