Thanks to our Pneumatics Bureau Chief, Brian LaKemper, who sends along this update of work he and Will were working on in the Electric Car Department's air brake shop over this past weekend.
First off, a photo of 306 taken while I was helping with 319's inspection.
I didn't take a photo, but another air gauge was calibrated Friday.
New stem gaskets/key washers have gone on the cleaned up stems for the M23s.
Streetcar straight air valves have been painted and are ready to be lapped to their slides.
One of the M23 bodies is shown being masked for sand blasting and painting.
The form-a-gasketed S-16 governor has been opened up the rest of the way.
Some insulation pieces for the S-16s have been glyptal'd and are ready to be installed next weekend.
Friday, the #14 double check valve was pulled off Milwaukee Electric D13 for servicing, and as a result of recent efforts to organize the parts supply, we were able to supply fresh gaskets with a minimum of searching. This is a spare double check that was located and will be serviced to be a spare valve for the future.
Lastly, 321's original M2B triple valve was retrieved from storage with an eye to rebuilding it and installing it on the 319 in the near future.
I didn't take photos of the other things done; but more parts were sorted and stored, a valve stem was lapped to the body for a streetcar valve, and a to-do list was put on the wall of the air brake room to help keep focus on goals.
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