Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 510
d to engine by chain, is locatedin outlet oil pipe between tank and burner, which in caseof break-in-two is automatically closed. Heater pipes are placed in oil tank to reduce oil toproper consistency in cold weather. There are a great variety of oil burners; with some itis necessary to have a… … GENERAL RULES FOR FIRING AND OPERAT-ING AN OIL-BURNER. In firing up an oil burner locomotive in the roundhouse, steam connection is made to the three way cockson the smoke arch which acts as a blower and atomizerat the same time; then throw in the fire box, in front ofthe burner, a piece of greasy…
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