Greetings, When the smokebox was opened on 3006 here in the burg, we found
the Q left a huge pile of ash sitting under the stack. This had direct
acess to rain and the elements. The wet ash has a corrosive effect so the
the ash was shoveled out and a plate tack welded over the stack. I don't
know how oil burners fare in the long term but coal burners stand some
concern........Bill----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Wintner" <steve_wintner@y...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Sheridan's 05- asbestos
>
> --- Robert Yarger <ryarger1@n...> wrote:
> > Asbestos lagging (it is actually only partly
> > asbestos) should be removed
> > from display locomotives because it absorbs and
> SNIP
> > time. Complete removal of the lagging material is a
> > much better route to
> > go, so long as the jacket sections are carefully
> > numbered, removed, cleaned
> > and reinstalled over wood or styrofoam replacement
> > lagging (for
> > non-operating engines). Before jacket removal the
> > thickness of the old
> > lagging must first be measured at numerous locations
> > on the boiler and
> > "mapped", so the replacement "lagging" (actually
> > just a spacer between the
> > boiler and jacket, which permits air to circulate)
> > can be cut to the proper
> > thickness. If the jacket is too badly rusted to
> SNIP
> >
> > Bob Yarger, Editor
> > Railway Preservation News (website)
> > www.rypn.org
>
> Out of curiosity - what replacement lagging would you
> use during a rebuild to working status ? Can you still
> get asbestos, or is there something else that'll turn
> the trick ?
>
>
>
> =====
> -Steve Wintner
> "well alas we've seen it all before
> knights in armour, days of yore
> the same old fears and the same old crimes
> we haven't changed since ancient times"
> -Dire Straits
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