Locomotive text for engineers and firemen; a complete treatise on the engine, electric head-light and standard code of train rules (1908)
National correspondence school of railroading, Chicago. [from old catalog] · [Chicago] · leaf 153
PLATE 40. adjusted too tightly, as it would only serve to injurethe packing. There is no danger of leakage at thispoint, as the glass and packing are so designed thatthe greater the pressure from the inside the closer thejoint. 142 LOCOMOTIVE LUBRICATORS. … PLATE 41. Testing for Leaks. If the engineman has reasonto believe that the oil is escaping through a sand holeleading to either of the steam-chests or the air-pump,the defect can be determined by the following test: The lubricator should be not less than two-thirdsfull of oil, and the full steam…
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