Welland Steam Rally - 31 July 2011

[weidner]

Originally Posted by fowler1924

Terrible thing to do to your engine!!!!

Ethan

Not if it is in half decent order and you do not do it every day . The engines were built to withstand the maximum torque which they could develop , otherwise they would have been self destructing , and no use to anyone .

It is interesting that , unlike other builders of road engines , McLarens did not have separate draught straps , but the draught was taken through the tank . I have never heard that they were any the worse for this .

[1882]

Originally Posted by weidner

Not if it is in half decent order and you do not do it every day . The engines were built to withstand the maximum torque which they could develop , otherwise they would have been self destructing , and no use to anyone .

It is interesting that , unlike other builders of road engines , McLarens did not have separate draught straps , but the draught was taken through the tank . I have never heard that they were any the worse for this .

I pulled the back coupling of a Mc Laren couple of years ago.

[steamenginedriver]

Originally Posted by 1882

I pulled the back coupling of a Mc Laren couple of years ago.

And I was there to see it..
Chhhuuufffffff...............Chuuffffffffffff..... ..........BANG!....Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch. .Ch..Ch..!!!!!

unfortunately I don't think I got a photo.


Good job you were in the right place to have a new one made!