. Locomotive text for engineers and firemen; a complete treatise on the engine, electric head-light and standard code of train rules . ere oiling can be done thetime may be limited, and if the engine be thoroughly lu-bricated before leaving the terminal, it will be necessaryto use but a small amount of oil during the balance of thetrip. After the first box is thoroughly lubricated, thesecond box should be treated in the same manner. Theeccentrics, links, hangers, rocker boxes, shafts and allother connections to the valve gear should then be , the guide cups should be filled and the f
. Locomotive text for engineers and firemen; a complete treatise on the engine, electric head-light and standard code of train rules . ere oiling can be done thetime may be limited, and if the engine be thoroughly lu-bricated before leaving the terminal, it will be necessaryto use but a small amount of oil during the balance of thetrip. After the first box is thoroughly lubricated, thesecond box should be treated in the same manner. Theeccentrics, links, hangers, rocker boxes, shafts and allother connections to the valve gear should then be , the guide cups should be filled and the feeds guide cups should not be filled too full, as the oilwill run over the side of the cups and be wasted. The piston and valve-stem swab should then be oiledor the swab oil cups filled, if cups are provided. The en-gine trucks should then be oiled, after which the otherside of the engine should be oiled in the same manner. The boxes of the tender trucks should then be ex-amined, to see if there is sufficient packing. If the pack-ing appears dry it should be oiled and the waste placedwell up under the journal (Plate 47).. PLATE 47. 160 LUBRICATION. Disturbing Packing on Top of Driving or TruckBoxes. It is bad practice to disturb the packing on topof driving and engine truck boxes with the spout ofthe oil can when oiling the engine, for the reason thatit stirs up any dirt, cinders or sand which may havelodged in the packing, and they are liable to workdown with the oil to the bearings. The disturbingof the packing also destroys the fine feed channelswhich have formed in it, causing the oil to take anothercourse, and may cause the bearing to become heated. Rod Grease Cups. Grease cups should be filled towithin one-half inch of the top. Care should be takenwhen screwing down the plug not to force too muchgrease on the pin. A good practice is first to try therod on the pin; if it moves freely, the plug should bescrewed down until the rod is hard to move, whichwill indicate
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