[NHSTEAMER]

I am by no means a live steam expert, but we all know that water is the worst thing for oil. By what most of you are saying most of the oil is used at start up when the the cylinders are cold and "wet". Would it help to install a "simple" bypass that can be opened until the cylinders are hot and dry (without running loco, just clearing the cylinders)when the oil will do the most good?

 

[NHSTEAMER]

I was thinking about when I am on the NH&I and the loco works water to long the cylinders run dry and it takes a large amount of oil to re-lube the cylinders and stop the tell tale grinding of them.

 

[NHSTEAMER]

Thank you Ryan makes more sense to me now. I was thinking the oil was closer to the same as we use but thinner oil would be affected less. Sorry to all this was way off topic.