McNeir Pinto Steam Conversion
| George McNeir of Wilmington, North Carolina spent years working on converting a Pinto station wagon to steam using a 20 hp Stanley engine. He bolted this engine to the rear axle although he mounted it so the engine heads were near the rear bumper whereas in the original Stanley and in most other conversions the heads point toward the front of the vehicle. He made several monotube steam generators, withthe last one being made of stainless steel with Swagelok fittings between each coil. |  |
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The conversion had everything needed: water pump, solenoid relief valve for controlling water flow to the boiler, and steam oil injector pump. The steam generator was not perfected when he quit working on the vehicle. There were basic design issues because of the long steam line between the steam generator and the engine. |
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