I know it's been said many times but it's never enough....fortunately the motor area was not affected...body had little damage outside...note the battery is LEAK PROOF....
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Wow, nice SAVE! Never did care for Ray-o-Vac! And I know it isn't their fault. 
But still, always was an Eveready fan. Maybe because there was a factory a couple of miles way where I grew up.
Jim K
Leakproof just means they have proof that it leaks! 
Wow... that battery is mint original equipment!
Jon .cool:
I think that the statute of limitations expired on "leak proof" - that battery must be 60+ years old.
I may be hallucinating, but wasn't there an item in a recent Stout auction which included an original Ray-O-Vac battery that was in good condition (wasn't stored in the engine, thankfully)?
Hope you can restore that engine.
Ouch!!!
I remember 20 or so years ago, somebody (CTT?) had a poll where they asked people what was the most disliked one word in all of Lionel world. The answer:
Rayovac
I had a not-so-old battery leak in my vintage Lionel 2343. Apparently the battery had a small dent from being dropped before installation, which eventually leaked. Fortunately it didn't cause any mechanical damage or exterior cosmetic damage. It taught me a lesson about carefully inspecting any battery before installation.
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Thanks for the reminder!
Just pulled the battery out of my 2032-type FA1 until the next time I run it!
Andre
There's nothing for it but a complete respray in Razorback Red or Gi-raffe Blue. 
Mitch
@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:There's nothing for it but a complete respray in Razorback Red or Gi-raffe Blue.
Mitch
I think NOT 
@Apples55 posted:I think NOT
Girls' Train Pink? I believe someone has made repro decals for that.
Mitch
It's common to find a CAB-1 from a train collection that has the battery compartment destroyed by leaking batteries. There are no replacement parts available either, as far as I know.
@M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Girls' Train Pink? I believe someone has made repro decals for that.
Mitch
Mitch;
Put down the paint brush... step away from the trains, and no one will get hurt 
Maybe my imagination, but thought I saw or read of a "battery replacement" power supply (ready made or you build) that created 1.5V power for those bicycle train horns. Imagine would be diode , capacitor and way to knock down voltage to constant 1.5V (el cheapo buck converter?) at whatever current rating horn required.
I thought that the Lionel GG1 used a buzzer sounder to create the GG1 horn growl. My single motor GG1 had the buzzer when I opened it up. Did later GG1 iterations go the battery horns?
Could be made into the PRR 4846.
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