Railway and Locomotive Engineering . annels for the passage of the lubricatingmaterial around it, through the reducedbore of the outer extension. The lift of the plunger is controlled bynn adjusting stem and is held in place bya lock nut, and a lulical spring surroundsthe stem. It will be readily noted that theplunger will be raised when the pressureof the steam rushes through the deliverypipe and enters the space around the bodyof tlic plunger, the lift of the plunger beingregulated by the adjusting stem. Uponthe reduction of the pressure by the ex-haust the piston of the plunger becomesse::t
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . annels for the passage of the lubricatingmaterial around it, through the reducedbore of the outer extension. The lift of the plunger is controlled bynn adjusting stem and is held in place bya lock nut, and a lulical spring surroundsthe stem. It will be readily noted that theplunger will be raised when the pressureof the steam rushes through the deliverypipe and enters the space around the bodyof tlic plunger, the lift of the plunger beingregulated by the adjusting stem. Uponthe reduction of the pressure by the ex-haust the piston of the plunger becomesse::ted. The alternate movements of theplunger continues during the movementsof the piston in the cylinder, the amountof lubricant admitted at each stroke de-pending on the adjustment of the stemregulating the amount of opening of theplunger. This may be adjusted to anydesired amount, one-half ounce to eachcylinder per 100 miles has already been found from actual service tests to give best results. It will thus be seen that the action of. CROUNO SCAT-FIT AUflWAWCt 005 RIDUCCO End 0» PiMONCrrtNDIMC INTO Bolt OFLAHCER OlAMCTTR To ^rUtVOn GRAPHITE CUKUjMG RENEWA6LX DIF^EREMTIALPISTON AND OF STEEL-MARDtNED. DUCED END OF PISTONCHANNELEO For THEPASSACE OF GRAPHITE. COPPC BACniNaic HOLE M C. L SECTIUNAL VIEW o
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