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Originally Posted by 8_10 Brass Cleaner
I suspect the group looking at the water tank were discussing how to get water in the tank, the original as built arrangement on the WD Foden is only via the White's water lifter. This means you need to pour the water in the suction connection on the lifter. So if the 'water man's' hose is bigger than a garden hose it is very difficult to fill up without spillage, and this is made worse as the tank doesnt appear to breath very well (let the displaced air about).
What it wants is a 3 inch hole in the top of the tank, bunged up with a threaded plug that is all hidden when the body is down. You would have to raise the body to fill up, but it would be far easier.
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It took a while to fill up the WD Foden from the Runcor Model Boat Club's boating pool using the lifter prior to the Saturday eveneing road run. Richard Metcalf's Clayton and Shuttleworth filled the tender in less than a minute but the Foden took four or five minutes, probably due to the breathing issue you mention.
And yes, we did get the water filled back up on Sunday morning, didn't want an angry mob
Brian
12th July 2011, 11:42 PM
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