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I second the recommendation for the Kadee coupler height gauge; also lay in a supply of the Kadee fiber washers (they come in two sizes) for raising the height of the car above the trucks. I keep my coupler height gauge mounted on a short section of old brass track glued down on a 3' piece of 1x3, which lives right under my layout since I use it so much. <br /> <br />I've found just about every Athearn kit I've ever built needed a washer or two on one or both trucks to raise the coupler to the right height ,though the newer kits are a bit better, and I've had a couple not need any adjustment, or adjustment to only one truck. Once that's done, though, unintended uncoupling problems pretty much disappear. <br />
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