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Earl

May 30, 2001 09:31PM

497 got a different whistle when it came out of the shop last fall. It's a brass flat top 6-chime that I believe came off a Reading T-1 4-8-4 (like the 2101, etc). It sounds really nasty. It "cracks over" and squeals on at least 2 of the chimes. The throat disk is worn out giving some chimes too much steam, making them overblow or "crack over". We've got some other whistles that can go on 497, if I ever get a chance to do something about it. That nasy thing gives me a headache.

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497's whistle.	Jim Burrill (tolland)	May 29, 2001 08:19AM
Re: 497's whistle.	Matt Hutson	May 29, 2001 09:46AM
Re: 497's whistle - nasty sounding thing	Earl	May 30, 2001 09:31PM
Re: 497's whistle - nasty sounding thing	Greg Scholl	May 31, 2001 07:00AM
Re: 497's whistle - nasty sounding thing	Mike Ramsey	May 31, 2001 05:27PM
I Can Help	Mike Trent	June 01, 2001 07:45PM
Re: 497's whistle.	Tom Stewart	May 29, 2001 11:12AM
Re: Puppies.	Jim Burrill	May 29, 2001 11:29AM
Re: Puppies.	Bill Lund	May 29, 2001 01:07PM
Re: Puppies.	Tom Stewart	May 30, 2001 08:22PM
Re: Puppies.	Bill Lund	May 30, 2001 08:57PM
Re: Puppies.	Jim Burrill	May 31, 2001 01:48PM

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