malibu43
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How to remove shell from IHC Mogul/Motor Question
This is actually a two parter.
1) The first question is easy. I have an IHC Mogul that I've had for a long time and never cleaned. I'd like to open it up and give it a good cleaning. Can anyone point me to some instructions on how to open it up? I'm sure I could figure it out, but I'd rather not risk breaking something. I've opened up Athearn diesels before, but never a steamer.
2) The reason I'm opening it up - Last year I got all my train stuff from my parents' house after not having used any of it in a long time. I ran the train under the Christmas tree for a few weeks. Over that period of time, I noticed that my Mogul was starting to run slower and slower, but only in forward. It still flies in reverse. When I set it up again this year, it started out running pretty well forward, but once again, it's starting to slow down (quite a bit). The most I can get out of it is probably a scale top speed, which is fine for scale operations, but it isn't right. It still flies in reverse. It doesn't matter which way it's actually running around the track; forward is slow and reverse is not. Any suggestions for what I should look for when I open it up? I haven't been able to hypothesize what would cause the symptoms I'm seeing.
Thanks!
edit - here is the locomotive I have: http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/ihc/ihc512.htm
This is actually a two parter.
1) The first question is easy. I have an IHC Mogul that I've had for a long time and never cleaned. I'd like to open it up and give it a good cleaning. Can anyone point me to some instructions on how to open it up? I'm sure I could figure it out, but I'd rather not risk breaking something. I've opened up Athearn diesels before, but never a steamer.
2) The reason I'm opening it up - Last year I got all my train stuff from my parents' house after not having used any of it in a long time. I ran the train under the Christmas tree for a few weeks. Over that period of time, I noticed that my Mogul was starting to run slower and slower, but only in forward. It still flies in reverse. When I set it up again this year, it started out running pretty well forward, but once again, it's starting to slow down (quite a bit). The most I can get out of it is probably a scale top speed, which is fine for scale operations, but it isn't right. It still flies in reverse. It doesn't matter which way it's actually running around the track; forward is slow and reverse is not. Any suggestions for what I should look for when I open it up? I haven't been able to hypothesize what would cause the symptoms I'm seeing.
Thanks!
edit - here is the locomotive I have: http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/ihc/ihc512.htm
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