My Lionel U30C Chessie 6-18292 will not move and I could use some help to try and figure out what's wrong.
Was fully operational except for the front coupler. I replace with a new one, reassembled the engine and ran fine on test run, except front or rear headlight wasn't illuminating. On this style, there is a contact block (4 springs) for the lights in the body that mates up to the chassis. I realigned that slightly, put it together and it would not move forward or back. I reset the unit per the owners manual multiple times.
Today I took the cab back off and still no movement. I do have it in the "run" position. I have reset the locomotive multiples times again. All boards are secure. No obvious wiring problems. The remote functions (bell, horn, couplers, etc.) work. It revs up and down with the controller. The can motors are free to rotate. In fact, when I rotate the motors, the sounds respond (reving). I also checked it on transformer control only and no movement.
The wiring diagram can be found here: http://www.lionel.com/media/se...76-18274Complete.pdf
Looking for any suggestions are where to check and probe.