Re: Stanley Fuel- fuel pressure
Posted by: Ben in Maine (IP Logged)
Date: May 27, 2005 03:35PM
<HTML>Has the burner been down,,,is the top clean, not coverd w/ rust/dust etc,,,is the vaporizer clear/not partually plugged,,,are the holes in the grate clear,they will collect rust which impeeds flow, don't drill em' oversize ,,What steam pressure are you running?? Now , also you put a quantity of kerosene into the pilot tank and that will need to be purged,,or the pilot will be real nasty,,,,Now remember DONT run hooked up when cold,,,The engine will have compresson [w/ the Stevenson motion] and can act as a toggle joint press,and take a head out [if youre luckey],,, Oh,,yeh,,,not advisable to hold on a hill w/the throttle,,,if it rolls back,it MAY yank the pedal to the floor,,crush your toe and then be in full gear ,, REVERSE,,,haha Cheers Ben ,,,oh yes,,we got 10'' of rain in the last week,, ocean temp 49 at Portland Me ,,,cb</HTML>