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laurence703:119323 wrote: DLRDan has them to do as he pleases...

Oh don't stop worrying, its not like anything bad has happened......

That valve is known as a bypass valve. When open the water is just pumped round and doesn't enter the boiler. When the valve is closed the only place for the water to go is into the boiler. Adjusting the valve allows control of water into the boiler, the idea being you can set the valve to continual...

I've got a Russell from one of the first batches and I like it a lot. A water gauge cannot be fitted without serious boiler surgery or a new one all together. A top up valve is an easy fit though simply replacing the filler plug under the dome. The dome comes from Roundhouse, as fitted to the Lady A...

There is also a group who have restored the prototype and have a set of coaches to go with it.

Talk to Walker Midgley. They specialise in all things steam related both large and small. My two large engines are with them and have been very helpful in the past.

Just a thought, have you tried topping the boiler up after the first 10 minutes ?

Don't bother with craigslist, every steam engine on there is listed by a guy who lives in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands. He has been at it for years, he takes pictures from sites like Ebay and Gumtree and posts them on there, often with the same descriptions. Stick with the old saying, if somethin...

Unscrew the steam dome and remove the spring, washer and O ring. Undo the two screws under the smokebox, two under the front of the cab and the two holding the rear drag beam on. Carefully separate the chassis from the body, moving it a little at a time making sure to push the steam pipe through the...

You can get one the correct size from here.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Goodall-type- ... nIIcm6QINA


It even mentions the Roundhouse cab in the drop down list.

the Billy has a separate filler. Can you tell me where this filler is located ? The instructions for Billy from the Roundhouse website say that it is filled through the safety valve bush. Is this no longer the case ? Chris, I had forgot that the turret on the classic series was soldered to the boil...

I use the same method as Tony, works well for me. Billy uses the safety valve to fill the boiler, other engines have a separate filler plug which is normally replaced with the top-up valve. It might be possible to use the basic series system which fits on the steam turret and points out the side of ...

Don't worry about it Keith, its given me something to research for a bit. I like finding out about the experimental engines, wonder how succesful it was.

Its a one off B6 according to this site. Its interesting to see a road loco with a spoked flywheel and on strakes.

http://www.steamscenes.co.uk/blog/fowle ... ndu-zambia

What does a B-2 look like Keith? Can't seem to find a Fowler, when I search it comes up with Tasker tractors.

I'd be interested to know if people have the same problem renewing for "Garden rail" or the other magazines that are done by them.

Have a look at Dave Watkins' drawings for "brick"

http://www.16mm.org.uk/newsite/files/default.html

Or Tony Bird's Aderyn steam motor.

http://g1mra.myfastforum.org/Tony_Bird_ ... ut391.html

If it runs freely with the rods disconnected then there is something amiss with the admission of steam into the cylinders. As you have checked the position of the valves then next thing is to look at the eccentrics. If you hold onto the eccentric rod you should be able to turn the wheels almost half...

Just a thought, make sure that the cross head isn't binding on the slide bar. It shouldn't do but worth checking. The other thing would be to disconnect the connecting rods from the piston rods and rotate the wheels. They should turn over smoothly with no tight spots. Its also worth checking that th...

Andrew, it is not possible to alter the valve timing on the basic locos as it is part of the wheel. It is possible to change the valve position within the chest by rotating the valve spindle. It should uncover both ports equally when the wheels are rotated. EDIT: It sounds like you might have glued ...

Its not difficult to do (he says), I'd offer to do it for you but that the one tap I haven't got !