I had already checked and modified the smoke piston and its drive rod.
So I sent the loco and tender off to harmonyards (Pat).
It didn't dawn on me until after I spent $$$ to ship across the country, that I could have just removed the drivers and axles and shipped them to him and saved a bunch of shipping.
But this way, he can check out the whole assembly and make sure everything is right, which is what I would prefer if I were doing the work.
Gotta drag freight on the layout, just waiting for an old Consolidation to drag it.