LL Y3 Proto 2000 USRA version w 12K USRA tender made in China

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Remove everything off the frame get some water boiling in small saucepan. Put frame in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove and put on flat surface and put weight on it to make it stay flat. Let it cool to room temp.  
If it is still warped get some dimes and repeat but twist a little more using dimes. 

Mark Lindsey
Y3a at earthlink.net
571-352-6358(cell)


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> On Oct 10, 2023, at 3:57 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> I bought a junker Clinchfield RR 2-8-8-2 for spare parts that suffered from zinc pest to both of the boiler weights.  The tender frame and driver assemblies are still usable.
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> https://dfarq.homeip.net/zinc-pest-what-it-is-and-what-to-do-about-it/
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> David Jacobs
>> On 10/10/2023 1:34 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
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>> I have 2 of the LL Proto 2000 USRA version Y3's w 12K USRA tenders made in China. Both tender underframes are warped considerably. One is new in the box. The other has been taken out and shell removed. 
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>> I'm trying to see if anyone has the Walthers version of this model which was also made in China to see if they also have warped and if not, do they have a different underframe that might prevent this. 
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>> I hadn't looked at these models in years and a few weeks ago ran across this issue which I don't recall seeing or hearing about before.
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>> If you happen to have one of the Walther's USRA models, please let me know the condition of your tender underframe. I don't know if any of the Y3's with the 12K tenders were made in Austria and if so, their condition. That would also be interesting to know.
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>> Thanks for your time,
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>> Don Yelverton
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