Headlight Bulb...? on PS2 Railking Engine (picture attached)

Well, that's not a good thing. The bulb looks pretty black. I hope you didn't blow out the lighting circuit on the PS-2 board. It is a 5 volt bulb and if you grounded it to the frame, you may have back fed too much voltage to the circuit board. When that happened, was the bulb really bright?

I just replaced some of them in my engines and they do get black when they go. That wire doesn't look to good though. To would make sure nothing touches that wire. Through some electrical tape on it 

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yikes. The chicken little in me says you just got hit by falling sky. I can't find your manual to look at the part. If you can post a pic of both...

More importantly

contact midge@mth-trains.com  she is the parts person. Give her the info and see if a part exists. If it does, replacement with patience, should be possible.

If it doesn't, there are a number of good repair folks on site. Chuck Sator comes to mind. Hopefully someone can help you

Well the lights and the electronics are fine but the truck is definitely broken, the camera clarifies what my eyes cannot.  It looks like the truck will need to be changed.  The book says the part is $30 w/core charge... 

I suppose the nice shiny weel silver skirt doesnt take away from the performance although it reminds me of the guy who drives around with the donut spare on his car for 3 weeks.  Do you think it will come with the gears?

 Here are some pictures.

Sorry, I missed the post that the light came back on.  Yes, that truck block should come with all the gears.  You just have to screw your side frames back on.   You could also try super glue or epoxy since there is no strain on that part.  You just have to be careful handling it.  G

Thanksnguys, G I think your idea of epoxy may be a good one (and certainly cant hurt even if it doesnt hold...).  I have some JB Weld so I'll give it a try.  I will call Midge tomorrow and see about the truck, I need to order another lamp for our 2003 cat sd90 and traction tires for some of the engines I have.  I really appreciate you all sharing your expertise.

I have some of the MTH fine lubricating oil, do you guys follow the book as far as lubricating points.  I also have some regular automotive white lithium grease, doi need to pull the motors after 50 hours or 1 year as specified in the book?