Salone
12-29-2008, 11:41 PM
Hello all. Recently, I tried working on the first steam engine I was ever given. A younger cousin had broken the tongue from the engine that connects to the peg on the tender, so I figured this would be a good excuse to try and upgrade to modern magnetic couplers. After taking it apart, I decided to go ahead and grease and oil the poor thing as well. I wasn't able to convert the couplers just yet (Going to need a few things to hold them in place), but I ran my engine shortly afterward just to stretch its wheels. It ran for a bit, then began to jump. It sparked for a bit, and then it died. I didn't mess with the actual motor, but there is probably something I did that messed it up. This engine means a lot to me, as it was given to me when I was about 5 and it is (until just now) my second oldest working engine. I don't trust myself to try and fix it (I broke it just trying to replace a coupler!), and I don't own any type of soldering kit or know of where I might get one. Do you know of anyone who might be able to service it? I'll gladly pay to have the engine repaired to working order. I'm almost certain it's a Bachmann 0-4-0, as I have a second Bachmann steam engine that is an exact duplicate minus colors. Please, if you have any advice, let me know.
EDIT: If it helps, the light still comes on, so it is getting power and showing signs of life. Just no movement.
EDIT: If it helps, the light still comes on, so it is getting power and showing signs of life. Just no movement.