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The locomotive engineer (1888)

Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 667

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he guiilis. This can generally be doneby meaauring from the back of the guide yokefirst to tho center of the rocker-shaft, then to thecenter of the pin in back end of the valve Mem. Iflhe!e measurement* are equal the stem is Ihe properlength. If they are not, the stem musl be length-ened or… … you are then ready for action with the pinch bars.Now, as the engine is standing under the smoke-jack, it is liandier. I think, to back the enginewhile taking the dead i^nlers. and. to facilitatematters, it is be.t to begin with the left pins on thelower forward eighth, for reason* which will be…

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