Steam!

All We Need is

Temperature and Pressure!

(which are sometimes hard to get.....and keep!)

Those of us involved in either restoration or operation of a White Steamer know how hard it can be to keep our sanity.  It shouldn't be that way, or White would not have sold as many cars as they did!  Here, we hope to maintain a list of those people manufacturing parts or know of that special store to buy hard to find items.  As always, if you would like to add something to this page, please contact Ryan Thurber

mailto:white909@whitesteamer.com                                            

No White technical discussion is complete without reference to the White Owners' Fourteen Commandments by Jim Crank.

Projects Under Consideration:
Dick Wells is getting planning to fabricating burner grates.  He is proposing to have a disk 3/4 inch thick cast then machining the entire burner.  Sounds like a lot of work and chips.  Those interested need to contact him:  mailto:rkwells@compuserve.com   

Dick also writes about an experience he had with new stainless steel cable he installed for his breaks.  It seems that stainless is too slippery for the original White cable clamps.  He suggests using the plain old galvanized stuff at the hardware store and seizing them with copper wire and solder in place.  It worked find on the 7% Slumgullion Pass in Colorado.  (Good thing he found out prior to taking that trip!)  

Various Parts Newly Machined:
I happen to know that Leon Hand is newly casting and machining various parts.  The list is located in the For Sale section.  Please take a look.
  Contact him for more information mailto:leonhand@worldnet.att.net

Machinist On Duty!
Have an odd White Steamer question?  Need somebody to rebuild or overhall a flomotor, thermostat, or engine?   Contact Nick Howell:  mailto:whitesteamguy@aol.com

Nick also mentions that he uses stainless steel cable for break cable....Hmmmmm....

Need some 0.5600 dia. steel balls?  Here is several sources from Lorne Richards:
ACME Bearings Corp.
1387 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14213, 716-885-9000
30 pcs. Grade 25, .5600 dia $12.42ea.

Bal-Tec
1550 E. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 800-883-1191
30 pcs. Grade 25, .5600 dia $5.17 ea. (Possible setup charge of $52 if not in stock

Salem Ball
P.O. Box 145, West Simsbury, CT 06092 877-844-4885
30 pcs. Grade 25, .5600 dia $11.37 ea.

(Prices were quoted around March 19.  Who knows when they will change......)