Hi, The other things that I remember is that I relocated the Hand pump from the side tank into the bunker to increase water capacity, fitted a balance pipe between the two tanks and got a new Lubricator as the Winson one, as supplied would never pump oil in a million years. Clif ----- Original Message ----- From: <rgent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Winson 14xx model > > thanks for your help. I will print your email, laminate it, and put it > in a conspicuous spot in the workshop when I start the work! > > rod Gentry > Cardiff >>----Original Message---- >>From: clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>Date: 25/10/2009 21:11 >>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subj: [modeleng] Re: Winson 14xx model >> >>Hi. >> >>I sorted one of these Winson 14 XX's out some years ago as I like a >>challenge. As I remember the so called drawings were more of an > hinderence >>than a help. >>Some of the mods I seem to remember was replace all the Winson steel > screws >>into the water tanks with brass, check that the linkage that works > the >>regulator is stainless, dont use the fibre glass to glue the tanks, > solder >>them, dont glue the rivets in but rivet them correctly and then run > solder >>round them, dont use Locktite on the buffer stocks, silver solder > them, >>replace the O rings on the pistons with piston rings ( challenge on > a >>piston only 6mm long but it can be done) increase the steam way sizes > from >>the ports to the cylinders, check that the covers dont blank off the > steam >>ways, fit springs between the Yokes and the slide valves, rebuild the > blast >>pipe as the cylinder block is tilted and if you use the Winson set up > the >>blast pipe is at an angle to the chimney, fit a petticoat pipe, fit > stiff >>springs on the rear axle otherwise the loco sits back and you finish > up with >>only the rear drivers driving, rebuild the gauge glass otherwise you > can >>only see about 3/8" of water, solder the tank fillers. >>I seem to recollect that I modified the valve adjustment arrangement > so that >>it actually could be adjusted. >> >>Winson used Locktite to fix just about everything if you want an > engine that >>will last build it correctly. >> >>Best of luck but with care they can be converted into a nice engine > as the >>one I did ran like a dream. >> >> >>Clif >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <rgent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:15 PM >>Subject: [modeleng] Winson 14xx model >> >> >>>I see from reading previous threads that this was not a particularly >>> good kit, but I have recently come into possession of what looks > like a >>> complete set of parts, but with no documentation. Does anyone still >>> have the plans and instructions for this kit which they could lend > me >>> for photocopying? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Recycle mobile phones and earn - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/recycle >>> >>> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >>> >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >>> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject >>> line. >>> >> >>MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >>modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject line. >> > > > > > > Recycle mobile phones and earn - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/recycle > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.