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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:51 pm    Post subject: engine identification Reply with quote
my friend has a steam engine and i offered to post it on here so that he can find out what make, model number and the year it was made in. he would also like to know how much one of these would usually fetch on ebay. if you don't mind having a quick look at the picture below, could somebody give me some information on it. it has a BW logo on it. i think this is Bing Werke but i am not too sure. although it has the whistle, it has a small hole in the top of it, i assume this is for a safety valve? if so, has anyone got any ideas as to where i could obtain such a thing?



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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is, indeed, a Bing and it looks suspiciously like my 130-812 from 1914.
http://rolywilliams.com/bing_130-812.html

I paid Ģ55 for mine on Ebay in 2005.
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any ideas where he can get a safety valve from?
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pstodds wrote:
any ideas where he can get a safety valve from?

German Ebay is probably your best bet.
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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sometimes the older BING engines have threads that are similar to the modern WILESCO ones and therefore a replacement SV from Wilesco does the trick when an original one isnīt available.


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Are you looking for a pop off valve that is the original or just one that works? If you figure out the thread size you might find one from another model that will work and maybe one that they still make. Just a thought.
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i have found a safety valve on model enthusiasts: http://www.modelenthusiasts.com/w...g-loaded-safety-valve-nickel.html will this fit this specific bing? is model enthusiasts a safe and trustworthy site? any bad dealings in the past?
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Double check the size as I have Bings with completely different size safety valves.
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pstodds wrote:
i have found a safety valve on model enthusiasts: http://www.modelenthusiasts.com/w...g-loaded-safety-valve-nickel.html will this fit this specific bing? is model enthusiasts a safe and trustworthy site? any bad dealings in the past?

I have dealt with them several times without experiencing  any problems.
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is that safety valve the right size?
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