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

The burner is insulated and on the car!!!

This has been a long road but the burner is finally bolted under the boiler. I insulated it using Ramkote 1200  between the burner liner and the outer pan. The grate itself was insulated using Fiberfrax. I would estimate that the insulation added twenty pounds to the burner assembly. The amount of modifications needed to make the pan fit properly becomes quite apparent now that the whole thing is assembled. The fitment of the pan is very tight around the outside diameter of the boiler so getting in place was a difficult balancing act with two floor jacks and a wonderful girlfriend.