Hello all, I am well versed in Lionel Standard Gauge engines of all ages however I recently bought my first Ives engine #3241locomotive and I'm trying to get the manual reverse lever and motor working again. This motor is very different than a Lionel Super motor and I'm having trouble figuring out a couple things. First is that the manual reverse unit is in bad shape. The fingers that touch the drum are very loose and constantly short out. I tried sanding them and tightening the screws but the motor keeps shorting out no matter what I do. Interestingly when I removed the manual switch I could get the motor running by connecting an alligator clip to certain fingers but it doesn't make sense to me. Next I tried to wire it to an extra Lionel #8 hand reverse switch I had but the short outs got worse. I think it has something to do with the 2 wires coming out of the field windings instead of just one like in all Lionel motors. I have never seen this before and I can't figure out which switch terminals to place them on to make the motor work. I have found all the wiring diagrams available but the only one that shows 2 field wires was meant for an Ives original electric E unit and not for the manual version. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I saw this engine take off down the tracks only once. So I know that it works but I just can't figure out the right wiring for it. I'll post pictures of the actual motor and thank you for your assistance!!
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