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M sec. So we conclude tliat the trouble 



be in i Well. \vl. ' we 



i head and look for the trouble? 



serious. 



. which is no serious fault. 



.ell oiled ami in a day or two ten pounds 



will start the empty engine in good shape. If you are 



n an en^nie that lias been run, the above instruc- 



. arc not necessary, but . i new one these pre- 



)ns are not out of the way, and a great deal of the 



le caused in starting a new engine can be avoided 



if these precautions are obser 



It is not uncommon for a hot box to be caused from 

 a coal cinder dropping in the box in si; Before 



engine, clean out the boxes thoroughly, 

 .n be done by taking off the caps, or top box, 

 and wiping tin- journal clean with an oily rag or waste. 

 :y engineer should supply himself with t / nec- 



essary article, especially if he is the kind of an engineer 



:ids to keep his engine clean. 



The engine should be run slowly and carefully for a 

 while, to give a chance to find out if anything is going 

 cat before putting on any load. 



igine is all right, you can run the pres- 



'ie point of blowing off, which is from one 



'.red and twenty to one hundred and fifty pounds. 



