Re: Branch pipes and "wishbones"

El Coke Wrote:
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> Herb, the branch pipe runs from the injector to
> the check valve near the front of the boiler. The
> draw pipe runs from the tender tank to the
> injector. I was warned by someone that all piping
> ought to be replaced, but my bad, I forgot. They
> had lots of scale, and that caused stuck check
> valves the first day. they were also cracked and
> thin. In the best of all worlds a restored
> locomotive should get all new piping, but with
> such a dilapidated unit we had to draw the line
> somewhere.
>
> The steam header pipes or "wishbones" run from
> the throttle pipe to the cylinder saddle in the
> smokebox. These sprung a leak during a hydo, and
> we addressed these thouroughly. All the steam was
> from the engine "dead centering" or on the
> turntable. This was a result from getting stuck
> on a a dead beat from the engine being out of
> time.

Thanks for the clarification, John. That certainly makes sense about the timing. And don't beat yourself up, you've done an incredible job!

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