G & J Weir Ltd. 6 x 4 x 7 #242539/1950 Restoration

99 items in this album on 3 pages  [slideshow] [login]   Gallery: Surviving World Steam - Lizards  Album: Live Steam Pumps          1  2  3   As bought As bought - pump end detail As bought - cradle detail cradle details, Weir pump at the Northern Mill Engine Society, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Chorley, UK As bought - steam engine end detail steam engine end detail, Weir pump at the Northern Mill Engine Society, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Chorley, UK As bought - nameplate Unbolting the front stay Note play from wear in the ball crosshead bushes (the connection between the lever arm and the auxiliary valve steam addition) Unbolting the auxiliary valve spindle gland Unbolting the bottom spindle from the double joint on the auxiliary valve spindle Expansion pointer details on end of valve chest Piston rod end of the valve levers, with the crosshead pin and crosshead How the Lubricator Functions T/K Mechanical Lubricator Dismantling the T/K Mechanical Lubricator T/K Mechanical Lubricator parts nice and shiney T/K Mechanical Lubricator going back together Restored T/K Mechanical Lubricator Restored T/K Mechanical Lubricator T/K Mechanical Lubricator on Weir pump at the Northern Mill Engine Society, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Chorley, UK Inside T/K Mechanical Lubricator on Weir pump at the Northern Mill Engine Society, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, Chorley, UK Wind down type lubricator used on many Weir pumps Valve chest on steam engine end coming apart Bell inside of valve chest Drain cock Auxiliary valve and auxiliary valve stem out Underside of auxiliary valve A look inside the empty valve chest Now the check valves in the pump end... Pulling the discharge valve and seat out Suction valve... ... and spring Other side comes apart Back to the steam engine end Intake and exhaust piping and valves removed       1  2  3    Gallery: Surviving World Steam - Lizards  Album: Live Steam Pumps

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