The Traveling Engineers' Association - To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
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A. Yes, very much more.
60. Q. How would you prevent injector feed pipes or tank hose from freezing in winter when not in use? A. The steam valve should be slightly open to permit a slight circulation of steam through the feed and branch pipes. The heater cock should be closed and the drip cock under the boiler check or on the branch pipe should be opened to insure a circulation of steam through the branch pipe. 61. Q. How would you prevent the overflow pipe from freezing with a lifting injector? A. The overflow valve should be opened just enough to permit a little steam to escape through the overflow pipe to prevent it from freezing. 62. Q. Name the various parts of the injector. A. The injector consists of a body supplied with a steam valve, a steam nozzle, a primer, a combining tube, a delivery tube, a line check valve, an overflow valve, a water valve, and a lifting injector has a lifting tube. 63. Q. What may be done if a combining tube is obstructed? A. The steam valve bonnet may be removed and the obstruction forced out with a piece of stiff wire, or uncouple the delivery pipe from the injector and unscrew and remove the tubes; the obstruction can then be removed and the tubes replaced. |
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