Recently got a 2-8-4 KCS War Bonds Premier steam engine. It ran great for a few weeks and now it only wants to run in reverse. I have tried it on multiple tracks with different transformers. I am only running it in conventional since M.T.H. hasn’t released the new controller. Any suggestions?
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Have you tried to reset the engine using conventional bell and whistle transformer controls?
Have you specifically tried unlocking direction following the instructions?
I pulled a Premier Berkshire PS3 manual https://mthtrains.com/sites/de...ction/20st13790i.pdf
I'll repeat this part, because this sounds like your symptom.
Locking Locomotive Into A Direction
You can lock your engine into a direction (forward, neutral, or reverse) so that it will
not change directions. To do this, put the engine into the direction you want (or into
neutral to lock it into neutral), run it at a very slow crawl (as slowly as it will move
without halting), and quickly but firmly tap the Horn button once followed by three
quick taps of the Bell button, allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each
quick button press. Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change.
The engine will not change direction (including going into neutral) until you repeat the
1 horn, 3 bells code to return the engine to its normal condition,even if the engine is
kept without power for extended periods of time
Got it fixed, thank you for the help
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