I've mentioned before the 1680 with tender that I got as part of a prewar Lionel collection. What to do with it is an interesting problem. I'll start with a few photos of the engine and tender. Then I've got a few questions about motor repair - hope someone reading this is familiar with the AF motors around 1937.
I can see that the engine and tender were repainted. You can tell by the small bits of paint that overlap the decal edges. The front end must have been damaged. This engine has wood cylinders, bent wire crosshead guides and a sheet metal pilot. I'll give those home-built parts to anyone who will pay the postage rather than trash them.
In regard to the motor - see following photos. At first test the motor actually turned so it appears that the armature and filed wiring is OK. But, in disassembling it some connections came loose and I can't figure old the field connections. Can someone tell me by looking at the photo which is the field wire ? It looks to me as if all of the reverse mechanism parts are there. Is it worth trying to repair, or is it better to just hard wire the field and brushes so it will always run forward ?
