Lionel Legacy Geeps?

Sorry you are disappointed with your purchase.  For what its worth they are a sharp pair.  My experience is the opposite.  I have a Legacy GP7 and a GP9.  I really like the sounds and mine smoke very well.  Maybe your smoke unit needs checked out.

I have MTH Premier non-powered diesels that do not have lights or smoke...just an empty shell.

I have the Central of Georgia Legacy GP-7s.  They smoke so much I have turned the smoke units off and the sounds and horn are great.

 

Neal Jeter

I have two.  ATSF GP-7 and the Chessie GP-30. Both  get a good amount of run time..

Only word to discribe them is "FANTASTIC"  Not sure about the latest batch of entries but these two gems are the best performing diesels I own.

Joe 

Sam,

          Go to the lionel website and watch the video on filling the smoke unit on a geep.

 

Gunny

My Legacy GP-7 runs, sounds, and smokes great. I'm really happy with it.

I, too, have a Legacy GP7 and am perfectly happy with its performance and sounds.

Thanks for the comments fellas. I will watch the video as I just put some drops down the stack as am used to doing.

The previous owner suggested perhaps the speaker got knocked loose in transit. Will have to have a look-see.

I have 3 GP's, UP, C&O, and Chessie. They all are great.

 

doug

I have the UP, and it was the greatest in sound, at least until the sound board died. It is out for repair now. Repairman initially thought it was the speaker as well, but turns out to be the board.

 

 

Sam; if you want to hear them go to YouTube and put in the search. Legacy GP-7. Keith has a video of his Polar RR Geep and it sounds great to me.

Most often when these geeps smoke poorly it is due to not enough fluid or the fluid getting trapped at the base of the output funnel. Lionels latest legacy locos have "jumbo sized" resistors making them thirsty and requiring regular addition of fluid.

 

I always add a minimum 10-15 drops and gently blow down the either stack with a finger over the opposite stack the night before.

 

Your vague on the sound, If the knob is turned up all the way there are also two different levels controlled via the remote be it a TMCC remote or Legacy remote.

 

Outside of the horn if the overall sound is poor its likely both of the levels are not up all the way. Smoke and lights on unpowered units is only offered in ABA sets, this has been true in previous TMCC diesel offerings as well.

 

Forum member  MartyE did a great"how to" on thses geep smoke units.

 

http://www.martye.com/TipsandTricks/TipsandTrick4.htm

 

 

 

Seems odd you would trade for locos someone else was unhappy with

I have the PRR #8512, no problems at all. She is load and lets everyone know it is coming down the rails

I have PRR 8512 as well, and after a lot of searching found PRR 8510 too.  I suppose these were made in different years, I haven't checked, but the sound sets are different between the two, which is really good for when running them together.

 

I like the sounds on each.  The horns are quite different from each other, but I like both.  But I have had others mention that they don't care for the sound of the horn on one of them.  But subjective opinions aside on the sounds, they are very strong, so it does sound like you have something wrong with yours.

 

They are reasonably ok runners these two, a bit quirky here and there, not perfect, but I like them fine enough.

How are the Geeps for detail and scale fidelity?

Jan