diff --git a/km-unhappy_engine_noises.html b/km-unhappy_engine_noises.html index 5992200..41c74c7 100644 --- a/km-unhappy_engine_noises.html +++ b/km-unhappy_engine_noises.html @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ going with this so I'll just leave it in here, commented out. She puts a large piece of leftover hose aside and crawls out.
That was quick – nice job.
Jack walks over to the compartment holding the batteries, takes the - cables off the terminals, and hooks them up to his makeshift power - supply. Then, he starts the generator and climbs into the train. - Michelle follows him and they go to the driver's cabin. Jack turns - a key switch and part of the dashboard lights up. Then, he pushes the - engine start button. The engine begins to turn over. While holding - the button, Jack points to the fuel pressure gauge, slightly raising - his voice to talk over the engine:
+ cables off the terminals, and hooks them up to the generator he had + turned into a makeshift power supply. He starts it and climbs into + the train. Michelle follows him and they go to the driver's cabin. + Jack turns a key switch and part of the dashboard lights up. Then, he + pushes the engine start button. The engine begins to turn over. + While holding the button, Jack points to the fuel pressure gauge, + slightly raising his voice to talk over the engine:
That's progress already.
The needle on the gauge slowly creeps to the right.
Too slow though, he adds after a @@ -91,19 +91,61 @@ going with this so I'll just leave it in here, commented out.

Not the right one but I found this.
- Jack holds up a small box he found in a drawer. He opens it while walking + Jack holds up a box he found in a drawer. He opens it while walking back to Michelle and pulls out a fuel filter that is significantly larger - than the one pulled from the train.
- The hose fits inside the filter so they install it - by putting a bigger hose around both. + than the one pulled from the train. The fuel line fits inside it so they + add a piece of larger hose over that and put multiple hose clamps around + both.

Michelle climbs back inside, Jack starts the generator again and follows - her. They go to the driver's cabin.
+ her.
Ready? She has her fingers on the engine start button.
Go for it.
It takes a while but the engine eventually sputters to life. Michelle lets go of the button and it keeps running.

+

+ A few hours pass as they fix up a bunch of other small things around + the train and put the floor panels back in. While climbing around the + storage shelves in the hall/hangar?, he + finds a crate of dried-out lead-acid batteries. After adding some water + and letting them sit for a while to dissolve the acid, he shoves them + into the battery compartment and connects the cables.
+ Michelle, can you turn the switch? +
+ Nothing.
+ I figured. Let's see if...
+ He connects the generator back to the train and starts it.
+ Start the engine, I'm wanna see + if we can charge the batteries like this.
+ With the engine running, he wraps some loose wires around the battery + terminals and connects them to the generator, causing quite a few sparks + to fly. The generator's engine sounds like it's suddenly + struggling under heavy load. He yanks the wires out but a few bits of + them have already fused with the battery terminals. + Okay, that was truly a room temperature IQ + move.
+ He disconnects the train from the generator and waits for a moment + to see if its engine will continue running without electricity. + It does, so he forces the lugs onto the battery terminals which now have + pieces of wire stuck to them.
+ Michelle leans out of the window and says: + The gauge with the battery symbol just jumped + to the red line.
+ If it's not past it, should be + fine.
+ Well, slightly?
+ Jack climbs into the train and goes to the driver's cabin.
+ Nah this is fiiiine. +

+

+ After giving the dashboard a once-over and leaning out of the window + to check that the train is free to move, he attempts to disengage the + brakes. Nothing happens. He flips a few switches and a compressor starts + puttering away under the floor. The next attempt to disengage the brakes + is met with a lot of hissing from underneath the train, but nothing else + happens. +