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Kelly Anderson

July 18, 2017 10:34AM

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That's the housing for an extended piston rod, to support the piston, and reduce wear on the cylinder. A fad for a few years, deemed not worth the trouble.

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NNG, steam locomotive what is it??	Greg Maxwell	July 18, 2017 10:27AM
Re: NNG, steam locomotive what is it??	Kelly Anderson	July 18, 2017 10:34AM
Re: NNG, steam locomotive what is it??	bcp	July 18, 2017 08:30PM

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