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Still Not Enough Power from your <strong>Mamod</strong> Engine!<br />
Steam is produced from water being heated by a flame and we should start<br />
there. So work through these questions:<br />
• If using solid fuel tablets, are they too old to work properly? They can<br />
dry out. Always use new tablets when sorting out a lack of power<br />
problem.<br />
• If a meths burner is used, are you using meths and not something else<br />
such as white spirits? White spirits will not burn hot enough and will<br />
blacken your boiler.<br />
• Is the Safety Valve working properly - is the small 'O' ring under that<br />
top piece intact? Is the washer between the Safety Valve and the boiler<br />
holding in the pressure or is it spitting a lot of wet steam?<br />
• Is there loss of steam from the base of the whistle? See if the washer is<br />
perished.<br />
• Is the piston running freely in the bore? If not, spin the flywheel many<br />
times with WD40 in the bore and then re-oil with <strong>Mamod</strong> oil.<br />
• Are all of the moving parts oiled nicely? Use <strong>Mamod</strong> engine oil or car<br />
engine oil. You can use 3-in-1 to get it going but not for the whole run<br />
as this will not provide good and safe lubrication.<br />
• Is the stream-out pipe on top of the boiler soldered in properly?<br />
• Is steam being lost around the cylinder area? This is where most<br />
problems reside.<br />
• Is there any loss from the steam-out pipe where it is soldered onto the<br />
back of the Engine Face?
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