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11/15/2008 2:52 PM  
   It,s been a while since i posted but was hoping for some help. The super heater tube on my Mogul is cracked where it enters the valve block . How or who can repair the old beast ? I can see the crack through the smokebox boor and the crack is about a sixteenth of an inch above the valve block.
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11/15/2008 7:26 PM  
Call Cliff at Accucraft for a replacement. It is stainless and very difficult to repair. I have replace one on my C-16.
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11/15/2008 8:11 PM  
Is the crack on the pipe soldered to the top of the valve block or on the pipe after the nut? Thats an od place for it to fail in the smokebox, seems it was stressed too much during assembly and just took that lokg to develop. Cliff is definatlly the one that can help you out though.


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11/15/2008 9:20 PM  
It"s cracked right at the top of the block , the engine is about two years old. How does the valve block remove and the tube. It,s a great engine and i want to keep running her. Thanx for the replys.
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11/16/2008 6:38 AM  
Thats not going to be a fun job. On mine there is a straight tube with a 90 degree fitting soldered to the top of the reverser block. I assume thats the one you are mentioning. Where are you located? Have you ever silversoldered before? That part you may be able top patch with some tubing slit to wrap over and tie it on with wire to solder. Otherwise to remove that pipe from the reverser you need to remove the smokebox,superheater,disassemble the cylinders to lift off both the cylinder valve housings and the reverser as tey are all soldered as one unit. To unsolder that pipe you are probally going to heat ou the other joints at the same time as they hard solder the unit together and it needs to be glowing a dull red to pull off. You can use low temp solder to put a new section on but you will probally have to salvage the top fitting and just replace the pipe as Im not sure if Cliff would have just that part. He may have the complete block assembly but one never knows as there are no spare parts just damaged locos.
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BTW don't you live in NJ too? Or was that another Dan up in Edison or near there.
 


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11/16/2008 7:44 AM  
Thanx for all the info and i am located in Omaha , Nebr.  Very few live steamers here.
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11/16/2008 8:00 AM  
Dan,
You should have been around in '65. There was one. Me! Didn't have any engines then. Only a Welsco stationary toy steamer I picked up at Brandise's. Drove my roomates nuts with it. I graduated from Creighton School of Pharmacy in 65 then off to the Army for many, many years.
Good luck with the engine. Cliff will make it right for you.
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11/16/2008 8:50 AM  
Send it to Dave Hottman.  He can repair it for you.  sprdave@centurytel.net  870-266-3128  He is the 'steam service department' for Accucraft. 

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