i bought one of these a day ago, and the boiler is leaking out of the glass on the side, what should i do about it? the water keeps putting out the fuel i got with the steam engine, so i can't get it to run.
@dewathdude I am not an expert so you may want to seak one and get their opinion, the glass on mine unscrews, so maybe yours is not tight and leaking. I would unscrew first then clean the threads.
@williamdargie06 well with jensen u get hand AMERICAN made real peoplewho will do any thing to make a customer happy and all the engines are put togetehr not using any power tools but using skilled hand id go with jensen
Just to let you know, the impurities left behind from the tap water, that's called lime, so use distilled water. and the piston and cylinder are NOT made of chrome, they are made of nickel-plated brass which needs to be oiled before every run, or at least, if you want your engine to be runnable 50 years from now. Ignorance is not bliss. in this hobby, ignorance will get you killed.
Just to let you know, the impurities left behind from the tap water, that's called lime, so use distilled water. and the piston and cylinder are NOT made of chrome, they are made of nickel-plated brass which needs to be oiled before every run, or at least, if you want your engine to be runnable 50 years from now. Ignorance is not bliss. in this hobby, ignorance will get you killed.
yes they come with papers now that say onlyt distiled i know and invirmentilist who wants these thing out lawed because they pullet the air personally i love them
Is there any power difference between the electrically heated model and the fuel fired version?
master7chief 2 months ago
i bought one of these a day ago, and the boiler is leaking out of the glass on the side, what should i do about it? the water keeps putting out the fuel i got with the steam engine, so i can't get it to run.
dewathdude 1 year ago
@dewathdude I am not an expert so you may want to seak one and get their opinion, the glass on mine unscrews, so maybe yours is not tight and leaking. I would unscrew first then clean the threads.
WWBZT1 1 year ago
@dewathdude you have to tighen the glass, find a wide object, to fit in the notches on each side of the glass and tighten it.
pennyf9 1 year ago
@dewathdude buy a piece of 1/8" steel bar stock from the local hardware store, cut to length w/ a hacksaw and there's your tool to tighten the glass.
Deathdig 3 months ago
@dewathdude did u check if your glass is cracked? mine just cracked and iam waition on a new one
TheBackyardMechanics 2 months ago
Are Jensen engines better value than Wilesco engines ?
williamdargie06 1 year ago
@williamdargie06
Not sure I am qualified to answer that. I do see a lot more Jensen
WWBZT1 1 year ago
@WWBZT1 well yes but u go to europe all u is wilesco
cber8860 2 months ago
@williamdargie06 well with jensen u get hand AMERICAN made real peoplewho will do any thing to make a customer happy and all the engines are put togetehr not using any power tools but using skilled hand id go with jensen
cber8860 2 months ago
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Just to let you know, the impurities left behind from the tap water, that's called lime, so use distilled water. and the piston and cylinder are NOT made of chrome, they are made of nickel-plated brass which needs to be oiled before every run, or at least, if you want your engine to be runnable 50 years from now. Ignorance is not bliss. in this hobby, ignorance will get you killed.
Mr27ace27 1 year ago
Just to let you know, the impurities left behind from the tap water, that's called lime, so use distilled water. and the piston and cylinder are NOT made of chrome, they are made of nickel-plated brass which needs to be oiled before every run, or at least, if you want your engine to be runnable 50 years from now. Ignorance is not bliss. in this hobby, ignorance will get you killed.
Mr27ace27 1 year ago
Nice steam engine you have, I like the govenor
Has it been converted from electric ?
chesterfield44 2 years ago
i dont like sterno much
id use matches wrapped in a rubber band for fuel or maybe some twigs or pellets or something
but apart from that great video
erikals2 2 years ago
@erikals2 I've used just plain wood once, and charcoal! quite dirty though...
pennyf9 1 year ago
may i ask, how do you oil the cylinder?
SticklebackDepot 2 years ago
The bore and piston are chrome...no need for oil....I think though that some industrial steam engines they have thick oil they mix w/ the water.
WWBZT1 2 years ago
It will run better with oil
chesterfield44 2 years ago
your welcome
WWBZT1 2 years ago
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superfunnyman123 2 years ago
Very helpful, I'm buying this engine myself and it was kind of a tutorial for running it for me! Thanks!
HavazikFerric 3 years ago
Ummmm It's 40 years of watever is left behind from evaporating tap water...probably should used distilled water.
WWBZT1 3 years ago
yes they come with papers now that say onlyt distiled i know and invirmentilist who wants these thing out lawed because they pullet the air personally i love them
cber8860 3 years ago
is that lime in the boiler?
JoeDeSmid 3 years ago
no it is the impurities in the tap water that are left behind when the water evaporates.
WWBZT1 2 years ago
which also is lime
TechnicusJoe 2 years ago
I don't think so or at least where I live, they are usually :: calcium, magnesium, silicon dioxide, sodium, potassium.
WWBZT1 2 years ago
lime is the form of calcium on the sightglass and in the boiler, atleast thats what ive been told, never had it as i use distilled water
TechnicusJoe 2 years ago