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Re: LVR 73 class

Subject: Re: LVR 73 class
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:31:09 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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malcolm's wrote:

> Actually I wouldn't mind betting the only reason the 47s and the 73s were
> unreliable was because the cooling system was never cleaned out and became
> clogged with sludge. This then causes overheating and in a Cat cracked
> heads. So the unreliability was not because of any design deficiency or
> age, just a lack of maintenance.

Might have had something to do with the cooling fans being upside-down too.


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