Recent content by dlovin

Sorry I've been a bit busy lately and haven't had a chance to work on the beer engines lately . We pulled a Beverly hillbillies move and decided to pack up the family and move to a different state . As soon as I'm settled I will definitely post pics of the final build I have been trying to pick...

So I soaked the faucets for a few days in hydrochloric acid until the chrome started flaking off . A few times of sanding, scraping and wire wheeling and they have come out just ok . At this point I still need to sand and even out some of the high spots and little pieces of chrome left over ...

I am totally going to find out . I do honestly love me some PBR. My thought was to use it to test out the engine before I brewed up a batch of mild or bitter . May be cheaper than using water . A while back I built a diy Randall out of a stainless water bottle, a couple of 1/4" barbs silver...

A little view of the old way of doing things , this is the horsehair flax and leather washer that came out of the stuffing box at the top of the cylinder. The second cap washer disintegrated when I tried to take it out. I think some 1/4" opening shank tailpiece washers and some felt stuffing...

So for now I will turn my attention to the faucets . It took a little muscle , heat, and gentle persuasion to get them apart. The chrome on these are so far gone there is no other option at the moment but to try to remove it back to the brass and polish them from there . Cue muriatic acid . Stay...

So I have an OCD nightmare on my hands ... Guess they changed design of the handle parts in the two years between manufacturing, and just like my twins, these pump handles are slightly different and pose unique challenges. When I mocked them up last night the difference in length of the tail...

Thanks Mack I will look into these , I also have a two pass cold plate it may basement that I may rig up as well. Thanks for the tip. I also went ahead and painted them both black

Don't know if the picture uploaded last time

Thanks, I'm not sure how I'm going to hook them up yet. I think a corny might not work well because the inlet on the engine is 1/2 inch pipe . I think the 1/4 inch output on the corny will limit the flow too much. Maybe a firkin or some sort of collapsible water carrier. I even thought of...

Big question now is to paint them both black or leave one polished . I couldn't polish the one I painted because there was some repairs done to it at one point a slug was soldered in on the front of the cylinder and it didn't polish well . They were painted to begin with so I don't mind

Thank you I don't work on boats professionally but I grew up around boats. Its funny because at the top of the beer engine cylinder there is a stuffing box that the connecting rod has to pass through to seal it off. Just like the propeller stuffing box on a boat. One had a rubber washer\...

I don't work on boats professionally but I grew up around boats. Its funny because at the top of the beer engine cylinder there is a stuffing box that the connecting rod has to pass through to seal it off. Just like the propeller stuffing box on a boat. One had a rubber washer\ cotton rope...

I took the handles apart working from the top . The top of the wooden handle is a cap and unscrews. Once it's off the chrome ring comes off and Underneath is a nut and retainer that secures the rest of the wooden handle to the metal post . The rest of the bright work unscrews from the center...

i was able to find some of the gaskets at my local box store to replace the dry rotted leather ones. It just so happens a kohler 3" toilet valve seal is the right diameter but about half the thickness of the original(sorry for the blurry picture). it should be fine and seal well without having...

So I disassembled the better of the two pumps . Because the gaskets were all dry rotted and crumbling it was easier than expected to get them apart . These must have spent some time outside because they both had mud wasp nests I them. The parts were cleaned with soap and water then soaked in...