Blog

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

Taking the burner back out

Well the burner is back out. Not quite as we had planned but what are you going to do.

To my delight it actually came out a lot easier then I had expected. Everything has seemed to hold up with the exception of the of Stainless liner having starting to warp. I assuming that I had held it in place with two many bolts so I'm going to remove a few to allow for some more room for the material to expand.  

 I've started fitting the 3/4" rope seal and noticed that I will need to remove some of the Ramcote 1200 around the various openings so that everything will fit back together nice and tight. I'll be holding the rope seal in place using small common nails so won't fall into the burner during the re-installation.