"Charles W. Walters" wrote:
several of you have used 70% butane/30% propane mix and have been very
happy.
Well I have been using the above mix in all my gas fired engines (LGB
Frank S [now Frank the Tank]: 10 years, Aster WM Shay: 9 years, Aster
K4: 8 years, Mike Chaney Heisler: 2 years, Mike
Charles,
If memory serves, Roundhouse gas tanks are tested to 500 psi and destruct at
~ 4500 psi so they are a bit tougher than the 10 tho' tin cans which these
LPG products come in. Whether the piddly little Ronson gas valves with their
4.5x 0.5 metric threads would last that high is perhaps
Sir Art of the Roundhouse wrote:
"That
said, nothing alarming is likely to happen - unless perhaps you allow your
loco to sit in a conflagration caused by a meths fired loco - there, that
should start a spat !
You bet it will--'tis the careless filling and spilling of butan/propane
gas that
Thought my remarks would cause a stirring in the Californian woods !!
Sir Art of the Outhouse
Sir Art,
In view of your gallantry in accepting the demotion, and because of your
intelligence and good looks, you are now "Sir Art of the Roundhouse"
again This new roundhouse holds many stalls for butane fired locos.
Congrats!
Geoff.
Thought my remarks would cause a stirring in the
Jim Co.
I'm in the home stretch. However, I ran into a hurdle caused by the
reverser. With the reverser set to reverse, the loco is in full
reverse. With the reverser set in the middle position, the loco is not
in neutral but 1/4 reverse. With the reverser set to forward, the loco
is 1/4 to
Hi!
I figured out the problem. By tweaking the reverse arm, I was able to
get the reverser to work the way it should.
Of course, I experienced a self-inflicted Tagamet moment when I
inadvertantly fiddled with the weight-arm shaft's set screws. I put the
back in place as well as I could. It
