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PREPARATION FOR RUNNING:
Always service the engine in th following
order; gas, oil then water.
To fill the gas tank:
invert the gas can and
apply the nipple to the gas inlet valve on the
top of the tank turret. You will know when
the tank is full; gas will blow back from the
inlet valve in a strong jet. A small amount of
gas and air will escape during filling, but the
difference between this and when the tank
is full is always clear. Always keep the gas
can valve vertical when filling the gas tank.
To fill the lubricator:
as you will read in the
instructions for the "end of the run", the lubricator
should be empty of oil and water with the valve
and remove the filler cap. Fill-up the lubricator
with steam oil to about a 1/4 inch below the
top. Leave the filler cap off fro the present, so
that any trapped air can escape. Remeber to
refit the cap after you have filled the boiler.
To fill the boiler:
remove the filler cap. Fill
the boiler completely - ideally using distilled.
When the boiler is full of water, pull out 30
ml of water using the large syprings. This
will allow space in the top of boiler filler
cap. Filler caps should be firm finger tight.
They are sealed with a trapped "O" ring
and, therefore should not be over-tightened.
LIGHTING UP
:
Open the smoke box door; just pull it open by
the door handle. Light your lighter/match etc.,
and gently open the gas control valve until a
gentle hiss is heard in the burner. Apply your
light in to the smoke box and the glame should
'pop' down the fire tube and ignite the burner
inside the fire tube. If the gas vlave is opened
too much the flame will not pop back; it will either
fail to ignite, will roar in flame out of the somke
box, or there will be a ball of flamearound the
front of the engine, which will then blow the
whole fire out (After giving the drivera fright)!
When the fire sound has stabilized, after
about 30 seconds the gas can be turned up
until a healthy roar is heard. The smokebox
door may be shut after about two minutes.
Now leave the locomotive to raise steam.
Instruction Manual - Lilly Belle 1:20.3 Scale, Live Steam
