37042-take 4.5 trying to start (fuel preparation)

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Iain F

Күн бұрын

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@douggoldney 2 ай бұрын

Great video,all the best to you to get 042 up and running

@MartiA1973 Ай бұрын

Now that the Tally Ho Cutter is back in the water and sailing after years of neglect; I need another impossible project to follow. Thank you filling that gap :)

@iainf Ай бұрын

My pleasure.

@mioszsztajner5592 2 ай бұрын

your not far from getting her to fire up! keep it up

@paulnolan1352 2 ай бұрын

Do the fuel pump racks go to the full fuel position?, try the rack position with the ESS removed. They should move smoothly from stop to start. It doesn’t look like you have enough fuel at the pumps for starting, it should be shooting out the top of those pumps. Check the fuel priming pump, check the Stop/start Solenoid Windings Resistance as it doesn’t look as though the plunger is moving enough and then follow the flow of fuel through the system checking for restrictions etc, once you have enough fuel and pressure at all 12 pumps, connect an injector to each pump in turn and look for injector leakage and spray pattern, ie, 1-1,2-2, etc, finally replace all injectors and go for a start up.

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@paulnolan1352 hi. The ESS windings are 616ohms from memory. We're on the overhead gravity tank only which 'vomits' out the rail bleeds but maybe we need to look more at this & each pump for supply. Tbh the batteries were pretty poor on Monday so I'm rethinking that & likely charging slowly & fully off site. Your post has given me a lot to think about so thank-you. I.

@paulnolan1352 2 ай бұрын

@@iainf cheers Ian, do an insulation resistance check on the ESS to earth, should be virtually zero at 1500 ohms. When you recharge the Batteries look into the Cell compartments and see if any of the them are cloudy or brown or fizzing when under charge. All the best for now 🤙

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@paulnolan1352 I've a battery tester that reads internal resistance etc that is proving invaluable.👍

@paulnolan1352 2 ай бұрын

@@iainf good lad, I’ll try and keep looking in, night for now.

@thomasshepard6030 2 ай бұрын

When I was a fireman at eastfield traction depot springburn Glasgow the 37s were never shut down in the winter nights as we could never get them started again had to go and get a fitter but in saying that great locomotive the 37 1974 onwards

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

Hi. Ah yes if only we could go back to those days. Yes we're trying our hardest & throwing time at it whilst we have some warmth in the air & trying not to think that winter is not far away. I.

@thomasshepard6030 2 ай бұрын

@@iainf good luck they deserve to be saved my older brother end up driving the same 37s that I drove as DRS bought a load of old eastfield locomotives and refurbished them they put in new soundproofed bulkheads between the driver and the engine new seats he loved driving the 37s

@markclifton14 2 ай бұрын

Well you’re slowly getting there. Can’t wait to see her fire up. I subscribed to your channel last Christmas when you were working on 26040. It’s nice to see you posting a few more videos now. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@markclifton14 thank-you. I concentrated on fb tbh but KZbin seems to cover all the media out there. I.

@locomotionlotion779 2 ай бұрын

Amazing to see work being done on this poor old girl! It’s high time she was brought back to life.

@junior1138 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing more of this.

@burlatsdemontaigne6147 2 ай бұрын

Well I thought it all looked very professional. Bring on the clag!

@melvynmobbs 27 күн бұрын

When I was a know all freight guard I always carried a bottle of water with me to check and prime the header tank if needed, it would upset the driver but I got us started many a time s good old . days

@iainf 13 күн бұрын

I bet they weren't upset with you when you got it going again. Yes float switch in an EE whereas the BRCW's are pressure sensors. I.

@denis9450 2 ай бұрын

It looks like an old Rushton Engine that bolt on the side of the fuel pump Shows you the spill closing which is the point starts delivering there should be one on the opposite side I would take both out put a piece of white paper on one side with a light behind it the get some body to bar the engine whilst looking through from the other side when the light just cuts out check the pointer on the flywheel and see what it's pointing at that will be the fuel timing for that cylinder there is an adjuster in that window below the pump to adjust it I used to have ground down spanners to adjust whilst it was in position which is a lot easier than what the book says from new they are not usually all the same you usually get the test sheets with the new engine. The water treatment plant in Birmingham had six of the with Generators attached I rebuilt all of them they had air starts they were duel fuel so ran on gas with diesel as a pilot fuel for the ignition as they had no spark plugs.

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@denis9450 thanks for a great detailed reply. It's useful to understand as much as I can about these locos. My Tef20 also has similar spill timing so I understand the theory. We're hoping the timing is fine as it was running in 2009 we now believe. I've a few tricks yet to try so here's hoping. I always say if this fires it'll make the main headline on the news.... 😊 I.

@gavin37688 2 ай бұрын

Nice update matey thanks for sharing, I would of come up an kept you company if I’d known you was on your own hit me up next time geeza 🤓😀

@herrbohnen 5 күн бұрын

Doors open to stop the potentially explosive fumes as well

@iainf 5 күн бұрын

@@herrbohnen ventilation is always a good idea. It had been cranking for probably about 5 or 6 minutes all in with no sign of life at all so there was no fuel around sadly. With the decompressors out it was never going to start so all managed. Been there before. I.

@Joe47847 2 ай бұрын

Well you definitely have compression and looks like you’ve got fuel going to at least some of the injectors

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@Joe47847 yes. 4 on one side & only 2 on the other but the batteries are needing a right good charge now. Main consideration I guess is we're moving forward. Pretty impressed when I smoked it out tbh. All good fun. I.

@scopex2749 2 ай бұрын

COME ON OLD GIRL you can do it youre a 37!!!

@androidemulator6952 2 ай бұрын

Great to see ! - Bravo !

@sunnnyfactory Күн бұрын

What’s the steam/smoke at 0:14?

@DarrylWMurphy Ай бұрын

It's referred to as Priming the Fuel

@peterbustin2683 2 ай бұрын

Those racks and pumps would be all plastic nowadays.

@iainf Ай бұрын

Yes you wouldn't be able to persuade them with a hammer !

@peterbustin2683 Ай бұрын

@@iainf Oh Lord, no ! I love old engineering - as I am a certain vintage !

@JimmysTransportMarvels 2 ай бұрын

You're slowly but surely getting there! Is there an official date when you're starting it up for members of the public to come and see!?

@iainf 2 ай бұрын

@@JimmysTransportMarvels hi. I've had a meeting with the railway regarding visitors where it's a £10 site access fee but I need to be there to take you onto the restricted area. There's no plans for an official date at the moment but again it may be possible but this would have to be chatted through with the railway where it is currently stabled. Thanks for your interest in 37042. I.

@JimmysTransportMarvels 2 ай бұрын

@iainf OK, no problem, thanks for the information!