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 208
If the steam-chest breaks, the broken parts shouldbe removed, the supply ports to the steam-chest blockedwith dry pine, and wooden blocks used to build up onthe blocking. If there are enough studs left on the steam-chest, a fish plate can be placed across the blocking tohold it in place (Fig. 1,… … 198 BREAKDOWNS. Broken Piston Rod. If a piston rod breaks off closeto the piston head or close to the crosshead, and it hasnot knocked out the front cylinder head, the head shouldbe taken off and the piston removed from the cylinder,leaving the main rod intact. Broken Rocker Arm. When a lower…
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