The Little Jumbo is now back together and running

Managed to get in the work shop and put the last bits back on the Little Jumbo, fired up first time then died after half an hour of fidling the problem was sorted. A piece of swarf in the new fuel valve.
Got the timing right first time runs well .
Just have to get the fly wheels pin stripped and she's done.
What shell I start next
Jonesey

looks very nice Chris...
i missed the one i was chasing..will keep my eyes open for another one...
any news on wheels?????
mike...

chris that is one smart engine ... regarding the colour is that the original or a colour you decided to paint it .. ?

matt

Yes Matt, got the right colour codes from Ed at Hit and Miss in the States
Jonesey

good man getting the correct colour ... never seen them like that before

matt

Cracking looking engine, another good job your Lordship if I may say so.

As for the next job I'm sure you'll have something exotic tucked away that you can do.

Stu.

lovely job there lord Chris
nicely restored there love the colour too
looks like a white elephant lol
you will have to keep it wiped over as the open cranks like to spread the oil ever were
but at least u can see were it is ,
and find the engine in the dark lol
but all in all spot on job and wait for photos of the lining job
RED AND BLACK ????
KEV

No sorry Kev Yellow on the fly wheels only
Jonesey

Cracking engine mate and a cracking restoration job too, get the pinstripping done then you can give it to me lol

Superb engine Jonesey - I've never seen one in those colours before. Dazzling !! Well done.

Cheers
Elliot

Chris..
don't suppose you want to sell it back to me now??????
mike...

We will have to have chat next week
Jonesey

sounds good to me mate...will do..
mike...

what do you use to preserve the water ways and hoppers
hope ive done right today as ive high zinc red leaded oxide
in my lister a hopper today
i heated the cast before apling to get as much moisture out of the metal
kev

Kev, I never paint the insides of water jackets . When running I will put a couple of tea bags in them, I can't rember what's in them but it always cleans the rust out
Some old buy told me years ago. I always drain them out not long after stopping them and then the heat drys them out
Jonesey

That is one nice engine. I even like the trolley, and it makes a brew as well! Who could ask for more?

I was told the same tip about the tea bags, it's some acid (floric or something sorry can't remember).

Stu.

Nice engine, far too shiney for me but no getting away from it very nice.

stationary stu wrote:I was told the same tip about the tea bags, it's some acid (floric or something sorry can't remember).

Stu.

tea has a antioxident in it if its like green tea so we oxide paint to prime metal so its must be somthing on those lines

heres how the LISTER A hopper looks now


kev

ive tryed to blend in the oxide on the bare metal and wiped it of the original paint as above
kev