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Agreed, the only thing supporting it is the valve rod and even when new this tends to be a loose fit in the cylinder block.Have to disagree with you Bill. I think the droop is just a bit of wear.
Not sure if you are still playing with this beast of yours, discovered this thread after converting mine to a Batty Loco. The Silver bit at the front should be tight in the Black Housing as my apicture shows. Discovered this when putting mine back togeher after converting to a Battey Power and wondering why the Valve Gear kept bashing the Wheel Nuts and not revolving properly. The old Glue in the Housing was the giveaway when I looked at it. See my Pic below.Any idea what could be causing the connecting rods to sag?
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