Emd Spec Loco F3a Spec8002 10jul45
Emd Spec Loco F3a Spec8002 10jul45
Emd Spec Loco F3a Spec8002 10jul45
GENERAL MOTORS
DIESEL- ELECTRIC
LOCOMOTIVE
LA GRANGE ILLINOIS U. S. A.
Specification 8002
July 10,1945
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GE N ERA L MOTORS
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1500 H.P. "LEAD" UNIT
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DIESEL- ELECTRIC
LOCOMOTIVE
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] IN D E X
] GENERAL INFORMATION
AND IDENTIFICATION. Section 1
] CARBODY " 2
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] TRUCKS 3
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EQUIPMENT .. 6
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] OPTIONS. 7
LOCOMOTIVE MODIFICATIONS ,. 8
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PAINTING • • 9
] PERFORMANCE DATA ., 10
] General Information
] a nd Identification
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Model F3-"Lead"-1500 Horsepower Locomotive.
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Type A.A.R. designation (B-B). Common designation (0440).
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Arrangement The general arrangement of the locomotive is shown on Elevation and Floor
Plan Drawing 8090261.
The locomotive consists of one unit complete with engine, generator, trucks
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and all necessary auxiliaries, with a control cab at the front which identifies it
as a "Lead" unit.
] Major Distance pulling face of front coupler to centerline of No.1 truck .. 10' 8"
50' 8"
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Overall height, over horns ........•..•.....•....•.•.......•.•.. 15' 0"
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Driving wheels ...•.•.................•...•...................
Diameter wheels .........................•.•..•............••
4 Pair
40"
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Weights
Supplies
Total loaded weight on rails ~ .....•.....•.•.•.................. 230,000 lbs.
Carbody and Equipment ...............................•...... 154,400 lbs.
Truck-Total 2 .............•.•................•..•.••..•.•.. 75,600 lbs.
] Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . • . • . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • 1200 gal.
Sand.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . • 16 cu.ft.
] Cooling water... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . • • . •
Lubricating oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . .
230 gal.
200 gal.
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Clearances EMD Clearance Diagram 8097194 illustrates clearance conditions for Body,
Truck, Motors, Running Gear and miscellaneous underneath equipment. Truck
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swing designed for 21° curve or 274' radius, with 2>i" free lateral motion in the
truck bolster and :Va" in Hyatt journal boxes.
Safety All steps, grab handles and other safety appliances coyer EMD interpretation
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Appliances of Interstate Commerce Commission requirements.
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] SECTION 2
] Carbody
] Construction
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Framing Carbody framing designed to simulate bridge construction using a modified
] Howe truss arrangement. The underframe has center sills joined to the side
framing through cross members and side sills. The upper or roof portion is tied
together with arched frames and carlines to form a turtle back roof. Ample jack
] ing pads are provided for blocking the locomotive. Front and rear framing is
arranged to provide collision protection. The complete assembly is of welded
construction throughout, with reinforcing plates used at joints, placed so that
] no transverse welds are used.
Hatch.s Hatches designed to blend with the contour of the turtle back roof and located
] to provide access for removal of equipment.
] Outsid.
Finish
The outside finish consists of paneling, mounted by use of battens, with allow
ance fQr deflection of body without buckling of panels. The finish does not assist
in the support of the carbody.
] Roof sheets are welded di(ectly to the carlines and framing.
Flooring Consists of plates welded to the underframe acting as a base for application of
] anti-skid flooring in aisles.
] Bocly C.nf.r
Plaf.s
Grade "B" steel casting, welded to body bolster assembly. Wear plates applied
to bottom and outside surfaces.
] Control
Cab
The control cab, an integral part of the body, is located ahead and above the
locomotive floor, leaving an unobstructed view for the operating crew.
] The cab is insulated where possible with 2/1 insulation, fire and moisture proof.
and equipped with two upholstered swivel type seats having arm and back rests.
The inside finish consists of ceiling lined acoustical treatment, while the cab
] floor is wood within steel framing, linoleum covered.
COD Sash Windshield sash. Stationary %IN safety plate glass. Mounted in a frame at an
] approximate angle of 15° from vertical and also slanting toward outside of car
from center to form a wide "V" which, in combination with the vertical slant,
will tend to shed rain, offering better visibility.
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SicI. Sash Retractable ~/I safety plate glass in the doors and windows next to the operators,
mechanically operated with a crank. Forward portion pivoted for controlled
] ventilation.
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] SECTION 2
Carbody Construction
] GENEIWMOTORS
LOCO OTIVES
34'" safety plate glass. Round sash all stationary with the exception of one sash
] Engine
Compartment on each side of locomotive which is hinged, swinging out.
Sash
] Gutters Gutters are provided above doors and cab windows.
Centering A centering device is used at each end of locomotive, preventing excessive offset
Drah Gear National Malleable type M-380 rubber draft gear (front and rear).
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Yoke Special EMD design for low overhang.
longitudinally.
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Anti-Climbers An anti-climber is placed at the intersection of the pilot and underframe.
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Bocly End All doors are hinged type.
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and Side Ooors The cab doors are arranged so that the cab can be reached directly from the out
side or engine compartment. The door locks are of special EMD design "L"
handle, latched in horizontal position. Outside cab doors locked by inside latch,
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left and right hand doors of engine room provided with a lock and Railway
Coach key.
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Weather
For sash-rubber of special design to provide good cushioning and water-tight
Stripping
assembly. For outside doors-rubberized canvas covered sponge rubber at sides,
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top and bottom. One extra rubber strip at bottom towards outside.
Signal Combination flag and oil marker light brackets located at rear of unit. Flags
] Brackets and marker lights furnished by railroad. Front classification light is built integral
with the illuminated number box blendi.ng into the contour of the carbody.
] flag brackets located within arm's reach outside cab sid~ windows.
Blue flag brackets placed at end of anti-climber in plain view from cab.
] Diaphragms Attached to body end posts, with standard EMD face plate.
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:] Trucks
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Truck Two (2) four (4) wheel truck assemblies are provided per locomotive and are
:] Assemblies interchangeable. Improved riding qualities and greater stability are obtained
by a new treatment of load suspension, strictly an EMD development.
The truck frame is supported on each of the four journal boxes by twin group
:] coil springs. Bolster springs rest on each end of the spring plank which in turn
is carried by swing hangers pivoted from outside of truck frame.
] Each of the four motors is supported by the driving axle to which it is geared,
and a special suspension on the truck transom provides a flexible support,
dampening out the torque shocks of the motor.
] Axles Oversize ATEA E-12 with oversize wheel and gear seat and journals to suit
Hyatt Roller Bearings. A.A.R. material specification M·I04.
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Wlteels Rolled steel heat treated, 40" diameter, 2~fI rim. Wheel tread ground smooth
and concentric after assembly on axle.
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Journal Locomotive equipped with Hyatt Roller Bearings 6~" journals of special EMD
] Boxes design. Lateral thrust is taken through a cushioning arrangement directly by
the box. Journal box pedestal guides provided with spring steel wear plate.
] Truck Frame
and Bolster
Steel casting, heat treated, EMD design.
] Interloclcs Body and truck interlocks provided each side of the center plate, serving as
anti·sluing device in case of derailment.
] Swing Hangers Made from the same kind of steel as the axles.
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SECTION 3
] Tr u c k s
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Truck Brakes Clasp brake rigging provided on each wheel, operated by individual brake cyl
] inders.
Brake Pins All pins and bushings hardened and ground, large size. All holes in brake rigging
] bushed.
Hand Brake Hand brake provided for the locomotive connected to one brake cylinder lever
] only. All trucks provided with lever for hand brake connection, making trucks
interchangeable.
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Po""er Pia nt
and Transmission
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Engine G.M. Diesel sixteen (16) cylinder, 2 cycle, bore 872", stroke 10", unit injection
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Roots blower scavenging through cylinder wall intake, and multi-valve exhaust.
Water cooled cylinder liners and heads, oil cooled pistons, ten (10) bearing
crankshaft, drop forged connecting rodst--double floating piston pin bushings,
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and full floating piston assembly. Isochronous governor speed control, separate
overspeed trip, lubricating oil and water pumps.
~. Main EMD"forced ventilated, nominally 600 volt direct current. Single bearing direct
Generator connected to engine crankshaft through alternator rotor and flexible coupling.
Capacity suitable to continuously transmit to traction motors the rated output
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I;,~, of the engine under all conditions for which the locomotive is offered.
Alternator EMD A.C. 149V, 3 phase, 16 pole, built integral with main generator, to supply
[ A.C. power to induction motors driving engine cooling fans and traction motor
blowers.
[ Traction Four EMD direct current, series wound, roller bearings forced ventilated, axle
Motors hung motors.
[ Auxiliary Constant voltage, 10 K.W., provides current for control circuits, lighting and
Generator battery charging with automatic voltage regulator.
[ Load A load regulator is provided which automatically maintains a constant horse
Regulator power output, corresponding to each throttle position, over the entire range of
[. locomotive speeds.
Engine By motoring of the main generator through use of special starting fields ener
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Slarting gized. by the locomotive storage battery.
Engine Consisting of two direct ~~iven centrifugal water pumps od the engine, tube
[ Cooling finned type radiators and'" 4 A.C. motor driven cooling fans located in hatch
above engine. Radiator tube-finned type, water cooled oil cooler and water tank,
mounted as a unit directly in front of the governor end of engine. Automatic
[ water temperature control and hot engine alarm. .
Engine Gear type main bearing and piston cooling pumps, pressure lubricate all bear
[ Lubrication ings, rods, cams, rocker arms, and pistons, while the scavenging pump with a
capacity in excess of the combined total of the two pressure pumps filters and
cools the oil. Fine mesh screens protect the pumps. Low oil pressure and high
[ suction protection provided.
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SECTION 4
[ Power Plant and Transmission
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Engine Return flow, single D.C. motor driven gear pump. protected by suction filter
[ Fuel System in addition to discharge filters to insure clean fuel for the engine. An assembly
of sight glasses and relief valves offers visual indication of any system trouble
plus protection against excessive pressures.
[ Engine Exhaust Dual fabricated chambers, each with independent exhaust. ~
[ Fuel Tonic Tank built of heavy gauge steel, with baffle plates.
Capacity 1200 gallons, located underneath the locomotive body. Filling station
each side, vents equipped with flame arrestors. Double sumps with cleanout
[ plugs and noli-removable water drains located at bottom of tank.
Each fuel filling station has I.C.C. approved direct reading fuel gauge, indicating
t fuel level 472/1 from top of tank. Tank is also supplied with a hydrostatic distant
type level gauge, indicating levels to within I" of 'the bottom.
I.C.C. Each filling station fitted with pun ring for emergency fuel cut-off. Similar pull
E" Requirements cords located at operators control station and in engine room.
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Control
Cabinet houses the locomotive high and low voltage control equipment.
1) High and low voltage control for Main Generator, Alternator, Blower
Ca"'inet Motors and Traction Motors.
[ 2) Battery charging control.
3) Engine starting.
4) Distribution panel.
[ The cabinet is ventilated and re,adily accessible for service or unit replacement.
[ Storage 32 cell, 64 volt, 426 ampere hour-{8 hour ratins) battery located in two
Battery cabinets, one on each side of the locomotive directly in front of the fuel tank.
[ Eng;neer's Engineer's control station located conveniently to the left of the engineer's seat,
Control includes the engine speed throttle, transition and reverse levers. The lever
Station arrangements are such that the throttle must be in "Idle" and transition in
[ "Off" before the reverse lever can be removed to isolate the controller. Trans
lucent illumunated dials indicate position of throttle and transition levers.
[ Engineer's Multiple button control and lighting switch located within reach of the engineer,
Control having the branch circuits fused on the distribution panel in the control cabinet.
Switch 1) Attendant's call 6) Number & Gauge lights
[ 2) Control 7) Classification lights
3) Generator field 8) Headlight dim
4) Fuel pump 9) Headlight bright
[ 5) Defrosters
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Power Plant and Transmission
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Oreler Lights Separate order lights provided for the engineer and fireman.
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Local A local control station located at the governor end of the engine on the cooling
:~-] Control Station water tank is used to individually control the engine and includes the following,
.....,. apparatus:
a) Engine start and stop buttons.
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Isolation switch.
Master air valve for electro-pneumatic throttle.
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Signal
Alarm System
Alarm bell connected to hot engine and low oil switches with respective lights
to indicate the circuit in trouble. No voltage, protection and alarm is provided
for the alternator.
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Directly in front of the engineer on the dash is located a panel having two air
Engineer's
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Instrument brake gauges, wheel slip light, transition meter, windshield wiper valve.
Panel
Speeelometer A combination speedometer, recorder, and odometer located to the left of the
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engineer's instrument panel.
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Air Brakes
Air Bralees Automatic and independent brakes are provided on all wheels. with suitable
end connections.
Bralee Piping loP.S. copper tubing and 300 lb. solder fittings except at end valves where wrought
[] iron pipe with A.A.R. malleable iron fittings are used. All piping %" 0.0. and
under uses nominal size copper tubing with S.A.E. tube fittings.
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All brake equipment mounted in a rack requiring a minimum amount of piping
and readily accessible for inspection or replacement.
I Main Main reservoirs are carbon steel with all-welded seams and heads, 26Y2lx 50",
Reservoir capacity 25,000 cubic inches.
One reservoir is located under the cab floor while the second unit is mounted
under the locomotive between the battery boxes in front of the fuel tank for a
total capacity of 50,000 cubic inches. Reservoirs are fitted with drain cocks.
Air One Gardner Denver, two stage, three cylinder, air cooled direct coupled com·
Compressor pressor, having displacement of 180 cu. ft. per min. at 800 RPM. Pro rata de
livery in proportion to engine speed.
Air compressor governor adjusted to provide constant main reservoir pressure
with 5 to 10 lb. differential.
Bralee Cooling Finned type cooling coils placed between air compressor and first main reservoir.
System
Sanding Sanding controlled by manual operated valve provided for forward movement
only.
Sand Capacity Four sand boxes. capacity 4 cu. ft. each. total 16 cubic feet.
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SECTION 6
[ Equipment
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Cab Heaters Two hot water cab heaters with fan driven air circulating system in each cab,
[ hot water taken from engine cooling system. Each heater has a three speed
switch for the fan.
Warning Two large diaphragm type air horns, one pointing forward and the other to
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Extinguisher
1 gallon carbon tetrachloride-in engine room.
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Winclow Wipers Two large size-pneumatic type, double wiper blades.
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Toilet Coach type-double hopper, foot operated, with seat but without lid, inde
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pendent water tank.
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SECTION 7
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Options
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LOCO OTiYES
Gear Ratio:
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' Option J 2 3 4 5 6
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GEARS 62"15 61"16 60·17 59"18 ~8.19 57·20
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RATIO 4.135 3.81 3.53 3.28 3.05 2.85
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CONT. T. E." 32,500 30,000 27,000 25,000 23,750 22,500
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MAX. SPEED 65 70 75 80 89 95
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• "Continuous tractive effort is given per 1500 H.P. unit.
See speed-tractive effort curve,
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• Special gearing of 65·12 is available as a modification,
but involves special motors.
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Brakes: Two combinations are available.
a) 9" cylinders, 2.9 levers, 14" shoes, 300,000 lb. @ 100 lb. cylinder pressure.
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b) 10" cylinders, 2.9 levers, 18" shoes, 370,000 lb. @ 100 lb. cylinder pressure.
Note: Solid links used at No.2 end of "Lead" unit only if operated with another
unit, thereby allowing the omission of the end doors and some modifi
cations not otherwise possible.
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Locomotive
Modifications
Dynamic Bralee: Infinitely variable type, using traction motors as generators. The power thus
generated is dissipated through forced ventilated grid resistors.
Steam a) 1600 lb. Steam Generator with 200 gallons of water if dynamic brakes
Generator: are used. Possible total of 800 gallons capacity without Dynamic Brake.
b) 300 lb. Steam Generator.
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[ SECTION 9
[ Painting
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General Only the best quality materials available are used, with special attention given
[ to both the selection of materials and methods of application to insure a maxi
mum of protection and durability,
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Engine Room Inside finished in' Suede Grey Dulux, trimmed in black.
All air, fuel, water and lube oil piping color coded at points of connection.
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Outside Finish Color arrangement and design to agree with Railroad's requirement. To be
finished in standard lacquer finish as follows:
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Special primer.
Surfacer.
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c) Knife glaze.
d) Wet-sand entire surface.
e) Spot surface.
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Dry-sand and thoroughly clean.
Lacquer finish (7 to 10 coats).
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Trucks & Tanlcs Black enamel unless otherwise specified.
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Warranty
[ and Patents
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Warranty: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that we, ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION.
[ GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, LaGrange, Illinois, warrant all new
equipment manufactured by us to be free from defects in material and work
[ manship under normal use and service; our obligation under this Warranty being
limited to making good at our factory any part or parts thereof, which shall
within one (1) year after delivery of such equipment to the original purchaser,
[ or before such equipment has been 100,000 miles in scheduled service, whichever
event shall first occur, be returned to us with transportation charges prepaid,
~-, and which our examination shall disclose to our satisfaction to have been thus
defective.
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This Warranty being expressly in lieu of all other Warranties expressed or im
plied and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part, and we neither assume
nor authorize any person to assume for us any other liability in connection with
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the sale of our equipment.
This Warranty shall not apply to any equipment which shall have been repaired
[ or altered unless repaired or altered by us or by our authorized service repre
sentatives, if, in our judgment, such repairs or alterations affect the stability
Patents: The Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Corporation, will not assume
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SUPPLIES
[ FUEL 1200 GAL.
I LUB. OIL 200 GAL.
[J COOLING WATER
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230 GAL.
16 CU. FT.
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35 DOOR, (PLAIN)
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19 ENGINE CONTROL a INSTRUMENT PANEL
18 ENGINE WATER TANK
17 LUB. OIL COOLER
16 LUB. OIL FILLER
15 FUEL TANK VENT WITH FLAME ARRESTOR
14 HAND BRAKE
13 SEAT
12 CAB HEATER
10 SPEEDOMETER RECORDER
9 CONTROL STAND
8 INSTRUMENT BOARD
ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS