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| Blowdown removed |
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| Studs removed and the face cleaned up |
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| George starts making a new gasket |
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| Putting steam seal and wrapping some horse hair around the studs threads |
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| Richard fitting washout plugs on the backhead |
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| Putting anti-seize on the next plug |
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| Re-fitting the studs |
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| Ready for the valve |
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| Valve and handle re-fitted |
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| Michael in the firebox making some adjustments to the rocking firebars |
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| With the loco dragged outside, Richard sets away laying the fire |
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| Lighting up |
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| Sun setting as disposal commences, all was well with the blowdown valve however the washout plugs on the backhead have now annoyingly started leaking. They will be tackled on Friday once the boiler has cooled and they can be safely removed |
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