WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
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WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
Where can i buy a tear drop throttle valve that will fit in an allen americans steam dome??? How much will it run me?
Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
I am not familiar with a "teardrop throttle valve" for steam.
Educate me please?
RussN
Educate me please?
RussN
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Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
Tear drop generally related to the shape of the port...not how it is actuated.
I have seen tear drop rotary throttles, push pull linear throttles, ball valves with tear drop openings and upright slider throttles.
Almost all can be made to fit in the described loco, but generally have to be made to fit...unless you are designing the boiler internals around the throttle to begin with.
Most of the off-the-shelf throttles I have seen come from the UK.
I have seen tear drop rotary throttles, push pull linear throttles, ball valves with tear drop openings and upright slider throttles.
Almost all can be made to fit in the described loco, but generally have to be made to fit...unless you are designing the boiler internals around the throttle to begin with.
Most of the off-the-shelf throttles I have seen come from the UK.
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
AKA “v-port (or v-ball) ball valves”. I looked into this, but everything I found were larger pipe sizes, such as 1/2” npt or bigger.
Dan Watson
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
Avco (avcovalve.com) sells v-port ball valves down to 1/4” npt, but you’ll need to find a distributor of theirs.
Dan Watson
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
Thanks all for the education.
Appreciated.
RussN
Appreciated.
RussN
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Re: WTB Tear drop Throttle Valve
I think that some fuel valves are made this way for IC engines of the model/tractor variety... Might look at these antique valves.
Mike
Mike