@Bob Delbridge posted:I was cleaning a Williams brass 2-8-2 tender the other day and the hot water from the faucet made the coal load come out it pieces, so put something in the drain to keep the coal from washing away.
I had a similar experience with a wet coal load on a Lionel locomotive. Just letting the water evaporate caused the coal particles to re-adhere. That's why I wrote that the glue is water soluble.
MELGAR