[modeleng] Re: 14XX
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 06:45:25 +1000
We knew you could do it all along. Congrats.
> Hi All,
> Gave the 14xx another steaming today amongst the rain showers and surprise
surprise "no blow by".
> In fact it sounded perfect and it ran like a dream.
> Now I have always known that compressed air is more searching than steam
when testing boilers,so perhaps the same thing applies to valve gear.
> I must admit that last time I tried the loco on steam there was a hell of
a blow up the chimney so there was definitely something wrong then.
>
> I reckon now however that I must have been trying for the impossible when
testing the valve gear on compressed air.
> The net result of all the rebuilding and redesign seems to be a super
perfect operation and exhaust note.
>
> All that remains to do now is get the locos boiler certificate and look
for the next project.
> Any body want to buy a completed 14XX Winson Kit with 43 modifications?
>
> Regards
>
> Clif
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