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Clyde Putman

February 06, 2017 05:24AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 352

I often hear derisive comments about the timing on a steam locomotive.
I am curious about how they actually ARE adjusted as well as how much it matters.
It matters a lot on my MG Midget, but D&RGW #484 probably takes WAY bigger tools.....

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Timing tutorial?	Clyde Putman	February 06, 2017 05:24AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Kelly Anderson	February 06, 2017 09:15AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	rehunn	February 06, 2017 09:54AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Earl	February 06, 2017 10:32AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Wayne Laepple	February 06, 2017 04:14PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Kelly Anderson	February 06, 2017 02:18PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Mark Huber	February 06, 2017 02:39PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	et&wnc	February 06, 2017 02:59PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Earl	February 06, 2017 04:55PM
Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Russ489	February 06, 2017 09:18PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Chris Walker	February 06, 2017 09:52PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Russ489	February 07, 2017 08:19PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Tomstp	February 07, 2017 08:32AM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Clyde Putman	February 07, 2017 02:01PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Russ489	February 07, 2017 09:16PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Rich Murray	February 07, 2017 02:38PM
Re: An eccentric idea for valve setting	Russo Loco	February 07, 2017 07:27PM
Re: An eccentric idea for valve setting	Russ489	February 07, 2017 08:24PM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Chris Webster	February 08, 2017 06:23AM
Re: Some nuts and bolts of valve setting	Russ489	February 08, 2017 06:07PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Earl	February 07, 2017 10:26AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Russ489	February 07, 2017 08:36PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Kelly Anderson	February 08, 2017 06:55AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Don Newing	February 07, 2017 10:36AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	CCdW	February 08, 2017 07:41AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	kcsivils	February 08, 2017 11:58AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Kelly Anderson	February 08, 2017 12:57PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Tomstp	February 08, 2017 07:30PM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Kelly Anderson	February 09, 2017 07:07AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Tomstp	February 10, 2017 10:09AM
Re: Timing tutorial?	Clyde Putman	February 13, 2017 04:13AM

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