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Jeff Taylor

April 12, 2019 08:43AM

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OC mp62: 18s head studs do have the breakaway groove. But since the head was punctured by a fragment of the piston right in the center where a relief was for the piston rod nut(one in a million shot)was the head gave up first. Normally water or the whole piston tires to blow the head off, that is when the grooved studs come into play.

As stated before she will be repaired. A quote for a new head has already been placed with the same machine shop that made the head that broke. We replaced the warped steel plate the SP had.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.

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When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	nedsn3	April 09, 2019 02:48PM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	Greg Scholl	April 09, 2019 03:12PM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	Jerry474	April 09, 2019 04:13PM
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Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	J. Earl Taylor	April 10, 2019 05:58PM
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Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	Chris Walker	April 10, 2019 06:19PM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	tractor	April 10, 2019 08:13PM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	OC MP62	April 11, 2019 05:36AM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	Jeff Taylor	April 12, 2019 08:43AM
Re: When is #18 scheduled to return to Independence?	Will Gant	April 12, 2019 12:10PM

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