Re: I THINK SHE IS OUTSIDE#489?
| August 15, 2009 04:56PM |
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chris king Wrote:
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> It sounds to me like it might be a loose piston on
> the end of the piston rod or a crosshead shoe
> problem.They have a very good crew of men & women
> down there and as dollars to doughnuts we all know
> a good job will happen.
Well I know it was around the steam dome. She's a hard working locomotive, and deserves a rebuild.
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> It sounds to me like it might be a loose piston on
> the end of the piston rod or a crosshead shoe
> problem.They have a very good crew of men & women
> down there and as dollars to doughnuts we all know
> a good job will happen.
Well I know it was around the steam dome. She's a hard working locomotive, and deserves a rebuild.
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