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IFOD - Internal Fire Core Collection |
| Ruston 6VE | ||
| Object ID | 1751 |
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| Date | 1930-06-30 | |
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| Accession No | IF:2007:6 | |
| Status | On Display | |
| Category | Engine | |
| Collection ID | Internal Fire Core Collection | |
| Made By | Ruston Hornsby | |
| Made In | Lincoln, England | |
| Description | 6 cylinder four stroke diesel engine driving English Electric direct coupled generator | |
| Location | Assembled in Hall 5 area. | |
| Condition | Running | |
| Images | ||
| Multimedia | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOek-dS2IaI Short run after the Easter Crankup. Problems with fuel pump on the flywheel end bank. |
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| History | 1930-01-01 Installed as one of four generating sets at the BBC Moorside Edge transmitting station near Sheffield in Yorkshire. 1984-01-01 Removed for preservation at Wortley Top Forge Museum near Sheffield. Placed in external storage after inhibiting with ENSIS 2007-09-10 Moved to Internal Fire for restoration and display 2008-03-17 Final assembly and testing in the Hall 5 area complete. |
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| Conservation/ Maintenance History | Start of restoration 2007-09-21 General check of the components arriving on site. Crankshaft stripped out of crankcase and cleaned. Main bearings removed and stored awaiting setting of crankcase. Flywheel end camshaft Assembly stripped, cleaned and rebuilt ready for use. Exhaust cam follower roller on number six replaced by new part made on site. Bearings All bearings were inspected and measured. Main bearings all in good order apart from light damage sustained during removal/transport/storage. These were all dressed and found to be ok. No 5 big end bearing was breaking up and a spare new assembly was bored ready to be fitted. Injectors and Fuel Pump A good set selected and tested. Long term a full set of injectors need to be reconditioned. All fuel pump modules were stripped and cleaned. Spill valve passing slightly. | |
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