Susan Yee Wrote:
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> It is unknown if the engine could actually pull
> Tacoma Hill, the conversion to oil was not done
> properly and it never really fully steamed. Two
> oil burners for building furnaces were installed
> and even together they were not nearly large
> enough to fire the engine working hard. I just
> hope the ill fated conversion wasn't done in a way
> to prevent it from being converted properly or in
> a way to prevent it from being converted back to
> coal.


Oil conversions seem to be a vexing problem. The BTU needs for a working steam engine are hard to duplicate from one fuel to another apparently.