Older Pearse locos

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funandtrains

Older Pearse locos

Post by funandtrains » Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:07 pm

This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design?

kandnwlr

Re: Older Pearse locos

Post by kandnwlr » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:24 pm

funandtrains:108487 wrote:This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design?
Are you interested in a particular loco. If it´s a W&L one, then I can have a look when I get back some time this week.

funandtrains

Re: Older Pearse locos

Post by funandtrains » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:27 pm

kandnwlr:108492 wrote:
funandtrains:108487 wrote:This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design?
Are you interested in a particular loco. If it´s a W&L one, then I can have a look when I get back some time this week.
I have an old Genesis which I've not steamed yet which only appears to have a water filler in the cab and no visible safety valve.

kandnwlr

Re: Older Pearse locos

Post by kandnwlr » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:31 pm

funandtrains:108495 wrote:
kandnwlr:108492 wrote:
funandtrains:108487 wrote:This may be a silly question but where are the safety valve on older Pearse locos are they a cunning hidden design?
Are you interested in a particular loco. If it´s a W&L one, then I can have a look when I get back some time this week.
I have an old Genesis which I've not steamed yet which only appears to have a water filler in the cab and no visible safety valve.
Have you checked underneath the dome?

funandtrains

Post by funandtrains » Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:46 pm

The dome is the same as a Merlin Major which is the terminus of the R/C aerial, however I have unscrewed the luck nut on top and the brass post inside is more chunky that I would expect, I wondered if it was a unique design of valve that was piped out to the smoke box.

funandtrains

Post by funandtrains » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:23 pm

On a second look under the dome what I though was a sold post is a brass cap screwed over the safety valve with this and the lock nut having a small hole though to let the steam out.

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