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A blog about my the history, acquisition and operation of my 1911 Model 62 Stanley Steamer.

A Sunday with the Stanley

Today, Samantha (My Wonderful, Fantastic, and Amazing Girlfriend) and I thought it was about time to start tackling the installation of the new steam chest cover. We stripped off the old three piece homemade copper engine cover, exhaust plumbing, pump drive, pump linkage, and engine cover. It was messy work but we got it down with only a minimal steam oil slick on the ground. We got the top of the new Steam chest cover top in place ad it looks like it should fit nicely. We'll need to enlarge the steam inlet hole slightly but that is expected given the condition of the pattern. Once the insulation arrives we'll get it all fitted up for the road.