05-21-2018, 06:40 PM
I resent my email to Bowser, but no reply. 
I filled the hole with JB Weld, and asked the guys in the machine shop at work what we could do. When they have time they said they could try putting it in a vise and using a drill press, but they weren't sure how well it would work. I decided to just order the part from eBay and get on with my life.
In the meantime, I tried a wirebrush in my Dremel tool and removed the blackening on the treads on the tender trucks that were giving me trouble. Success! Solved the pickup and running problems.
I've also been stripping the paint from this old favorite:
I replaced the old magnet with supermagnets and lubed the motor:
I'm thinking of installing a small decoder in the cab and trying a keep alive.
I also have something else I can pickup Thursday...
I filled the hole with JB Weld, and asked the guys in the machine shop at work what we could do. When they have time they said they could try putting it in a vise and using a drill press, but they weren't sure how well it would work. I decided to just order the part from eBay and get on with my life.In the meantime, I tried a wirebrush in my Dremel tool and removed the blackening on the treads on the tender trucks that were giving me trouble. Success! Solved the pickup and running problems.
I've also been stripping the paint from this old favorite:
I replaced the old magnet with supermagnets and lubed the motor:
I'm thinking of installing a small decoder in the cab and trying a keep alive.
I also have something else I can pickup Thursday...