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due to health reasons i have retired and am in the process of building my first layout. my first loop is down and i am running every engine i have to work out the bugs as i focus on other aspects of the layout. i have owned this 671 for more than 25 years, and its never had electricity applied to it in that length of time. it looks pristine, the body color is consistent, nothing broken, just an extremely fine example of this engine.  so, i placed it on the track and applied power. it made some grinding noises (which i believe to be the worm gear slipping) so i took the motor out and it runs fine. i put it back in and tried again, with no luck. so i removed the connecting rods and put the chassis on the track. it took off so fast i thought it would fly off but luckily i caught it........... after all this background, my question is, why wont it run with the connecting rods on, and how do i fix it? thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply. grumps

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good morning guys, and thanks for your interest and help with my problem. all replies made sense, but Adriatic was the closest to source of trouble i believe..... i put on one connecting rod and tried it, no luck. took it off and tried the other side, same result. so, i put it completely back together, put it on the track, applied power and gave it a hard push and off it went. maybe shuffling the shoulder screws around did the trick. i ran it for a minute or so, then took it off the track to oil it up, remember, this engine hasn't run in at least 25 years. it looks great and is running beautifully. i am a brand new member and this was my first post. its good to know that there are guys out there who are willing and able to help......i have stage 4 metastatic cancer and its so much fun to be building my first layout.........it is awesome and i hope to post some pictures in 3/4 weeks. thanks again guys, grumps

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