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Tom Attwood writes: This weekend just past, saw the first steaming of the year for my Stanley 726 that I was lucky enough to acquire just a few months ago. Greatly encouraged in the purchase by George Hounslow having spent the New Forest Tour navigating for him on his Porter Steam Car. I am incredibly grateful to George and his parents for then leading the recommission of the car, sorting out a number of jobs associated with wear and tear, as well as preparation and arranging a hydraulic and steam boiler test. A number of safety improvements/replacement parts, not to mention extremely good tuition in maintenance, management and driving! After many weekends work from myself but 10x more from George, we had a very successful 3 days cruising around Wiltshire in some pretty challenging terrain at times. The Stanley performed faultlessly and I really couldn't be happier with it! Here's to a busy 2020! Unfortunately the weather has been rotten and the roads are filthy so the car got quite dirty, the photo below was taken Sunday morning. However, Sunday afternoon was spent in the garage cleaning for a few hours! 
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Tara521g@yahoo.com Hi I’ve got a Locomobile engine, believed to be the Mason type. I need a chain for the back sprocket but I’m not certain what pitch or type it is? Would you be able to tell me? There are 15 teeth on the sprocket. Many thanks Jb john Ballard Tara521g@yahoo.com Hi I’ve got a Locomobile engine, believed to be the Mason type. I need a chain for the back sprocket but I’m not certain what pitch or type it is? Would you be able to tell me? There are 15 teeth on the sprocket. Many thanks Jb Chris Celeri Phone Number 530-589-6975 ucdavisgrad@hotmail.com Was trying to get contact information for Chris Roberts? Could you have him call or email me? Thanks! We interacted years ago over Steamers and pipe organs! help wanted for Locomobile engine1/5/2018 Hi, is there any chance you could tell me the valve travel for a locomobile engine? I am rebuilding one that I acquired without a crankshaft or eccentrics and am about to start machining them but the drawings I have don't state it either!
Harry Billmore Chris Achilles Stanley Steamer Automobile · Saint Johnsbury, VT, United States · My father has this steam engine in his basement, which supposedly as he once said was from a “Stanley Steamer race car”. How might I go around figuring out what it is exactly? (It is not for sale) October 11th, 201710/11/2017 Jared Schoenly I'm gathering information for the eventual preservation and recommissioning of my newly acquired Stanley DX. Does anyone have any information/pictures to reference on how the pit box may have been configured? Not everything is attached and much is likely not correct here - I know that. I would love to get some pictures of the other Tiller Coffin Nose on display at the Grandson Museum in Switzerland, the Model G in California, or other early 1905/1906 cars that may provide some help with this. Thanks in advance! Jared Schoenly
I need to get pictures with the floorboards tomorrow. It seems as though it may have been setup with separate handles for the hand pumps for fuel and water? Those longer pumps don't seem correct and I can't tell where the second engine water pump would have been either. This will be a fun puzzle. You can respond here or on the face book page. Help wanted in building a Steam Car7/14/2017 Hi all, I'm a young Australian, tool maker / machinist living down south in Tasmania, I've built many live steam locos and a 1/3rd scale Burrell traction engine, on the bench at the minute is a batch run of small quarry locos. Any way I've taken a shine to full size stuff and struggling to find any traction engines to restore, I'm keen on doing a true full scale replica of the Stanley Vanderblit cup car, making every thing then getting it road registrable. How ever I'm struggling to find ant information on these cars at all this site has been a wonderful help but I'm in need of information on every thing id like to compile / draw a full set of working drawings so others could also build this true replicas of this car. is this stuff you have? would it be possible to obtain a copy? I'm more than happy to pay for it i understand that gathering this stuff takes years, either photocopies or electronic. details on the 30 horse engine and boiler as well as key dimensions of the car, I've got very little info on any of the automatics - mind this site has given me heaps. i would be more than happy to contribute every thing i do cad drawing and photos to this site. looking forward to your reply yours in steam Nigel R Fish Phone Number Australia 0488556609 nigelfish02@gmail.com Spray lube for steam car dry engine6/16/2017 Does anyone have experience with using spray chain lube in a dry engine? I overheard a mention of this, and I assume they were talking about something like http://www.belray.com/bel-ray-super-clean-chain-lube . I'm thinking of taking an EX on a tour, and it seems like it would be nice to just sort of point & blast, rather than trying to insert a long prehensile snout into spots that can barely even be seen. Kelly Williams I have STANHOPE 1899 LOCOMOBILE WITH A MASON 170 ENGINE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS IE MODEL 1 OR 2 AND AM TRYING TO FIND THE BRASS I THINK ALCOHOL BURNER STARTER CAN YOU HELP Phone America 2023455121 Email papakilsh@yahoo.com THANKS Allyn Kilsheimer |
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