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I dug an old Rivarossi 2-8-4 out of the box about 4 years ago. My intention was to detail it to absolutely resemble a prototype locomotive. It shuddered and snorted just like others mentioned in this post. I agree, clean the gearbox and re-grease it. Another thing I did was to take the motor out of the locomotive and work on the valve gear until I could pu***he mechanism on a glass plate using no down pressure and still have the wheels turn. I found some binding in the valve gear, it was bent from years of storage. Re-motoring this locomotive is very easy. I did not make a new motor mount, I just mounted the new motor in silastic silicone caulk. I like to perform this type of work, so you just know I would encourage you to go for it. Only you can decide if the expenditure is worthy of the end product. <br /> <br />Tom
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