Yesterday, I got round to running the new engine on the line outside. Trying at first with the Solid fuel burner then the meths burner, the engine is getting better with every run. Even after the 7-8 runs the engine has now run, I still have concerns about aspects of its performance. Running at pressure leaves it completely uncontrolable, its steaming is variable from Poor to Astmatic and its lack of a lubricator worry me greatly. However, for the price paid, its a great little engine.
Modifications are on the todo list for the engine. The first ones will be a Regulator and Lubricator to sort out two of the 3 main issues I now have with the engine. I suspect that leaving the engine to build up pressure before running especially with a load should solve the steaming problems. Alternatively, the fitting of a Gas burner should do the trick but I'd rather keep it as a Meths engine for now.
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