Bob DeWachter has been hard at work on #470’s stoker!
One of the missing items was the crankcase oil dipstick. Bob made one from scratch out of brass, with tapered cap fits snug on the cover boss. The flat in the rod is the oil level mark.
Bob also painted the cylinder block and made new fittings for the oil fill with the new oil breather installed.
The engine plate was riveted originally. Bob had to remove it so it wasn't destroyed in the caustic tank that cleaned the block. He drilled and tapped holes for brass screws and remounted it.
One of the piston packing gland nut lock screws was bent and broken. Bob made a replacement from brass. Images show the roughing out of the new one, then the single point thread turning. 1/2”-13 thread to a shoulder. Bob cut off the end that the tailstock center used and machined the tip that engages the gland nut. He machined the square head with a square collet holder block that allowed easy indexing to cut the faces. The last photo from left to right shows the unbroken original, broken original, and new replacement.
