Hi all,
This is my first post here, and I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I'm trying to breathe life back into my father's old Lionel 675 engine. I have repaired many things including cars, other toys, old arcade games, and other things, so I'm pretty sure I should be able to save this IF in fact it is save-able.
I have the engine apart, and have started cleaning the E unit assembly as best as I can. I would say it's been at least 25 years since the engine has been run. I've noticed some rust on the E unit, along with white powdery residual that I assume is from the steam capsules.
My questions are these:
- When testing the engine on a piece of track with a good transformer, the headlight bulb comes on, and the rollers do spark showing they are making contact with the track. However, I can't get any other activity to happen in the E unit. Any tips/suggestions on how to kick it off?
- do I need to have the tender attached to the engine for it to work? right now I'm going on the understanding that the tender is only for the whistle sound and should not impact whether or not the engine runs
I'm sure I'll have more questions based on any feedback I get on the above. I also have a picture of the engine apart if anyone needs to see that in order to help me out.
Thanks,
VG