Wilesco D32 Model Steam or Toy Steam Engine running on live steam modded from electric to gas fired

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Wilesco D32 Model Steam or Toy Steam Engine running on live steam modded from electric to gas fired

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@Davidmwalter 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like you published this video 3 years to the day. It's a very nice steam engine. Great job on repairing it. Great modifications. Loved to watch it turn. It looks like you have a really big collection there. Incredible. Keep up the good work.

@SteamEngines-Jim Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@RetroSteamTech 5 жыл бұрын

Great job, thanks for posting. Never been a particular Wilesco fan myself. I have 2, a D16 and a D455. After seeing your video though i might keep an eye out for a D32. 👍🙂

@SteamEngines-Jim 5 жыл бұрын

These are big and a lot of fun, I'm so glad I've got it working!

@ryanjam07 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I also have a gas converted D32

@SteamEngines-Jim 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'd love to see yours Paul cheers Jim

@ryanjam07 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve no videos of it on here but if you jump onto Facebook if you use it and search for my group “Stacksteads Miniature Steam Collection” you will find it on there with all my other engines

@SteamEngines-Jim 3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanjam07 Cheers Paul I'll see if I can find you.

@ryanjam07 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteamEngines-Jim if you can’t find me drop me an email pcs_2003@hotmail.com and I’ll send some photos/video

@ryanjam07 3 жыл бұрын

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@gwheyduke 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Good video

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@PalomboDylan 2 жыл бұрын

Damn good job mate

@SteamEngines-Jim 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate appreciated :)

@doppie1200 4 жыл бұрын

Where do the exhaust gasses escape? I mean the d24 uses the chimney for that but this model seems to use that for steam as it was electrically heated before.

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

I did think of removing the condensate catcher in the D32's chimney when I did the modification, but thought I'd test it first as is. I've put around 15 hours run time now on the D32 and the burnt gases have enough spaces to disperse and there has been no burn mark or discolouration to the faux pattern brickwork.

@peterdabbs4974 5 жыл бұрын

Brill video thanks for showing

@SteamEngines-Jim 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, much appreciated.

@samleen 4 жыл бұрын

some of those metal bands look pretty frayed on the end

@Deebz270 3 жыл бұрын

I get how annoying the condensate drawer might be, but why bother with making a condensate cup? Why not route the stack-condensate back to the main cold-water feed tank? That way then, the stack-condensate is recycled, with no need to monitor or empty.

@SteamEngines-Jim 3 жыл бұрын

There's always globules of steam oil in the condensate tray, you wouldn't want that recycled into your boiler.

@JoshKilen 4 жыл бұрын

nice job.

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, these are a bugger of an engine to work on.

@JoshKilen 4 жыл бұрын

@@SteamEngines-Jim I think a Jensen model 50 power plant would be the biggest one I would get.

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

@@JoshKilen A Jensen # 50 would be a dream come true for me Josh. Cheers Jim

@JoshKilen 4 жыл бұрын

@@SteamEngines-Jim same here but at 5k it is a bit out of reach for everyone right now.

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

@@JoshKilen 2020 hasn't been the best of years has it.....stay safe Josh.

@MisterMinit1000 8 ай бұрын

Hallo Do i need to have a new Boiler for that ? or is it possible to make Fire Flames under the original EL Boiler ??

@SteamEngines-Jim 7 ай бұрын

I removed the failed electrical band from the original boiler and was good to go using the original boiler then.

@radio655 4 жыл бұрын

What a thing of beauty 😀 I wonder how the thing made it to Australia? 'Leerlauf' means Idle by the way.

@SteamEngines-Jim 4 жыл бұрын

From what I was told, someone brought it in a large suitcase from Switzerland into Australia.

@radio655 4 жыл бұрын

I dragged a (simpler) version of this to Indonesia in the 70s and had fun with it. Yours in fact is the most complex version that I have ever seen. With gear levers, wow! The company is still alive today btw.