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Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 3, 2019, 12:12 pm
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Everybody likes a mystery, right?
I just bought this NOS beauty, and it'll be along in the mail
shortly.
Anybody want to guess what it fits?
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: CBWho Date: June 3, 2019, 2:42 pm
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That's a Wilesco firetruck boiler done up to fix the weakness of
the boiler not holding heat well.
I think it looks wonderful.
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 3, 2019, 3:07 pm
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Wilesco, yes, sort of. Good.
Fire truck, not quite.
Want to guess again? Hint: look at the board name.
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Scorpion2nz Date: June 3, 2019, 7:17 pm
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So wilesco boiler and for a marine engine of some sort
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 3, 2019, 9:29 pm
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[quote author=Scorpion2nz link=topic=1015.msg9543#msg9543
date=1559607453]
So wilesco boiler and for a marine engine of some sort
[/quote]
Again, sort of Wilesco, and now marine "of some sort".
Can anyone pin it down precisely? I'll give it a day or two to
percolate.
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 5, 2019, 12:04 pm
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All right. Here's what it is:
It"s a boiler for a Krick steam launch, provided to Krick by
Wilesco, though tarted up with lagging to look beautiful and be
more efficient, as CBWho pointed out.
I bought it as a spare for my Krick Victoria; it's a bolt-in
replacement.
Thanks for your guesses!
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 5, 2019, 12:06 pm
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X
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Nick Date: June 5, 2019, 4:31 pm
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The boiler lagging is a good match for that launch 8)
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Hero Date: June 5, 2019, 4:38 pm
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I even made a "chuff pot" to condense and collect steam oil
residue from the engine exhaust. It is a close match, too, I
think....
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Re: Mystery Boiler
By: Jim Date: June 5, 2019, 6:26 pm
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That's a very nice looking Wilesco boiler.
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