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Re: Why isn't the 4014 working hard?
Author: Hot Water
Date: 05-07-2019 - 16:14
tundraboomer Wrote:
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> In all the videos I've seen of 4014 over the past
> couple of days, I've not seen a lick of steam from
> either of the rear cylinders,
That's because the piston rod packing is NOT leaking!
I haven't been
> following all the discussions either though. Is
> the rear engine even working?
Of course it is! The Engineer has no way of controlling the steam supply differently to either the front or rear sets of cylinders. The piston rod packing is simply NOT leaking on the rear engine.
If not, wouldn't
> they take it easy on it regardless since it's
> effectively crippled?
WHAT?????? What makes you think the either engine is "crippled"? Just because the rear engine might not be "leaking any steam" surely does NOT mean it is "crippled"!
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> In all the videos I've seen of 4014 over the past
> couple of days, I've not seen a lick of steam from
> either of the rear cylinders,
That's because the piston rod packing is NOT leaking!
I haven't been
> following all the discussions either though. Is
> the rear engine even working?
Of course it is! The Engineer has no way of controlling the steam supply differently to either the front or rear sets of cylinders. The piston rod packing is simply NOT leaking on the rear engine.
If not, wouldn't
> they take it easy on it regardless since it's
> effectively crippled?
WHAT?????? What makes you think the either engine is "crippled"? Just because the rear engine might not be "leaking any steam" surely does NOT mean it is "crippled"!
