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Rivarossi 2-8-8-2 needes help
Rivarossi 2-8-8-2 needes help
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Virginian
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May 2004
From: Ohio
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Posted by
Virginian
on Thursday, June 2, 2005 4:29 AM
Golf Manor did have motor brushes, and a guy on eBay sells replacement motors for Riv engines; he will even paint them black for an extra $1 or so.
What could have happened.... did.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 2, 2005 4:20 AM
Have you tried replacing the brushes in the motor? Every "dead motor" I've had has turned out to be worn out motor brushes. They are very easy to replace. In Nscale a set of brushes cost about $1.25. Oh, and the ones I've replaced don't look like a brush. They are little cylindrical critters with a spring.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 2, 2005 3:55 AM
www.golfmanorhobbies.com in Cincinnati may? be able to help you.
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pushnshove
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May 2005
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Rivarossi 2-8-8-2 needes help
Posted by
pushnshove
on Thursday, June 2, 2005 2:10 AM
I've got a Rivarossi 2-8-8-2 mallet which appears to have a dead motor. Are there kits of ptroducts out there for repalcing these i=engines? ANYONE KNOW OF SOURCES, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS? I'd like to salvage is bad boy...
Ray
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