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steamtrack


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Ryan welcome from Hertfordshire
R your wheels turning freely when not joined to engine

If you r talking about the screw that holds the cylinder to its mating surface [one with spring] it has to be tight enough to stop steam coming out between cylinder and its mating block
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
steamtrack wrote:
Hi Ryan welcome from Hertfordshire
R your wheels turning freely when not joined to engine

If you r talking about the screw that holds the cylinder to its mating surface [one with spring] it has to be tight enough to stop steam coming out between cylinder and its mating block
cheers Paul


Hi Paul, Perfect that was it, the screw is quite tight I will try adjusting it tomorrow also the wheels are all free but maybe the probelm was the screw was to tight and causing to much friction.

Thanks Ryan
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:23 am    Post subject: Re: WOW Reply with quote
ryan.curnow wrote:
WOW Thanks Guys for such a freindly and warm welcoming  

Thanks for all that info guys, I got her steaming up today but for some reason I cant get her to run her back wheel? When I put the band on she just stops and wont start again but when I remove the belf she is flying again?

Thanks

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It might mean it still needs running in.
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Hello Ryan, and a warm welcome from sunny California!
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Hi and a big WELCOME form Stockton-on-Tees  
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Thanks all for your warm welcomes, I have managed to get moving now I took of her wheels and cleaned the axle and that did the trick. Not much left to do to her, I have decided not to repaint her cose she looks wicked when she is steaming in the red and all nice and oily lol. Also I have fixes my TF1 it was leaking from the whilstle and I used some plastice metal and sanded it down and it has done the trick another bargain.

Now off to sell them I think  
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