Having an issue with my dad’s circa 1952 postwar 2343. When it sits for awhile and the (horizontal) motors cool down, the thing barely runs or moves. If I help it around the track (not a permanent layout) it will slowly take off on its own and runs fine. It’s like the wheels are spinning or something. It has the magnatraction wheels.
I currently have have it hooked up to a ZW275W transformer and it’s set up as follows: (powered)ABBA(dummy) pulling 10- 2400 series passenger cars. It has pulled the same set up it in the past with no problems but for some reason, after having it set up for the past few weeks, it started acting up the last couple of days. A few years ago I picked up a second 2343 that I’ve ran in tandem with the same setup until the eunit stuck on that one a couple of years ago and haven’t gotten around to fixing it yet
I installed new brushes and lubed the trucks and greased the internals last year. I usually set it up around the holidays otherwise it’s packed carefully away with silica packs (to absorb humidity) the rest of the year.
I don’t have any problems with the postwar 646, 2018, or 2037 I’ve got pulling 10 or so freight cars, or if I hook up the 646 to the same passenger set.
Suggestions or advice? I’m wondering about the axle bushings or the brass ‘plate’ bushings in the motors. Or maybe I lost power to one of the trucks for some reason?