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Reply to "Durango & Silverton SP 18 Blows a Piston"

smd4 posted:

There's a big discussion over on RyPN about this incident, and the underlying cause.

There will be a little learning curve for the firemen. There is a difference between firing coal and oil. I suspect that some of the firemen will embrace oil, once they see how much easier it is on them.

 

When burning oil, you need to have the carburetor air mixture screw set a little bit on the rich side.  Too lean, and you risk burning valves and pistons.  

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