10 Jul 2021 #1 S Steamshipwreck18 New member Joined 10 Jul 2021 Messages 2 Visit site Attachments IMG-20210709-WA0029.jpeg 274.3 KB · Views: 9
10 Jul 2021 #2 penfold Well-known member Joined 25 Aug 2003 Messages 7,733 Location On the Clyde Visit site How do you know it's from a steam engine? There's so much clag and scale it's hard to see, off the cuff it looks more like a reed valve block from an air compressor. Stick it in some vinegar for a couple of weeks then ask us again.
How do you know it's from a steam engine? There's so much clag and scale it's hard to see, off the cuff it looks more like a reed valve block from an air compressor. Stick it in some vinegar for a couple of weeks then ask us again.
10 Jul 2021 #3 S Steamshipwreck18 New member Joined 10 Jul 2021 Messages 2 Visit site I know it is Because I found it at the bottom of the engine in a steam ship wreck
1 Aug 2021 #4 P Portland Billy Active member Joined 31 Aug 2009 Messages 615 Visit site Looks a bit like a control wheel to engage ahead or astern.
8 Aug 2021 #5 Bilgediver Well-known member Joined 6 Jun 2001 Messages 8,090 Location Scotland Visit site Portland Billy said: Looks a bit like a control wheel to engage ahead or astern. Click to expand... NO....... Looks more like the LP delivery valve for a steam driven Weirs compressor. If really big then could be from a vacuum pump.
Portland Billy said: Looks a bit like a control wheel to engage ahead or astern. Click to expand... NO....... Looks more like the LP delivery valve for a steam driven Weirs compressor. If really big then could be from a vacuum pump.
23 Aug 2021 #6 K Keith 66 Well-known member Joined 21 Jun 2007 Messages 1,685 Location Benfleet Essex Visit site ^^^^^ Its a pump valve from a Weir boiler feed pump, i was given a broken one years ago & broke it up for the bronze shafts.
^^^^^ Its a pump valve from a Weir boiler feed pump, i was given a broken one years ago & broke it up for the bronze shafts.