Look what followed me home from work

[Art K]

I figured this fit under kit . I have a co-worker who works for an auction outfit & cleans out houses. He came into work the other day saying I have an engine, I said bring it in, so he did & I promptly bought it from him. Turns out to be a Wilesco D8, the box looks like it sat in a basement (it did) but everything else looks good.


I've yet to find the manual seems everything but the D8, my wife said it was cute!
Art

[tvoght]

That's neat, Art! And in great condition. Can't wait to see you fire it up.

--Tim

[b.lindsey]

Nice find Art. It sure looks to be in mint condition too!!

Bill

[vascon2196]

Great find...it found a good home!

[Art K]

I have to admit that for $45 I couldn't resist. I have to find the right manual and the fuel pellets. My co-worker wants to see a video of it running as well. Now I must admit I know very little about steam cept it can be very dangerous. I know the one bit on the top is the whistle but are both the other bits pressure relief valves, and if so why two?
Art

[b.lindsey]

Art, one of the pressure relief valves is probably set slightly lower than the other. Kind of like a redundant fail safe. Remember these were often kids toys...I had one growing up myself. Even back then, safety was a strong consideration, given the inherent risks of steam boilers.

Bill

[Art K]

Bill,
That is good to know. The box is stamped in red "not recommended for children under 8 years old". Safety redundancy is a good thing. Is there any chance of them going bad sitting around in someones basement? or are they indestructible. I have to figure out where to get the fuel pellets next before I fill it with water.
Art

[AOG]

Art, the engine runs on Esbit tablets. I get mine from www. ministeam.com but you can also get them from Amazon

Tony

[Roger B]

The instructions for the slightly smaller D6 can be found here:

http://wilesco.de/wilesco/fileadmin/templates/beschreibungen/D6.pdf

I have not seen the twin safety valves on any European versions of the Wilesco products. Maybe it was a modification for the US market?

[Ian S C]

I'v see a suggestion on a toy steam site that maybe a pressure gauge could be fitted, hense the extra threaded bush.  The hole was filled with an extra SV as they didn't have a suitable plug.  Also noted the boilers are tested to 5 bar, and the normal working pressure is 1.5 bar.
Ian S C

[Don1966]

Nice find Art for the price. I have a Jenson version with generator but works on 120VAC. You can find the tablets here: http://www.amazon.com/Esbit-Smokeless-Fuel-Backpacking-Camping/dp/B005NGMJLY/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1431180293&sr=8-8&keywords=esbit+alcohol+burner

Don

[Art K]

I ordered the fuel tablets, have an Amazon account they're due 14-18th. Don thanks for the link. Can you guys stand the wait? Seems like I should have something for the pulley to drive though.
Art

[Art K]

Hi all,
I did fire up the Wilesco D8. I think I have a thing or two to learn about running an engine on steam. It did run finally when I squirted WD40 in the back side of the cylinder, that's what you see in this video.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT7gPOuskOU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT7gPOuskOU</a>
Next time I try it I think I'll use more fuel. I did find directions & just need to sort through to find the English that's mixed in.
Art

[b.lindsey]

Looks like you did get it sorted out Art. The one I had as a kid had an oil cup in the steam line that you filled prior to running. Probably did much the same as your squirt of WD-40.

Bill