Jeff Badger Wrote {in a pvt. msg.}:
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> Your assumption is correct on the valve gear.
> Most of the IRCA 100 class got a working over
> in the late 30's when all these kits were sold by
> Franklin. The majority including 111 got the front
> end throttle. A few got the conversion but only
> had dome throttles with a superheater header.
> The underclassmen which include the 40 & 44
> which ran at the loop for 30 years got the con-
> version and dome throttle/header conversion.
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