Tyco Clementine
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Tyco Clementine!
I put a different engine on it and it ran fine! I believe that this one just overheated and died! The fact that it has a metal block makes modification difficult! I gotta quit buying off of ebay!
I put a different engine on it and it ran fine! I believe that this one just overheated and died! The fact that it has a metal block makes modification difficult! I gotta quit buying off of ebay!
Iron Horseman
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The gears are moving but the locomotive is not? Or do you mean when you push it you can see the gears move? Unfortunately I am not familiar with this specific loco. I didn't pay too much attention to the Tyco trains when I was younger. I cannot even find a diagram for it on the HO Seekers site.
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Bruette
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Can you describe the gears and how they drive the wheels? I can't find a diagram either. If they are moving with power applied then I would think something is stripped if the wheels don't move with the gears.
I agree with you about buying old Tyco locomotives on eBay. You never know their provenance and they were priced new to be disposable. They can be rebuilt, but patience and experience with small electrical/mechanical equipment is vital.
That is not to say a novice can't do it. If you have good hands you can gain the experience through trial an error. I am not saying you do or do not have experience. I am speaking in general.
I have rebuilt several Tyco diesel locomotives but I had to buy 2 or 3 for everyone I was able to rebuild. In some cases I was able to find new parts available on the web.
The only reason to rebuild an old Tyco locomotive is for the love of doing it. It will not be cost effective in most cases. I have gotten lucky a few times and bought good running Tyco locomotives, but it's a shot in the dark.
I have rebuilt the ones I had as a child/young man. Lionel is easily worked on with parts readily available, but I have even had my fill of repair those locomotives.
Now I would only buy new unless I came across something intriguing to me.
I agree with you about buying old Tyco locomotives on eBay. You never know their provenance and they were priced new to be disposable. They can be rebuilt, but patience and experience with small electrical/mechanical equipment is vital.
That is not to say a novice can't do it. If you have good hands you can gain the experience through trial an error. I am not saying you do or do not have experience. I am speaking in general.
I have rebuilt several Tyco diesel locomotives but I had to buy 2 or 3 for everyone I was able to rebuild. In some cases I was able to find new parts available on the web.
The only reason to rebuild an old Tyco locomotive is for the love of doing it. It will not be cost effective in most cases. I have gotten lucky a few times and bought good running Tyco locomotives, but it's a shot in the dark.
I have rebuilt the ones I had as a child/young man. Lionel is easily worked on with parts readily available, but I have even had my fill of repair those locomotives.
Now I would only buy new unless I came across something intriguing to me.
The armature does not turn. but the headlight works! The gears are not binding, the wheels are clean! They are basically the same as the Auraura cars I had as a kid. It is a shame that those armatures don't fit! I haven't tried the newer Afx cars. The diameter of the pinion is too large and short!
Bruette
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Ok the gears do not move when power is applied I got that wrong.
The armature does not turn with power applied so the motor is the problem, I suspect it is the brushes. You can buy new brushes for Tyco motors, but I am not sure which motor you have. I have only encountered one motor used in the 3 different types Tyco diesels I have worked on.
I can't say if this fits yours http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOR-BRUSH...hash=item25acec4bfa:m:mNnDK7MpULdy3HPtcQyF5mw
You could disassemble the motor and clean the brushes, but that seldom helps. It has on the odd occasion worked but it has not lasted for long with most of my locomotives, although 2 are still running.
I take it this clementine is special to you?
If so there are more on eBay, but you could be throwing good money after bad. On the other hand if this is special to you it would be a good source for parts. I don't want to look to see how much money I have spent getting my old Tyco I had as a kid running, but I can tell you it was worth it to me. "One man's trash is another man's treasure"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-Ty...951404?hash=item36066ba32c:g:FUMAAOSwZVlXldHk
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-Ty...048565?hash=item43efbe81f5:g:C7gAAOSwtJZXVjb6
The armature does not turn with power applied so the motor is the problem, I suspect it is the brushes. You can buy new brushes for Tyco motors, but I am not sure which motor you have. I have only encountered one motor used in the 3 different types Tyco diesels I have worked on.
I can't say if this fits yours http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOR-BRUSH...hash=item25acec4bfa:m:mNnDK7MpULdy3HPtcQyF5mw
You could disassemble the motor and clean the brushes, but that seldom helps. It has on the odd occasion worked but it has not lasted for long with most of my locomotives, although 2 are still running.
I take it this clementine is special to you?
If so there are more on eBay, but you could be throwing good money after bad. On the other hand if this is special to you it would be a good source for parts. I don't want to look to see how much money I have spent getting my old Tyco I had as a kid running, but I can tell you it was worth it to me. "One man's trash is another man's treasure"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-Ty...951404?hash=item36066ba32c:g:FUMAAOSwZVlXldHk
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-scale-Ty...048565?hash=item43efbe81f5:g:C7gAAOSwtJZXVjb6
