Locomotive engine running and management .. (1899)
Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 437
the sound of the exhaust? A.—If packing-rings break or valve gets cut badly,so she begins to blow; if one tip of a double-nozzleengine blows out, or exhaust-pipe joint leaks on oneside. Any of these troubles will affect the sound ofthe exhaust. Q.—24. Can you set a slipped eccentric? How? A.—Yes.… … Zoeomotive Engineering should be above the axle and inclined a little towardsthe crank-pin; the back-up eccentric should be belowthe axle and inclined the same amount towards thepin. [See Fig. 53]. If one eccentric is slipped, youwill have three others to use as guides in locating the EXAMINATION…
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