There is a story that I have heard that CLW locos have a tendancy to have a hitch in the valve gear, ie not run smoothly. I have 2, an older one I got sorta built up and a kit I bought around 1980 that is not built up. Both of mine run smootly. I did not build the mechs on either one so I can't take credit. So I don't know if the above is an urban legend, or based on some evidence among modelers. I did not hear it applied to Saginaw locos.
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