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A reader writes to pose the following interesting technical question:
"If Tornado's test runs have been so successful why did the team have to remetal the inside crosshead?"
Answers on a postcard please to Running (Hot) Foreman, York MPD
UPDATE: A contributor writes:
Surely the purpose of test running is precisely to flush out any minor mechanical flaws?
A hot crosshead resulting from a slightly inadequate oil way is exactly the sort of thing I’d expect during trials and is therefore hardly a valid target for your sharp approach.
Hey, there’s a real argument that to suffer only a hot crosshead on a brand new standard gauge engine is a triumph of testing, not a failure....?
The Fact Compiler will get his coat...
UPDATE: A contributor writes:
Surely the purpose of test running is precisely to flush out any minor mechanical flaws?
A hot crosshead resulting from a slightly inadequate oil way is exactly the sort of thing I’d expect during trials and is therefore hardly a valid target for your sharp approach.
Hey, there’s a real argument that to suffer only a hot crosshead on a brand new standard gauge engine is a triumph of testing, not a failure....?
The Fact Compiler will get his coat...