I tighened e-unit levers by bending the little leg that actually contacts the terminal for many years. It certainly works. I do think sliding a horseshoe washer in the stack somewhere is a neater solution. If you ever have to do a complete rebuild of the e-unit, the washer can be removed and the rest of the e-unit parts will be reuseable.
If you bend the lever, and decide to rebuild the e-unit, most styles of replacement levers are available
Okay Thanks for the info!
T-T-FTW, let me recommend a great DVD to you, TM Books and Videos "Maintenance and Repair Guide for Lionel Electric Trains and Accessories."
It's got just about everything in it you need to know to keep vintage Lionels alive. Quite entertaining and easy to follow. It's helped me a lot.
If you can't find it a your local train shop see if they can order it for you, or you can order direct at www.tmbv.com. Well worth the price.
Also, I'd strongly suggest you get a copy of "Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains", published by Kalmbach. For the parts breakdowns and nomenclature it's priceless.
Thank you for the recommendation!! I happen to have gotten that DVD this past Christmas but I have yet to get the manual. hopefully i can get it soon!
Hello everyone,
Sorry for the inactiveness. I recently came up on a question about the 685 and operating track section. I was running my 685 and i decided to back it onto a siding with the operation track section (which I have never done before) and the engine started to do a rapid jerking motion back and forth like the E-unit thing while it was over the section and the track was hooked up right. So the question is what is everyones opinion or idea of what is happening? Thanks in advance.
P.S. the whistle started to blow too
If the engine runs fine under most circumstances but goes koo-koo when it passes over that operating track section I'd suspect the track section's to blame, but I'm just guessing here. I run my trains on plain closed loops with no accessories hooked up, I just prefer it that way.
Firelock76 If the engine runs fine under most circumstances but goes koo-koo when it passes over that operating track section I'd suspect the track section's to blame, but I'm just guessing here. I run my trains on plain closed loops with no accessories hooked up, I just prefer it that way.
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