[Steam-engine] Timing/adjusting the slide "D" valve

[Richard Strobel]

Thanks very much Andre'.  We appreciate it!!

RickinMt.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre' Blanchard" <andre at usermail.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Timing/adjusting the slide "D" valve


> At 08:33 AM 7/14/2005, you wrote:
> >   Howdy all from warm Montana;
> >   Well the final painting is almost done on the Wachs vertical and 
> > assembly
> >will start soon, but we have no guidelines on how to time the slide 
> >valve.
> >The eccentric is on the crankshaft and it is keyed so that's a no 
> >brainer.
> >Any help from there on up would greatly be appreciated!!
> >
> >Pix's at:
> >
> >http://community.webshots.com/album/188300547wpVzDE
> >
> >TIA
> >Rick and Cork in "The Big Sky"
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> If the eccentric can only go on in one orientation the timing is done. 
> You
> just need to center up the valve its travel, on my engine this was done
> with nuts on the valve rod.  Find the piston top and bottom centers, when
> the piston is at each center the steam port for that end of the cylinder
> should be just starting to open stick a thin wood wedge in and when it 
> goes
> in the same distance on each end you are good enough.
>
> Make sure you center up the piston in its travel as depending on how the
> bearing adjustments are done on the connecting rod the piston can slowly
> move to one end of the cylinder or the other as bearing wear is taken up 
> if
> it is let go too long the piston can hit the cylinder head.
>
> __________
> Andre' B.  Clear Lake, Wi.
>
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