Did you disconnect all the wires from the e-unit and elsewhere?What sort of motor does it have?Is it double wound or single wound. While the 218 Locomotives left the factory with single wound motors (3 position e-unit), its common to find ALCOs that have been switched around.
It is possible to diagnose the motor without the e-unit correct? That's my goal at the moment
I don't think it takes that nylon wsher with the three position E-unit. Only the two position motors used those. I would be looking for broken wires to and from the pick up through the e-unit.
See info here.
http://pictures.olsenstoy.com/200alco.htm
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Hello all I have a Lionel 218 that i picked up at a show and it is not working at all. I cleaned and replaced the brushes and nothing. I removed the truck assembly to just concentrate on the motor. My limited ohm checking seems to show the commutator/armature are ok and that's about the best of my troubleshooting. One thing that is missing is the nylon washer that is supposed to go under the solder lug. Any help troubleshooting would be very appreciated
###looks like photbucket updated there terms so I can't post a pic. It is the 1959 version###
https://pix.sfly.com/R5DGSM
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