Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives . seat, and work the handleback and forth several times in order to distribute theoil. Be careful not to use too much oil, as it is liableto gum up the valve. While the air pressure is off,unscrew the cap nut of the excess pressure valve, and wipe that valve offwith kerosene, and besure that it is wiped drybefore replacing the capscrews. When adjust-ing the regulatingspring of the excesspressure valve, placethe brake handle inrunning pos
Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives . seat, and work the handleback and forth several times in order to distribute theoil. Be careful not to use too much oil, as it is liableto gum up the valve. While the air pressure is off,unscrew the cap nut of the excess pressure valve, and wipe that valve offwith kerosene, and besure that it is wiped drybefore replacing the capscrews. When adjust-ing the regulatingspring of the excesspressure valve, placethe brake handle inrunning position, andallow the air pump toraise the pressure untilthe red hand of thegauge shows twentypounds before the blackhand begins to the black handbegin to move beforethe red hand reachesthe twenty-poundpoint, it indicates thatthe graduating springneeds to be tightened down, while on the other handif the black hand of the gauge did not begin to moveuntil the red hand had passed the twenty-poundmark, it would indicate that the graduating springshould be loosened up and slacked off slightly. Withthe New York brake valve handle in running position,. Figure 256 Cross Section, Showing Passage H in Body, and Passage O in Valve Cover -riA DilsmoJuA no|
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