Re: 459 and 2250 compared

Earl Wrote:
---------------------------------------------------
> . . .  New Cylinders would have been nec-
> essary, as the center lines for the cylinders
> are too wide for standard gauge.

How far off are they, Earl?

John K Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> The cylinders look very familiar too . . .

bcp Wrote Posted:
-------------------------------------------------------
> [attachment 59636 2250-459-left.jpg]
> [attachment 59637 2250-459-right.jpg]


The cylinders look exactly the same to me, whether narrow or standard gauge -

Which leads me to another obscure question that may never be fully answered:  When several of the K-27's were converted from slide valves to piston valves, were cylinders from scrapped standard gauge engines possibly used, to save the expense of casting entirely new cylinders?   Would a slight mis-alignment have been acceptable for light-duty use, or slightly longer main crankpins have done the job to line up the main rods with the pistons??

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender