VL Hudson starts and stops then nothing

Some more info: are you running conventional or with Legacy 990?

Thanks Rick.

I am running Legacy 990

Is the headlight blinking . Can you

run this engine in conventional mode? The cab light blinking ?

Just tried to run the engine (9M) worked super, smoked , talk, horn blew, engine ran for about 60 feet then stopped. engine was making noise and smoking but no response to the  Legacy 990,

After stopping, the headlight was "blinking" , tried the restart button, did not respond.

Never tried to run in conventional. Will have to (an will)  read up on the instructions tomorrow.

i have reprogrammed to be sure it was still in Legacy Mode.

Thanks for all the comments,

Brent

If you hold your hand over the locomotive will it continue to move?  If it's a signal problem this may tell us.

for those in the tech/repair side how many headlight blinks is it making?  this will give a better indication of issue you are experiencing. after it stops you said it makes noise? as in normal sounds or?

StPaul posted:

for those in the tech/repair side how many headlight blinks is it making?  this will give a better indication of issue you are experiencing. after it stops you said it makes noise? as in normal sounds or?

The blinking (flickering) of the headlight is an indication of poor or loss of the engine signal.  There is no flash code associated with it.  If the Cab light were flashing that does have codes and that would be more telling.  I suspect he is having a signal issue if the headlight is misbehaving either because of a board issue or antenna in the locomotive or a track signal issue from the base.

Is the Legacy base plugged into a properly grounded outlet?  Is the track "U" connection secure?  Since the other engines work I suspect the engine more than the Legacy base but it is worth the look.

Its not the antenna. When it stops press AUX1 and Zero (reset). Then turn the throttle and it will move again. 

Thanks,

Mike

So why would that be?  Just curious. 

Thanks all for the comments. All have been tried (except conventional)

The engine ran great this morning for about 200  feet, tried the AUX -restore, worked  for about 150 feet then stopped, tried the same again with zero results.

Shut the power down and waited about 15 minutes, Powered up and it ran, smoked, talked good for about 120 feet (3laps) and stopped, headlight blinked, tried (aux-reset) work for a few minutes  and stopped. Noticed that the smoke was weak, so I let the engine cool for a few minutes, shut the smoke off, ran the engine for about 7-8 minutes and then it stopped.

Looks like it will need to be repaired but not by me, the only thing I have touched with a tool was to replace the tractor tires.

Don't mind paying for repair but all the repair folks live a long way from Texas.

Thanks for the comments.

Brent