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Joe, I am most anxious to see the results of your home made pressure control valve and how it performs in a controlled test environment. I need to build a pressure control valve that I can use to control pressure down from 70 PSI to about 2 to 5 PSI. Good work by the way! Al

Hello Mike, I am still chewing on the steam bending process. Here are my current thoughts. Please share your thoughts on the subject based on your practical experience with home brew steam bending. My thought is to simply bend the hoops to a point where the legs are parallel with each other and with no over bending. (They will probably tend to spring back a few degrees). Watching what you have completed, if you then needed to pull them in a bit to fit your top irons and body, that "pull in" would end to flex the bow up a bit in the middle and not down which is what you have noted. From reading the comments from other posters, it appears to be a desired condition to that the hoops bow up a bit in the middle just above flat. I am still liking your idea of two bending chambers instead of one big chamber (that would heat/steam the full length of the unbent hoop). I have watched several You Tube videos where fellows that do lots of bending steam the whole hoop, but I think it is to accommodate numbers to be bent at the same time. I am more of a onsey twosey guy on this matter and do not need or want a big elaborate steam bending system. Your thoughts please.

What are the differences between a BB-1 that is built to work with a fuel pump and one that is built to run on gravity? Is it easy to convert a later carb. that should have a fuel pump to run on a gravity system? Al

Hello Ben, Nice comments on Locomobile Steamers and a very interesting factory letter from 1899 regarding #334 being shipped on Dec. 29, 1899. Does any one else have other complimentary information on the true story of the 1988 Locomobile? Al

Paul, Nice right-up on a starting procedure. Seems that every engine has its own method that tends to work. Then it depends on temperature, wear status, fuels, elevation, and etc. Al

Are you going to use any powder coating or just a typical paint product? Al

Your relief valve should work out nicely. Al

The issue is the manual is not complete. Missing is the middle of the book pages 39 thru 46. That is a bit of a depressant! Al

Here is a little bit of a problem. I have purchased a 1909 Locomobile Instruction Manual. This is the early equivalent of our modern Owners Manuals. Upon further inspection I noticed something; take a look and see if you can figure out what problem I have. Al

Hello Ron, Your interest in history is also a thing that I get fascinated with. Early on, did Locomobile build all of the components for the steam carriages or did they purchase some select pieces from other vendors? Do you have a picture of the Charles DP Gibson steamer? I would like to see the oldest steamer. Al

Hello Ron, Thanks so much for your contribution. I am going to reread several times and digest what you have researched as most of what I thought I knew I now see is wives tales! I would bet that those competitors were very zealous to come up with a good idea and then go to great lengths to carry the idea to the consumer. Did you run across any other good and novel information that involved the interaction between early steam companies? Did White end up in litigation? Thanks again! Al

Hello Gary, What are you having done for the cam? Does your friend have the ability to regrind to jazz up the engine a bit over stock? You are certainly at the best part of a project, the finish line! Keep up the work! Al

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Hello Ron, Thanks for the information. I had thought that the rights for the Locomobile was purchased from Stanley? Is that incorrect? Could you post a picture of your Steamer? Regards, Al

The work goes on...... and on.... and on...... That spells progress! Al

I echo the thanks for those that reply and share knowledge on the BB-1 carbs. I would like to have a bit more input into the new design needle and seat (Daytona). Could someone suggest any noticeable differences between the conventional needle and seat and also the flat faced design? Will the life expectancy be the same or better for the Daytona design? Al

Hello Mike, I may be on the sideline, but I am certainly keeping up with your postings on steam bending wood and especially your learning curve. I am about to start on the steam port modification to my pressure cookers. Before I build the steam tubes, I will watch for more information and problem resolution from you. Keep up the good work and no more paint on the floor...that is less effective and rather annoying! Al

I agree that sometimes the story makes a huge difference to a car and that is the case for my Loocmobile. Al

Sound like you are having all the fun. If you never have a full gallon of oil, or can of paint or somesuch that inadvertently gets kicked across the floor, I feel bad for you! I once had a 1956 Chevrolet Nomad spend some time in my shop. I really like the styling of that car. A good friend talked me out of that car and he has done wonders with it! Anyway, over the course of a day in commenced to have bladder trouble and dumped all its transmission oil on to my uncoated concrete floor, just to surprise me when I crawled underneath. I grumbled for quite some time on that event! Now I just realize that it helped to put a preservative Dexron coating on my floor and I should like it because I can't change it! Can you take a picture from the back of your car so we can get a better perspective on the horizontal alignment you are speaking about? Al

Paul, Do you have one of those return loops on a BB-1 that you have in use? Al

Mike, Do you have the top hoops all set up for the trimmer to fit the material? Al

Joe, I just noticed that you are in close quarters with this lathe with the red brick wall nearly against your 4 jaw chuck. Space must be a premium in your shop. Is your pump, now in the test mode, building much heat in the circulated oil? Al

This piece may be for a 6 cylinder 48 series Locomobile. Can one of you 48 owners please confirm. Al

Actually that frame in a frame practice was also used by Dodge Bros. to strengthen the frame on their passenger cars yet keep the weight down in other areas that did not need the strength. Al

How good is the OSMO product for outside use in the weather and sun? Al