1960's Lionel O Gauge 484 maintenance

[gdelmoro]

ok I took my childhood Lionel engine out of storage, cleaned the wheels, pick up rollers and oiled the drivers. It runs but not good at all.

Where can i find info on how ton service, maintain the loco?

[hon30critter]

You would likely get a lot more information on the 'Classic Toy Trains' forum.

http://ctt.trains.com/

Dave

[tstage]

The CTT (Classic Toy Trains) forum is probably your best bet:

http://cs.trains.com/ctt/f/95.aspx

Tom

[7j43k]

Lionel shows about 750 entries on their site for steam engine manuals.  I started going through them; but, hey, it ain't MY problem.  Plus, I don't know exactly which loco I'm looking for.

Anyway, a person might check there.

 

 

Ed

[gdelmoro]

Thanks I'll check them both

[Lone Wolf and Santa Fe]

gdelmoro

ok I took my childhood Lionel engine out of storage, cleaned the wheels, pick up rollers and oiled the drivers. It runs but not good at all.

Where can i find info on how ton service, maintain the loco?

 

Did you clean the track? Dirty track is usually the problem which causes poor preformance.

[smkid51]

Could be a dirty commutator (clean with a pencil eraser) or worn out carbon brushes, easy to replace. mer

[gdelmoro]

Running like a top!  Tracks and wheels were clean, a drop of oil on the commutator ends and wa la.