The Steamboating Forum

Hi, RGSP, Thanks very much for the helpful info. I have today cleaned most of the gunk off of the unit and tightened a few loose bolts on the reversing gear, (which it does have!) It seemed quite hard to turn over by hand so I have oiled all the points I could find and swung it over quite a few time...

Hi Again!
Am I doing something wrong here please as no reply at all?
Regards, Martin

Hi All, I am new here so hope this is the correct place to post? I have just acquired this engine along with a bunch of old tools and it is not really my thing but would love to know more about it and its potential use. It is at the moment very dirty so I will clean it up and try to run it on air if...