Ariel, Riding, Breaking and Fixing Diary 2022 Retired!

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You need an oil with friction modifiers, BADLY or your valve springs are too strong. Fair bit of metal off there.. It's steel so a magnet would have helped. Other wise I'd clean out the crankshaft (Plug removal.) It's too cold to ride anyhow. Happy New Year.. Nev
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I've had no problems with my previous engines, hmm, could be spring's, I didnt check to be honest Nev, She's done 15,000 miles on this engine and I'll trust my magnet, I've a filter fitted so that might do some good, maybe a few more frequent oil changes.
. I did hear somewhere that some duff cam followers were about.
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FERC went back together easiest its ever have, I normaly spend an hour or two faffing with it
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Rocker box fitted OK too, and sarted without any rattles
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She lives again, that loud tappety noise has gone, front forks feel so much better.
I took her for a spin to the watercress line with my friend Andy and his recently rebuilt S8. So it was a leisurely ride not much faster then 45mph. No oil leaks, but riding home a bit faster the rocker box did leak a little bit.

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So I thought I'd experiment, I drilled and tapped a hole in the rocker box inspection cap. I screwed in a carburettor adjustment screw with a pipe attached, might drop the pressure in the rocker box and keep the oil in, can only fail miserably :D
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That's a lovely picture of Lady of Legend, a recreation on Churchward's Saint
class from the early days of the last century. Criticised in their day for
being unduly angular I still think they look elegant.
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will_curry wrote: Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:41 pm That's a lovely picture of Lady of Legend, a recreation on Churchward's Saint
class from the early days of the last century. Criticised in their day for
being unduly angular I still think they look elegant.
I bet she leaks more than Steve's FH!
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She'll have hydrostatic lubrication with four feeds adjustable for flow from the footplate.
With a driver who knows what they are doing they can be remarkably frugal with oil.

It was with a similar engine a very young Will was told when asking about oil coming
out of a big end bearing 'If oil's coming out dirt and water aren't going in'.
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I hope to drive more kilometers in 2023 than this year. I like to read about your trips for tea, to a friend's house or to the locomotives. I will have to try a little more to drive and work less. :D
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ALL work and no PLAY they say, Karol. 2022 is just about over. 5 hours to go here. Happy new year everybody!! Nev
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will_curry wrote: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:49 pm She'll have hydrostatic lubrication with four feeds adjustable for flow from the footplate.
With a driver who knows what they are doing they can be remarkably frugal with oil.

It was with a similar engine a very young Will was told when asking about oil coming
out of a big end bearing 'If oil's coming out dirt and water aren't going in'.
She's certainly a fine looking machine. We don't get many western locos up here, but I was lucky enough to spend a day firing 4270 last summer.

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Post by Bob.Murphy »

That looks like a very uncomplicated cab !

Used to haul coal trains around Wales it seems, almost never used for passenger owing to its limited water storage (a Pannier Tank).

as a 4-8-0 I'm guessing it wouldn't be used on branch lines with tight curves. Up here we have 62712 "Morayshire" - a 4-4-0 that could handle the curves in the Scottish Highlands.

Good to see it restored.

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