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 Posted - September 24 2013 : 11:28:48 AM
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all i need now is the valve gear,ken
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Posted - September 24 2013 : 11:40:22 AM
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Mine has a long way to go!
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Posted - September 24 2013 : 11:41:35 AM
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Mine has a long way to go!
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Posted - September 24 2013 : 11:48:03 AM
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| Justin,its taken me ages to get all the bits together,but there's light at the end of the tunnel now ken
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 Posted - September 24 2013 : 1:06:37 PM
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| Ask EM-1 he might have some
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Posted - September 24 2013 : 1:20:28 PM
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| very much doubt it but will see ken
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Posted - September 24 2013 : 11:20:36 PM
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Sadly, nope I can't help on this one.....I would venture a guess as to the age of this beauty is so far out there, parts would be almost nil to find, BUT, that's not to say, I won't keep my eyes open, and maybe, something in my roam of places/people, something will turn up.
That's ones, that's going to be difficult to get parts for!
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 11:00:11 AM
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| Ken, do you have a picture of the valve gear? I don't have one, but you never know what you will see.
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 11:35:06 AM
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hi barry,best i can do,ken
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 2:43:41 PM
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Ken, the eccentric crank, eccentric rod, and expansion link at least look like they may be common to modern Mantua parts. Any possibility of that?
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 3:35:14 PM
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I'll measure them and get you measUrements in MM. I have a complete mech minus a boiler !
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 5:32:04 PM
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I agree it does look awfully close to the new day Mantua stuff! Whats the worst? you build a crosshead slide, to fit the part from the new Mantua 4-6-2, as they are "light weight" versions, and then you could make it have a "heavy weight" crosshead.... with dual slides, and all just with the change of a rivet, and the main rod, guide.....
I think it actually be pretty easy to do that way too!
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Posted - September 25 2013 : 7:48:03 PM
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| Well . . . could be an interesting metal working project.
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Posted - September 26 2013 : 10:40:38 AM
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Ken knows that the valve gear off an early standard Mantua 4-6-2 would work, but he wants to keep it all original. I really admire him for not cutting corners on this project.
I buy, repair, and collect
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Posted - January 30 2014 : 4:16:07 PM
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| One of these on eBay this week.
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Posted - January 30 2014 : 4:35:56 PM
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hi lvrr325 you mean this one ending in these numbers,4983,thanks but now have 3 ken
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Posted - January 31 2014 : 10:42:50 PM
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Yes. that one.
I managed to buy a super nice done one for around $100 about two years ago November - and by nice it's painted and lettered in a way that looks factory - so I don't really need another too.
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Posted - February 05 2014 : 8:05:46 PM
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| Went off for $105.
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Posted - February 05 2014 : 8:14:47 PM
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| hi lvrr325,i did appreciate the heads up,but with the missing parts,and state of the drive,decided against it,ken
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Posted - February 06 2014 : 12:31:02 PM
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| ?? IIRC it ran, just was missing some coupling between motor and worm gear.
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Posted - February 06 2014 : 2:43:38 PM
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hi lvrr325,the only thing that could have moved was the motor,check photos,the gearbox?is not attached to chassis,and all drive is all over the place,and for the money plus $40 postage to uk,was most certainly a big risk ken
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Posted - February 07 2014 : 02:08:16 AM
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| That looks like a pretty interesting project Ken. It's amazing how well some of that tiny stuff survives abuse, though.
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Posted - February 08 2014 : 05:14:27 AM
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| "gearbox not attached to chassis" not sure where you get that idea from. Engine is sitting on it's side in those photos.
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Posted - February 08 2014 : 07:19:59 AM
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hi lvrr325,i laid my pacific on its side,and the gap between chassis and gearbox/motor mount,has even gap between,unlike this photo which to be looks bigger at one end than other,and motor seems to be going upward,might just be my eyes,had i lived stateside,i would have still bid on it,but like i said the cost plus postage,makes it a big risk,again thanks for giving heads up on it,ken
only need one part to finish loco no 4573 front tender step
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Posted - February 25 2014 : 9:28:55 PM
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quote:all i need now is the valve gear,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - September 24 2013 : 11:28:48 AM
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I am drooling all over my keyboard right now.
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