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erikl
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 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: SP5 restoration |
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After the MM2 was cleaned, I decided to start on the SP5 I got last week. This is what I start with:
well, since it's a relative new engine, they've used rivets to get everything in place instead of the old fashioned screws. First thing I did is drill them all out, now I have this pile of stuff:
this will need replacing:
is this suposed to be in the bottom of the chimney?
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| That sight glass is a complete loss. Have you found out anything about replacing the sides? |
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Yep thats the chimney bottom
Keep the sponge its meant to be there 
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It looks worse now than it did when it was in one piece. 
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erikl
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | It looks worse now than it did when it was in one piece. |
but it will be better one day 
Didn't look for replacements yet, will do that somewhere this week.
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| erikl wrote: | | Les Marsh wrote: | | It looks worse now than it did when it was in one piece. |
but it will be better one day
Didn't look for replacements yet, will do that somewhere this week. |
At least now the only way is up. 
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| What's the sponge for? |
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| How does it dry out? |
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| Is the sponge completely enclosed when fully assembled, as in you can't dry it out? |
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That sounds like a very poor design.  |
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Wallace
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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I am suprised mamod never made a type of drip tray instead of that sponge.
The sponge sits on the base in the bottom of the chimney base (box bit). You take the chimney off to get to it.
Silly thing is that the base where the sponge sits is perfectly set as it's slightly dished to catch the water.
All that is needed is a pipe soldered to the base in the bottom of the dish, leading under the base then to the side to a tray
Just my thoughts 
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It is if you never knew it was in there. Is a piece of sponge in all the SP range? I would have thought as it holds the water it would help the chimney base to rust.
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