Q.—Should the cylinder packing drop and blow badly on the road, how would you determine which side was down?
A.—In starting from a station, would notice the right cross-head, and, if the blow occurred when it was leaving each extreme end of the stroke, would locate the blow in the right cylinder.
Q.—Should it blow so badly as to make it necessary to set it out on the road, what would be important for you to observe in setting it out?
A.—Would be careful to set the piston central in the cylinder, using calipers if at hand, and, if not, would use a stick of proper length, and be careful only to set the packing to fill the cylinder neatly, using as little power on the bolts as practicable; lock the nuts securely, and replace the follower, being careful to screw the follower bolts home solid.
Q.—Should you be running an engine which had but one pump, it being on the right side, and that side became disabled, so that it would be necessary to disconnect it, the injector be too small or fail to supply the boiler, what would you do to avoid drawing the fire, and being hauled home?
A.—Would disconnect the piston from the cross-head on the disabled side, and take it out, put up the main rod, and work the cross-head, which would give the use of the pump.
Q.—Should you break the top rocker-arm, how would you disconnect?
A.—Take off the valve-rod and broken arm, close the ports, and secure the valve with the stuffing-box gland, and disconnect, as in case of broken cylinder-head.
Q.—Should the bottom rocker-arm break, how would you disconnect?
A.—As a rule, would not take off eccentric-straps; but with an engine badly worn, and loose in link-hanger, so that the link could play about freely when running, would take off the eccentric-straps, and disconnect, as in case of broken cylinder-head.