I got a 10 years old Mogul made by Pearse in the UK. The best part of it is the quite realistic chuff at slow speeds. Unfortunately, the burner is very noisy and ruins the fun of listening to the engine. I am operating the engine between 10 and 20 psi, if I reduce the gas flow so that the burner is no longer the dominat sound, I am getting only 5 psi which is not enough to pull a few cars. I haven't taken the burner out yet; therefore I don't know what kind of burner is on the engine.
Are there any quick fixes to this problem, i.e. installing a stainless stell wire mesh or ceramic parts, or should I buy a new burner? I have a lot of confidence in Roundhouse; could I replace the Pearse burner with one made by Roundhouse? Which live steam engine manufacturer has the most quiet and efficient burner?
The front wheelset derails on switches when I run the engine with normal speed. It does not happen if I reverse the engine or pass the switch at low speed. I replaced a washer which retains the spring for pushing the front wheelset down onto the track with a little bit thicker washer. The result is that the second drivers is a few thou above the rail. I tried a stronger spring and thicker washer, this resulted that the first and second set of drivers are above the rail.
Did any one encounter a similar problem with any other engine? What did you do to solve it?
Are there any quick fixes to this problem, i.e. installing a stainless stell wire mesh or ceramic parts, or should I buy a new burner? I have a lot of confidence in Roundhouse; could I replace the Pearse burner with one made by Roundhouse? Which live steam engine manufacturer has the most quiet and efficient burner?
The front wheelset derails on switches when I run the engine with normal speed. It does not happen if I reverse the engine or pass the switch at low speed. I replaced a washer which retains the spring for pushing the front wheelset down onto the track with a little bit thicker washer. The result is that the second drivers is a few thou above the rail. I tried a stronger spring and thicker washer, this resulted that the first and second set of drivers are above the rail.
Did any one encounter a similar problem with any other engine? What did you do to solve it?