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Re:Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels

Again -- most of the side panels on cab units as built were metal-sheathed plywood -- metal for durability; plywood for structural strength.  Sometimes the "plymtl" was sheathed on only one side, designed to be on the outside.  That left the unprotected plywood at the mercy of whatever liquids were floating, squirting or flowing around the engine room -- most of which I would expect to inhibit rust.  Rot is more likely.

Randy Brown
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The great Photographer of Binghamton, JJ Young", dubbed the plywoof patched  units "Early American F Units".

Chuck Y

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Montgomery" <etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com>
To: "Robert Stafford" <erielack1_@_yahoo.com>; "EL Mail List"  <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels


>
> I had heard about this when I was living in the Toledo, Ohio area in the
> mid 70s.  After the CR take over, shopmen at Stanley Yard discovered the
> plywood while working on ex EL F units.  Marine plywood probably had a
> longer life than the sheet metal.
>
> Ed Montgomery
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Robert Stafford 
> <erielack1_@_yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> Jimmy Rathford, the Scranton Diesel Shop Foreman told me that the side
>> panels on the F units where rusting out and had holes in them. To fix the
>> problem the shop took 1/4" marine plywood, painted them gray and 
>> installed
>> them to replace the rotted out side panels.
>> Bob Stafford
>> Marysville, WA
>>


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