[Goautl]

Hi all,
First I would like to say I'm so glad I found this site. I have been in love with trains for as long as I can remember. My grandfather bought me a Cheesie System train kit back when I was 4 yrs old, I'm now 41. I have kept the kit all these years, but as a kid I destroyed the engine. I'm going to try and post pictures of the engine to see if anyone can steer me in the right direction so I can restore the engine and get it running again.

Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[Goautl]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, all I have is the shell. As I said in my first post I destroyed this engine when I was a kid. I would like to get the parts to put the engine back together.

 

[Goautl]

Sorry guys, it's an HO engine. I wondered if I could just buy another GP-7 engine and swap the parts.

 

[Goautl]

I hate to buy a good engine and tear it apart to fix another, but it looks like that's what I'm going to do.

 

[Goautl]

T-man,
The link you posted for the ad on ebay, will the parts off that engine interchange with the engine I posted pictures of?

 

[Goautl]

T-man,

Well I won the engine you linked to on ebay. As soon as it gets here I'll let you know if it fits. Either way I got a new engine for next to nothing.

 

[Goautl]

I'm new to this hobby, but can someone tell me why GP-7 / 9 are so expensive on ebay.

 

[Goautl]

LOL, everything is up right now....tis the season. It blows my mind that some engines go for over 100 bucks, crazy.