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Mike Trent

July 10, 2005 07:57AM

I do not belive this to be correct.
Of the types of feedwater heaters I am somewhat familiar with, all required an array of external plumbing, pumps, and hardware (Elesco and Worthington) or a large internal tank (Coffin) in an extended smokebox. No K- series engines have or ever had anything like this.
Your source may have confused feedwater heaters with internal superheaters, which both the 470's and 480's carry for sure. 490's may have carried superheaters, probably did. I'm sure not all of the 15 Mudhens had them, if any.

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Feedwater heaters on the K series	Bill Pratt	July 09, 2005 09:55PM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Kevin Bush	July 10, 2005 05:38AM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Mike Trent	July 10, 2005 07:57AM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Donald Foster	July 10, 2005 08:05PM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	John Craft	July 10, 2005 09:49AM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Chris Ahrens	July 10, 2005 06:41PM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Trevor Hartford	July 12, 2005 03:18PM
Re: Feedwater heaters on the K series	Chris Ahrens	July 14, 2005 06:40PM

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