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[ooyah/2]

Hi Dave,
Yes it runs very well, congrats on a good re-furb..


I see that there is a bad leak either from the cylinder head or the packing gland on the valve rod.


Very easy to fix, if it's the head a simple brown paper gasket is all that will be required, looking back at the early pics the head and the cylinder machined faces are very poor.
If you don't want to use the brown paper some cylinder head gasket paste from Halfords will do the trick.


On the valve rod try tightening up the packing nut , if that doesn't cure it put some more 1/16"  graphite packing round the rod and screw up the nut.


George.

[SteamboatPhil]

Nice one Dave, looking good, I had the same observations as George and as the has said a very easy fix.
Keep going 

[KNO3]

Seems to run very well. I hope you are going to paint it, to protect it from rust.

[DBS88]

Have been working on my boiler to stop a couple of minor leaks, now almost there, just one last go at lapping in the 180 union cock and it should be fine. Anyway it would be a shame to waste the steam so here is my Stuart MTB 1a Featherweight engine under steam https://youtu.be/kFAMFzkMNnw It is the racing cousin of the MTB 180 made from aluminium with hard brass bores. Now apart from putting some oil in it and blowing in the inlet I have not done anything to this, so I was pleased with the way it ran. All I need to do is clean it up and stop some of the leaks. Also I took the chance to run the MTB 180 that has been restored for longer and at full revs under steam, so here it is, enjoy - just a fabulous sight and smell - hot oil and steam. https://youtu.be/25q2FCK0DoI

[DBS88]

Here is a second clip of the MTB 180 running fast on steam https://youtu.be/abuFc46Ce2o[/size][/color]

[SteamboatPhil]

I can almost smell the hot steam oil...nice one Dave