Graupner Steam Engine Quesions

[John Boren]

I was just wondering if anyone out there has any experince with the Graupner Duel Piston steam engine? I have on and I can't seam to get it running easily. This is my first steam engine. I do not have the oil they recomded in the instructions so I have been using 3and1 Oil, 20 SAE, in the oil resevoir. I can get it started now but reverse does not work and it seams to hydro lock sometimes so it will then not turn over again.

Any information would be helpful.

John Boren

[Wieland der Schmied]

John Boren wrote:
> I was just wondering if anyone out there has any experince with the
> Graupner Duel Piston steam engine? I have on and I can't seam to get
> it running easily. This is my first steam engine. I do not have the
> oil they recomded in the instructions so I have been using 3and1 Oil,
> 20 SAE, in the oil resevoir. I can get it started now but reverse does
> not work and it seams to hydro lock sometimes so it will then not turn
> over again.
>
> Any information would be helpful.
>
> John Boren
>
>
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Hello John

probably it's a Wilesco engine, which is sold by Graupner for the
Glasgow tug.
I bought a similar Wilesco engine from Krick for a steam launch, and I
couldn't get it running both forward and reverse, only forward. after
many hours I decided to buy a variable pitch propeller and have the
engine run only forward.
Wilesco makes cheap toy steam engines, and Krick does'nt sell them any
more. For toys they may do their job.

regards

[garyg]

You need to obtain genuine steam oil to get your engine to run right.If you
have a live steam model railroad club in your area, they will have it or
know where to get it. It is a very thick syrupy oil that helps piston
compression seal and is not quickly washed away from the cylinders by steam
and water. I have a Jensen 75 single cylinder stationary engine that will
run forward or reverse via a shift lever and power is quite good but only
with steam oil. I inject a drop or two of oil by placing the exhaust tube in
the oil and turning the flywheel backwards from what ever direction it ran
last. Oil is sucked into the cylinder. Not too much or you will get
hydraulic lock, if so rotate flywheel the other direction to expel it.