In your experiences, of the two Lionel repair books I see most often - Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for postwar trains and K-Line's Lionel Complete Service Manual - which one is the most comprehensive and easy to follow? Does the K-Line manual also include pre-war trains?
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I once had both service manuals.
The two repair manuals are pretty much the same in regards to parts layouts.
The K-Line manual also has reprints of instruction sheets for locomotives, operating cars and accessories.
Both manuals are easy to follow, and neither have post-war trains in them.
Larry
Neither book covers Prewar, but Postwar only. I have both books, and there are only a few minor thing missing from each. What I can’t find in one book, I MAY find in the other, but not always. If you are looking for info on Prewar, I suggest you visit Olsen Toy Train Parts Website, which contains a Library section. It covers Postwar/Prewar schematics, with part numbers, etc. That seems to be the only Prewar info available, which I have used many times.
Here is the link to Olsen's Toy Train Parts.
The link may occasionally be out, so keep trying.
Seems Greenberg's is more readily available and cheaper, so I'll go with that. Thanks!
The Prewar book is not worth the paper it’s printed on. If you can understand the Postwar locos, and typical maintenance, you won’t have any probless with working on the Prewar.
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