can anyone tell me where i can find a wiring digram or where the wires go on my 2689wx tender? i just opened it and some one must have just cut all the wires because none of them are connected to anything.
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any one have any ideas??
Is there any way you can post a pic with the shell off?
Rob
sorry it took me so long but here are the pics as requested. any ideas?
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thanks i was guessing that it is postwar but just as long as i can get her working i will be very happy. btw how can you tell the difference between postwar and prewar whistle parts?
also can i reuse the woven insulation or should i replace it with some thing else. and if yes what do i replace it with?
Plastic Whistle Chambers are postwar only. There are 3 designs of prewar whistles, all have die cast chambers. The screws on the brush plate are also a sheet metal thread for the plastic and have very flat heads. All prewar screw heads on the whistles are round head...
The woven stuff is probably OK if there has not been too much fraying of the ends...or too much lube in it. I generally try to reuse any original that i can. Plastic/rubber shrink tubing is ok to replace it if need be.
i storted out that mess. it works now but it sounds like it is grinding as it whistle's. any ideas on what it could be? i did oil the barings cleaned alln the build up off the it also. or is that noise normal in tinplate?
TD, some of it is just the way that it is with the plastic whistlebox. A good motor cleaning will help with some of that. The original tinplate die cast boxes do not grind like that...they are heavy and dampen the motor noises... unless the bearings are shot.
Make sure the oil has run in then check the slop in the bearing. If the shaft moves about a lot from side to side then the bearing is worn and that will make the motor grind too.
Some time it just takes a good run in period to get her in the mood for whistlin... keep playin and see if it gets better.
ok rob thanks
i will check for slop. i have a feeling that the whistle had not run in many years. but that is just a guess.
Some time it just takes a good run in period to get her in the mood for whistlin... keep playin and see if it gets better.
If you feel that she has ben settin around, this is a fun remedy... many times a pre-war whistle will improve amazingly.
