Rivarossi Cab forward AC11 4-8-8-2

[SteamFreak]

Here is the exploded view from http://hoseeker.net. Your description is a little vague. Are the side rods or valve gear coming apart? Is the rear engine not completely attached to the boiler? See if you can tell from the parts list.

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[Heartland Division CB&Q]

I fixed up several Rivarossi steam locos a few years back.  Golf Manor Hobbies in Cincinnati had all the parts and Rivarossi diagrams I needed for each. Last time I was in Cincy about a year or so ago they were still in business. Telephone: [phone].

One of the engines was a cab forward. In that case, I only needed to buy some detail parts.  The main repair I made to this loco was to super glue the broken frame back together. The frame was broken at the rear cylinders causing the mechanism to bind up on one set of drivers.  

[Anonymous]

Hi I just purchased the engine listed above that has never been run (I think its a 1976) and am having some problems with it and am not sure how to get some advise.  Motor wants to go and light does light up, however these two metal pieces in the front keep coming out of their holes and stop movement of the gear.  Any thoughts or ideas where I might get a service manual?

Thanks,

Matt