It's been a while since I steamed up the Stanley and with touring season almost upon us I thought now was the time. One of the last repairs that needed to be made was to weld in a new ring around the peep hole door to provide a better seal. The old ring was pressed in place and left something to be desired when you consider the importance of its role.
We had contacted David Graham of Cougar Welding because we needed some welding work done on one of the enclosed trailers so that we could mount a new 9500lbs winch in the nose and thought we might as well put the Stanley inside and kill two birds with one stone. David has all the machinery to make quick work out of fabrication and being an antique enthusiast himself, does some excellent work.
Having done a lot of work on the power pumps over the winter I took my time steaming up being careful to watch for leaks. Everything went as expected and the car performed extremely well. I had to adjust the rear water pump and fuel pump packing once because they were weeping slightly. All in all the power pump rebuilds were successful and it is great to be back on the road!