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Progress during January
Several locomotives have received our attention during January.
Over at Scunthorpe, time has been spent on D2128, where the torque converter cooler was added to the front of the engine radiator. It was important to get these into place before the nose cone returned from fabrication, so some of the hose connections were added ready so that final hosing will be easier.
The front PTO shaft, which will drive compressor, exhauster, cooling fan and charge pumps was fitted, and its pulleys added ready for these drives to be completed in due course. The drive from the engine comes through a torsional coupling and adaptor.
The next landmark is the return of the casing parts - you can see a sneak preview in the loco's own page.
Whilst at Scunthorpe, "Beverley" has returned to the operating roster. The work to complete the conversion of the torque converter from engine fuel to hydraulic oil was marked with the installation of a new reservoir and hoses, and after a change of batteries the loco was restarted, but the tendency to hunt (wander from 500-700rpm and back again) is still present. Having dealt with fuel pump and fuel delivery pipework, current theories turn to one or more injectors being at fault so these will have to be dealt with in due course.
The new tank mounted in front of the cab bulkhead.
Nevertheless, the loco drove out of the shed under its own power on Saturday 28th January, propelling the 02 and other locos ahead of it (and later hauled them back in!). We have now a number of oil and air leaks to remedy before further operation takes place.
The exhaust cowling, which carries the horn, has gone away for rust to be cut out and steel replace it, and will be refitted around the exhaust stack shortly.
Up at York, we returned with a new set of batteries for Hibberd 0-4-0DM "Pluto" but also stripped out the exhauster and reversed the blades with instantly improved results. But on a weekend when nothing seemed to go right the much-improved flow of air out of the vac lines revealed a tendency for oil to leak from the fitting at the entry to the oil seperator - itself an adapted Land Rover air cleaner.
Back at Rowsley, some work has proceeded on "Libby", but the temperature has been too low for painting. The Drewry "WD 72229" has been run up to check that all is well.
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