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Retirecop,

   I have changed couplers on my PRR Lionel Century Sharks AA units and Lionel PRR Alco ABA diesels with good results using the Lionel parts website to select a shorter dummy coupler. Make sure you check out what type of dummy coupler your units use as when I did my sharks they were packed away so I looked at the newer Legacy Sharks on the website only to discover the century sharks used different dummy couplers (the end that attaches to the unit). Also when I did my Alco FA ABA set I only changed the dummy couplers on the B units not the A units. The website will give you the length of your original coupler as well as the coupler you are going to replace them with (Check E units seem to be closer coupled). Everything worked out and the engines look a heck of a lot better without the big gap. Oh when you do this don’t try to run your engines on 031 curves. Good luck.

JohnB

RRGeorge,

      No I don’t it was a few years ago. Just do a search for E7 or E8 and just pick a AA set. Just make sure you select a non operating coupler which is what is on the backs (usually) of the A units. You may have to look at the rear truck exploded diagram. You can compare what is on the rear of your A Units by searching the engine part number. Some times they tell you the length of the coupler, sometimes they have a picture of the coupler with a ruler underneath it. Use the parts pictures as reference.

     Good luck

JohnB

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