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1919 Stanley 735B SHORT VIDEO OF ENGINE OPERATING
Having sold the
Stanley 740, the proceeds went towards buying this Stanley
735B, which as you can see is in excellent condition, On October 19th
I agreed to buy the car from Charlie Luxmoore, who lives in
Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.A. It has taken twelve weeks to get the car home, and below is a picture of my
son,
Steven cutting the seals on the container.
First sign of trouble: note the dents in container door, and small holes above handles. As the door swings open, things don't look too good: you can see that the ropes, that we supplied, have become loose, and the hood is at an odd angle.
I just couldn't believe it! Again, a car that has not been correctly secured, and that has moved back and forth in the container. Both sides of the chassis are bent; the fuel tank is damaged; the fuel gauge has been crushed; and the hood has been smashed to pieces.
At the front, one chassis leg has broken into a packing case, which lies in the container upside down, despite being clearly marked in several places "This Way Up". At some stage, the packing case has crushed the wing causing severe damage.
These silly little bits of wood are supposed to keep a two ton car still in the container during an Atlantic crossing. If we had not supplied the rope, that is all they would have used to secure the car.
Only one of the wooden cases survived without
damage
I have just spent my first day getting to know the car, and I can't express how pleased I am with it. Tomorrow I will 'hydraulic' the boiler, and if all goes well, get her in steam. The insurance assessor is coming on Monday. I will keep you all informed of the outcome.
Pumped the boiler up to
900psi - all OK! Filled water tank - drained boiler back to correct
level - checked the fuel tank did not leak - filled it with four
gallons of 'kero' - bled the fuel system - had a bit of
trouble getting the electric fuel valve to open - finally got it to operate and the
burner came on. We raised 100psi, but the steam continued to pass
through the engine. I was going to give up, and open the engine, but
Steve my son said now you got it going, take it to 200psi and try
again. At 200psi, we opened and shut the regulator several
times, at the same time rotating the wheels by hand, when, all of a sudden with a click or two,
she came to life with a few squeaks. I then flooded the engine with
oil and, a few minutes later, we had the workshop cleared so we could get
out and steamed the car around the estate in the moonlight.
We have now put it away
for the night. Tomorrow I intend replacing all the packing, in the
engine and the pump box. Nice to report some good news! All the
best, Jeff.
I have been able to attend to servicing and cleaning, but all repair work is waiting for the go-ahead from the insurance company. Some of you will remember young Scott, my grandson, from his first steam car tour, I am pleased to say he is still as keen as ever, and is looking forward to his first ride. THE 1919 STANLEY IS HAVING THE DAMAGE SORTED.
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