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Q6. (a) Describe, with the aid of sketches, the procedure for cutting out and "hanging-up" an engine cylinder of a two-stroke crosshead engine in the event of complete failure of the crosshead pin such that the crosshead pin cannot be operated and no replacement is immediately available. (12)

(b) State, with reasons, the factors which may inhibit starting and limit the operating speed of the engine with a cylinder cut out. (4)