URGENT! 4" Foster Inspection hatch gasket
 

Hi everyone,

I have a boiler inspector coming next week to cold test and steam test my 4" Foster but LSM dont have any inspection hatch seals/gaskets to order up.

Does anyone have a spare new one that they would sell to me so I dont have to cancel the steam test next week?

I'd be most greatfull.

Thanks.

We got caught on the hop last year and made a lead one for the Fowler. Get some MDF and rout it out pour in your lead and Hey preston.

seddon and black usually have most sizes on the shelf give them a ring
07595 466 353

Heritage steam supplied mine, they were a stock size.

indeed managed to get my joints delivered tomorrow all being well for our steam test sunday, seddon and black had them on the shelf, very reasonable too.

Again thanks very much for all your knowledge guys I'll give them a call tomorrow and hopfully pick one up.
I'll let you all know.

Then it's strip down my engine pretty much. Safties need stripping. Fusible plug out, all inspection and blow downs. Water gauges off and stripped! Think I be going for club boiler tests in future. I'm only doing this as the company I bought the model from last week failed to supply me with steam test cert that it so say has. They can't get another copy for some reason! So they are getting RSA to do a steam test so I have to go through all this when I've only had the engine one week!! Really not very happy to be honest but at least a full inspection will show any other problems that they can fix.

Does anyone know what size to order? My engine is stored away from my house and getting over to measure it is a 30 mile drive! Thanks again.

all good i got one ordered up from Joe and S&B. thanks for your help guys..

I just hope the boiler test goes to plan now. :)

lol ours arrived today, (next day service) and got to see a nice shiny mac too boot.
hopefully steam test is as straight foreward.... fingers crossed!

Glad your both happy!

~Well i'm kind of happy I would be even more happy if i didnt have to get a new steam test done and company that sold me the engine had actually not lied to me about the paper work for the boiler test..! not great when you buy an engine and think everything is going to be ok and then this happens.. the steam world is too small to do this kind of stuff. they are sorting it slowly but it's just a pain in the A*** to have to do it to be honest..

thanks for all your help though guys I hope to see some of you as some fairs this year maybe..

Joe, just to make sure everyone's clear, all we've done is supplied a door joint, nothing to do with the engine!

Hope it all works out for you mate. Sure it will.

Yes indeed joe, I should have been clearer. the engines nothing to do with S&B great service you guys have givin me and I'll be getting all my seals from you in the future.