Hi Steve,
>>>>>> Thank you again. I will plan to go to work with the X-Acto knife. My >>>>>> gaskets are not cut out along the steam passages behind the >>>>>> distribution blocks. I think those cylinders are on the road to recovery...with the wonderful engineering that IP does ...it was one of the flaws that has caused many an engine to be shoved into a corner with a lot of frustration. >>>>My Jane also had the steam passages in the distribution blocks and the >>>>reversing block offset relative to each other. However the frames were >>>>not relieved to accommodate this causing the passages to be partially >>>>eclipsed. I counter-bored the reversing block passages to a larger >>>>diameter and filed the holes through the frames to ovals to open up the >>>>passages through the frames. I have not encountered that before? That's why on the vertical engine the holes through the frame are oval-shaped. The frames are 1/16" thick so I though that it would be okay. At first blush the holes do seem to be drilled wrong (all inline) on the block...but when you put a gasket like the ones that Mamod made on the FRAME SIDE of things ...all is reveiled! >>>> By the way, in an old Steam in the Garden issue Peter Jones discusses >>>> drilling out the steam ports on the distribution block to 3/32". Do you >>>> have any thoughts on that? On the IP blocks or the Mamod? Peter had a whole series of articles on taming the Mamod...I allways use the Mamod old style reverser block and disc...yes even Mamod had a couple of different designs under the reverser...if you can find the old ones they are like gold! And they bolt right up to the IP cylinders...the IP reverser block can be brought up to Mamod spec but it requires machining. The reversing disk on the front block...IP has another flaw there...but you are using a gear train and that alone will iron out their flaw...compair a Mamod reverser to an IP one there is a major difference under there...I have retrofitted a couple of Janes to the Mamod reverser and the difference it made in the smooth slow running is a sight to behold. There is another trick to slow running of Jane/Mamod style engines...but lets get this little Dragon working first! Can't wait to for you to get that gasket material out of the steam passages...I will be able to see your smile on your face from here! Tony _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
