Torrasay Tribulations

Lner fan Sam · Post by **Lner fan Sam** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:55 am

I might have seen you a few times then matt riding around on the railway.

LlanpwllBrynwyn · Post by **LlanpwllBrynwyn** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:41 pm

I don't know if this will help but here goes...

I had a similar problem with my Ragleth, in the end it turned out to be the gas jet/burner where it enters into the boiler. It had become dislodged and did not have an air tight seal. This meant that the holes where the air IS supposed to get sucked in, to mix with the gas properly, were effectively blocked off due to backdraft. This in turn caused the flame to not get enough air-to-gas mix. Some adjustment of the pipes and the position of the burner made it sit in place properly and on testing had a roaring flame...

I realise it is an Accucraft and not a Roundhouse, but I understand they both share a similar closed flue system.

Hope this helps!

TTHLRMatt · Post by **TTHLRMatt** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:01 pm

Yes, very valid point, we put it down to the gunge in the gas tank, when it was silver soldered, it leaves a gunge and when it was posted, was packed upside down so our theory is that this blocked the valve. When we blew it out a lot of gunk did come out as well.

LlanpwllBrynwyn · Post by **LlanpwllBrynwyn** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:03 pm

Hope it all works ok now when its put back together! It really is a beautiful locomotive...

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:19 pm

I can vouch for the fact that it worked very well today at Narrow Gauge North!

Lner fan Sam · Post by **Lner fan Sam** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:25 pm

apart from when it ran over the killer bunny(but we wont mention that part!)

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:49 pm

Oh yes - it ran over the killer bunny!

TTHLRMatt · Post by **TTHLRMatt** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:47 am

oh, how did that happen, if its the NWAG one, I dont know where it went but...... I did find some grey ish chunks, oily ones on the inside of the frames

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:12 pm

The original NWAG Killer Bunny was found....it had hopped onto the rather excessively speeding and noisy (

) American thing

Lner fan Sam · Post by **Lner fan Sam** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:15 pm

I didn't see anything hehe!

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