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Excuse me for asking before I even disassemble the thing, but I had a moment a the keyboard now. I have a Bachmann decapod which suddenly developed a shorting problem (very, very few "miles" on this one too).  The decoder install is good, The tender and decoder are fine on the track, but the loco itself shorts the layout, shows a short with a meter on the drivers, and does not register on the test track. Could be a simple problem....maybe picked up some debris? I have done over a hundred DCC installs and I run many locos but can't remember when I last has this problem so  it never hurts to ask on this forum. The loco itself was never opened up for any of the DCC install so pinched wires, messed-up wipers etc. and so forth might be an issue only from the original maker, I suppose.) Any hints on what to look for on this loco?
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