11-05-2017, 04:50 PM
More work was done this last weekend (yesterday). We developed a problem with low oil pressure in 664 towards the end of the last excursion season. We traced this down to leaky fuel injectors that were dumping fuel into the engine oil. This thinned the oil to about 40% of what it should have been. This problem shows up on about half of the cylinders, and the only way to fix it is to replace the injectors. For this we are hiring an outside contractor to do the work. They will replace, tune and adjust the injectors on all 16 cylinders to get the maximum horsepower out of our 567 bc block. We drained and mopped up all the contaminated oil from the block today so that after the work is completed in a few weeks we can add fresh oil. I did get a few pics of this but I can't get them to load into my computer. 
:evil: You can check out the Anthracite Railroads Historical society, or the Steamtown Facebook page to see a vid of how we used a black light to find the leaks. Other worked scheduled for this winter on 664 is the installation of a new fan controller and a cleaning and new set of brushes for the main generator. We also located the missing fuel filler trim for the "B" in our box car. This will be painted and installed.
Another project that was started today was winterizing an Alco 244 prime mover that we received from a tourist railroad. It will be used to replace the engine in our RDG RS-3 on display near the parking lot of the museum. But for now, it will be stored outside, as shop space is limited with several other projects going on. This engine was removed from an in-service working unit ,and we want to keep it that way.
We removed all the engine covers , cleaned off the old gaskets, and replaced them with new ones.
All the openings that snow and rain could get into were covered with plastic.
We took measurements and drew up a plan to build a canopy over the 244 as it sets in this X-LV Gon for the winter.
:evil: You can check out the Anthracite Railroads Historical society, or the Steamtown Facebook page to see a vid of how we used a black light to find the leaks. Other worked scheduled for this winter on 664 is the installation of a new fan controller and a cleaning and new set of brushes for the main generator. We also located the missing fuel filler trim for the "B" in our box car. This will be painted and installed.Another project that was started today was winterizing an Alco 244 prime mover that we received from a tourist railroad. It will be used to replace the engine in our RDG RS-3 on display near the parking lot of the museum. But for now, it will be stored outside, as shop space is limited with several other projects going on. This engine was removed from an in-service working unit ,and we want to keep it that way.
We removed all the engine covers , cleaned off the old gaskets, and replaced them with new ones.
All the openings that snow and rain could get into were covered with plastic.
We took measurements and drew up a plan to build a canopy over the 244 as it sets in this X-LV Gon for the winter.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew