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Compound Marine Cylinder Lubrication
| Geoff Stevenson | 11/10/2013 22:12:46 |
| 31 forum posts 4 photos | I'm using a displacement lubricator on my 1 1/2 + 2 1/4 x 2" compound. Question.. will sufficient oil be passed to the LP cylinder in this configuration.? Many thanks.. Geoff. |
| julian atkins | 11/10/2013 22:33:03 |
 1285 forum posts 353 photos | hi geoff, a very good question! oil doesnt disappear in the cylinders - it forms a sort of emulsion which then gets carried via the exhaust. the LP cylinder will have saturated steam with the oil emulsion mix from the HP cylinder so will be perfectly ok. cheers, julian |
| Jens Eirik Skogstad | 11/10/2013 23:15:33 |
 400 forum posts 22 photos | No problem to have displacement lubricator connected to compound steam engine. You can see the oil getting out of the LP cylinder means the displacement lubricator is working well. |
| Geoff Stevenson | 12/10/2013 03:16:05 |
| 31 forum posts 4 photos | Thank you Gentlemen for your advice.. I have made an upscale of a Stuart Turner lubricator that seems fine.. Mine has an internal reservoir of 3 1/2 high by 7/8" bore. It holds an ounce (25 Ml) of 600w grade oil. The final exhaust seems a tad greasy so I'm reasonably confident that all is OK.. Cheers.. Geoff. |
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