Problem with MTH PS3.0 LIRR MU (30-20173)

Not much help but I can say the motor car slips going around banked 042 curves with 6 cars.

I'm not happy with MTH and hesitate to buy other power transit items.

Those boat anchor heavy trucks should have been redesigned years ago.

No need for all that weight. They are too cheap to fix that issue.

The diesels never have this problem. Must be designed and made by someone else for MTH?

It is doing it on a straight track...I am debating to just eat it or send to MTH.

I agree, I will not buy another transit item from them.

On a brighter note, my LIRR C-420 Dummy unit arrived today and I LOVE IT.

Bought it used from a forum member, now I just need to find a power unit.

Open it up, pull the 8 pin plug located on the side of the board and put it back in.  That should do it.

The center connector came out as well as the 8 pin.

I put them both back, but now it does not start up at all.

The lights are on. but no start up.

Maybe the connectors are not in good, I will try again tomorrow in better light.

UPDATE:

Despite lights the engine wont even start up.

Here are some pictures:

This is what I found when I removed the shell:

1) system board only screwed in on one end, and the other end laying on top of speaker.

2) Plastic system board frame only had the board snapped in on one side.

3) System board and plastic frame off center to one side, how the assembly line got the shell on with it like this without damaging something is beyond me, well actually they probably did.

4) Bad front truck wire connection

5) Mis-aligned screw holes for thus plastic board frame do to a mis-aligned silver metal piece with bracket on the system board

Wow, that sure doesn't look right!  Maybe someone else with those cars can confirm if that is really the way MTH installed the boards.  I suspect someone has tampered with it or reinstalled it improperly.  Are you sure it is brand new?  

The third photo you show has what appears to be the ground wire(black) so having it touch the frame is not an issue. It's the red one you don't want touching the frame. 

I'm glad it's being taken care of by the dealer.  You are so right about using OGR forum sponsors.  I still would like to know if that is the way it was designed by MTH, can you let us know if you find out?   

So tilted it is!!  It doesn't bother me that the boards are held in only on one end.  They are not heavy enough to require screws on both ends.  Obviously the tilt is a manufacturing convenience. If you notice the metal bracket to which the boards are attached has a slant to it so it was obviously designed that way. The issue with those types of cars, like the Doodlebug is that the parts have to be squeezed between seats.  Looks like your main problem of course is that it does not run and I am glad your dealer is taking care of it.

SIRT does amazing work doesn't he?  I always read his posts! 

He sure does do great work!

I wonder if he knows Nassau has the new MTH C-Liners avail for pre-order?

Hopefully, the C-liners will be better designed.