What should be done for a broken tender truck spring?

A. Jack the tender up to where it belongs and put a block in place of
the broken spring.

73. Q. What should be done with a broken engine truck spring or
equalizer?

A. For a broken spring, raise the front end of the engine and place
blocks across the equalizers under the truck spring near the spring
band. For a broken equalizer, block on top of engine truck boxes and
under truck frame.

74. Q. What should be done if a driving spring hanger or equalizer
should break?

A. Would block between the driving box affected and under the frame over
it, using hardwood block or piece of iron. Would also block the
equalizer up to its proper position between the disabled end and the
frame, or over the other end, as the type of spring rigging requires, to
hold the equalizer level. For a broken equalizer, would block on top of
all boxes affected, would raise the engine by running the proper driving
wheels upon an incline or wedge to lift the engine while other boxes
were blocked; a re-railing frog comes handy for this work.

75. Q. How can an engine be moved if the reverse lever or reach rod were
caught at short cut-off by a broken spring or hanger?

A. By removing the pin at the forward end of reach rod, to free the
tumbling shaft and allow it to be moved either forward or back to move
the engine. A block should be placed over the link block to avoid
damaging it when uncoupled, as well as to hold link in proper position
to move the engine. This would allow the engine to be moved and clear
the main line.

76. Q. How can the blowing of steam past cylinder packing, a valve or
valve strip be distinguished or located?

A. Test for a leaky slide valve, place the engine on the quarter on the
suspected side with the reverse lever in center notch; the valve should
be in the middle of its travel and cover both ports. If steam blows
through the open cylinder cocks on that side, the valve or seat are
defective. A leaky balanced valve strip will allow steam to blow through
the hole on top of the valve into the exhaust port in the seat and very
little steam will come out of the cylinder cock; in some cases with the
valve barely opening a steam port to the exhaust, air will draw in at
the cylinder cock. If there is a drip cock in the exhaust pipe under the
saddle, the steam will blow out there. After testing for leaky valve,
place the engine on about the forward bottom or top back e