Hi Cary,
Right, I'm using me SP Bloodnose 3023 as ref. Loose the body by gently easing a broad thin craft knife (x-acto type) up in-between the chassie and body above the middle wheel of the boggies. Now hold thumb & finger around the tank, spin thro 360 doing a visual for anything that ain't true, boggie frames not sitting right, check pickups from axile strip to copper strip on main chassie.
OK, all looks right up to now, then the fun starts. You need to open the main frame just a bit by unscrewing the main bolts so one boggie at a time can drop out, check it out, ok try rolling the grear wheel gently, then role it on a length of track ok, put it in the box lid, try the other, done the same, then it's not the boggies. Do the main screws back up, get your test conrtoller everybody has one, set it at about 20% and hold the wires on pickups if the motor turns without any jumping or throwing a fit might I surgest sticking the boggies back and doing a test run, the strip-down may have been all it needed remembering these big lumps don't like tight bends at speed.
Right have a root about and let me know how you do.
Be in touch.
pick.
I am in the Cincinnati area, I usually go to DCC train but they are usually booked up for long period at a time.
Thanks John
I have an atlas trainmaster that got loose rounded the curve and fell to the floor, but intact.
Was running nicely before, but now does not respond well and does not sound so quiet either.
I am in the Cincinnati area
Andy:
Where are you in Ohio? Let us know and we can do a better job of recommending someone close.
Joe
Hi Andy,
Ok, you've had a few mishaps, over the years I've had a load. So why not try repairing them yourself.
What's the makes and models, has the thing ground to a holt, dropped in bits or just plain give up the goat.
Bouncing from a great hight (a big-boy tender first on the deck did'nt help), but a spare tender on e-bay did sort me out. That happened years ago, but maybe there's help out there, just hit the keyboard and fill us in as to what's gone wrong, you know what's come off the rails???
pick. John Pickles. PS Please think on I'm a good 6hrs in front of you, ok.
Hello,
can anyone out there tell recommend a good loco repair service either in Ohio or on the web. I have had some mishaps with some of my favorite locos this summer and they need a train doctor ASAP.
Thanks
Andy