Saturday, September 23, 2017

back together


Added a valve to the new manifold and got it spinning again.  The weather is getting frosty in the mornings.
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Monday, September 18, 2017

not plumb, level, or square

Got the manifold tubing in place.  This connects a single air/steam source into 4  points.



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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Intake manifold


Started making the forward  manifold.   Will be connecting them with  flared fittings and copper tube.
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forward and reverse manifolds done

finished the forward and reverse manifolds, next will be the reversing valve.

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