04-07-2019, 08:21 AM
B&M drivers are painted.
This paint was applied with brushes and rollers just like you would paint your home. It's an oil based product that you add a hardener to, like an epoxy. It's tough, durable, and weathers well. But, after listening to the painters that did the work , I found out it is extremely difficult to work with.
We completed all the small tasks that needed attention on DL&W 664 in order to get her ready for this years excursion season. Our only hiccup was that we are unable to determine witch cylinder has the bad injector. All of our readings were within 3 or 4 degrease of each other. The bad one should be about 20 degrease cooler. A more involved test will be in order.
We finished up with giving 664 a god washing, the black oil spots are very visible all over her from 663's bad rings.
All day yesterday as we were doing our thing,,, 663 was being used to give some Chew-Chew Training as a refresher for the train crews. This will be her last day of operation for a while as next week we will remove her governor and place it back in the "B" (where it came from) so we can get her started. Soon 663 will be spotted under the crane and her main hatch removed so that engine work can begin.
This paint was applied with brushes and rollers just like you would paint your home. It's an oil based product that you add a hardener to, like an epoxy. It's tough, durable, and weathers well. But, after listening to the painters that did the work , I found out it is extremely difficult to work with.
We completed all the small tasks that needed attention on DL&W 664 in order to get her ready for this years excursion season. Our only hiccup was that we are unable to determine witch cylinder has the bad injector. All of our readings were within 3 or 4 degrease of each other. The bad one should be about 20 degrease cooler. A more involved test will be in order.
We finished up with giving 664 a god washing, the black oil spots are very visible all over her from 663's bad rings.
All day yesterday as we were doing our thing,,, 663 was being used to give some Chew-Chew Training as a refresher for the train crews. This will be her last day of operation for a while as next week we will remove her governor and place it back in the "B" (where it came from) so we can get her started. Soon 663 will be spotted under the crane and her main hatch removed so that engine work can begin.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew