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Old 06-25-2008   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by streaker69 View Post
One of the Destroyers that my dad was on was powered by a turbine engine. They actually stocked 50lb bags of walnut shells that they used to clean the engine. They'd throw the entire bag in at once and run it through the engine, that was back in the late 50's.

During the days of steam locomotives the fireman would take a shovel of sand and let the firebox inhale it. Literally sandblasting the system from one end to another.
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