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oldrk Dec 21, 2005

  1. oldrk

    oldrk TrainBoard Supporter

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  2. Fotheringill

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    I pass. I have smoke detectors in the house.
     
  3. Stourbridge Lion

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  4. josephbales

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    What causes engines to flame out like this?
     
  5. daniel_leavitt2000

    daniel_leavitt2000 TrainBoard Member

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    Sudden shift to Notch 8 in early Dash-8 engines.
     
  6. Pete Nolan

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    It's what we gearheads call a "blow-off." The turbocharger gets loaded too much; there's a backfire; and poof, a big flame. Race cars do it all the time, except it's much smaller. A "pop-off valve" is supposed to prevent this build-up; it doesn't always work.
     
  7. wig-wag-trains.com

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    Also happens in D-9 & AC4400's.

    I have a great video of an SP lashup of units at Minturn as the start out heading up Tennessee Pass at just about dusk. The flames went at least as high as the photo above but you get the motion and the NOISE. Awesome.
     
  8. Pete Nolan

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    This flaming situation is also why this building on my layout (to the right side of the image) is "The Alco Turbo Division," as Alco turbos were infamous for blowing their stacks.

    [​IMG]
     
  9. Powersteamguy1790

    Powersteamguy1790 Permanently dispatched

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    That wouldn't go well in my trainroom considering all the foam I used on the JJJ&E. :eek: [​IMG]

    Stay cool and run steam...... [​IMG] :cool: :cool:
     
  10. mtaylor

    mtaylor Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    That is pretty cool looking nevertheless. [​IMG]
     
  11. Colonel

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    I thought someone had wrongly wired their decoder into the unit :D
     
  12. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Anyone got burgers??
     
  13. virtual-bird

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    oops..
    That fire looks like its really taken too!
     
  14. Mr_NScale

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    Holy Crap!!!
     
  15. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Jerry showed us what it looks like when it happens inside a tunnel. :D
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