Several years ago O bought an old Eel River Lumber Co. steam engine from fleabay. It's obviously an aftermarket plastic body with some very nice detailing, mounted over a Lionel motor. The motor runs flawlessly in reverse but is balky in forward, meaning it goes forward poorly ,starting and stopping. I wish I could post some pictures but Photobucket and I don't seem to be able to work together. Any suggestions on fixing this problem?
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The experts will tell you but I think your brushes etc need cleaned, possibly replaced.
Clean the armature good especially the separations between the 3 blocks.
A picture or more information about the setup would be helpful. This would help indicate if there is an E unit, and if it is 2 or 3 position (so we can advice on cleaning/service); it would also show the motor so it can be identified as a single or double winding motor and we could give exploded parts diagrams, part numbers and whatnot for service/replacement.
You don't need photobucket, just use the 'Add Attachments' selection in the lower right corner when posting a message. It allows you to select the photos from your computer and make them part of your post here.
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