During the winter season the motion was stripped down and gently cleaned with wire wool to remove the oily build up and the pipework was taken off and cleaned with Brasso. The tank was drained and the hand pump was removed and the nitrile balls replaced with stainless steel which will last longer.
Last Saturday I had arranged with the club boiler inspector to carry out the steam test in preparation for the Miniature Traction Engine Weekend at Statfold Barn Railway. Here is a picture of the pressure gauge being tested against the master gauge...
Unfortunately the loco didn't pass the steam test due to the water surging in the gauge frame which I suspect is due to scale in the boiler or scale within the gauge glass. So over the coming week a quick strip down of the gauge frame is on the cards and de-scale the boiler.
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