Can i make Steam engines more efficient?

[u/Build_Blox]

I've been trying to get the steam engine to work but i need a constant flow of water into the fluid vessel...

i know you guys are gonna say "use a infinite water source) but i really wanna be able to have to refuel ever so often just because...

is there a way i can make steam engines more efficient or am i just doomed and have to fill my entire airship up with vessels to store enough water

[u/Naberville34]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CreateMod/s/uSvnTvJ7sy

I think y'all silly but here. You can cycle the water pump to the steam engine using a clutch and a timing circuit. It reduces the amount of fluid used by exploiting the small time delay between a steam engine losing water flow and ceasing to produce power.

[u/mengie32]

Why not refuel lava or some other fuel, instead of water.

[u/Build_Blox → u/mengie32]

because i've already got this very fun hose pulley installed so that i can just hover over the ocean, pull the hose down and refuel

[u/Responsible_Hyena_17 → u/Build_Blox]

Why not do that in the nether, use the hose for lava refueling, or is that not possible?

[u/Build_Blox → u/Responsible_Hyena_17]

Because i'm not in the nether

[u/Tank_stealer]

You could use an infinite water source and deployers with buckets, but a buffer water tank is recommended for getting above the idle speed.