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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:58 pm    Post subject: SEL 1550 Reply with quote
arrived today and in not to bad a shape. missing burner, whistle replaced with a screw which i am going to leave as thread is prob knackered and its badge from the base is also missing. anyone able to to me roughly what sort of age this is?




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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
things to do are, take apart clean all parts, remove the blue paint from the base and make a fake whistle to cover the screw as do not want to remove it
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Plenty to do there, worth it though!
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting pistons - not ones I've seen before. They look like Latimer's design and a lot stronger than the originals!

SEL's (and Merit) were made 1946-1965. I believe the full-base versions were the earlier ones (I may stand corrected), so yours would be '46-55 ish.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They caught my eye too, I have seen something similar, although I could not say if they are original and an alternative design....
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yay all now finished restoration can be found on my website.
still needed are the burner and whistle both i am told are a bugger to find Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think I have a 'blank' SEL SV - the solid type if thats any use, plugs the hole!
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I think I have a 'blank' SEL SV - the solid type if thats any use, plugs the hole!

blank sv?. will have look when have put me little un to bed think whistle maybe a smaller thread but prob wrong
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