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 Posted - February 26 2015 : 2:11:16 PM
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There are no markings on the bottom showing who made this. Can someone enlighten me. Thanks
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 2:13:47 PM
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| Lifelike
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 2:24:39 PM
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| Thanks waw47
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 4:11:52 PM
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yeah from a old Varney mold 
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 5:31:02 PM
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| It is a Life-Like engine...... They are on ebay for $10.
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Posted - February 26 2015 : 7:28:38 PM
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 It's no doubt a Life Like product.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - February 27 2015 : 11:18:14 PM
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Yep...Life-Like...you can get valve gear kits for them. Look under the shell, if it has a silver can-type motor, they run well and are quite reliable.
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Posted - February 27 2015 : 11:33:35 PM
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without taking the shell off, it appears that the motor is not a can motor. I can see the motor is not enclosed as I can see the copper winding. A gear must be stripped because there is a lot of slippage before it starts to move. Not as much in reverse as forward. I just noticed that turning the wheels manually, the gear on the front wheel axle does not move. That gear can be moved from side to side with no amount of force. Could this be the problem with slippage? If so, how can I fix it?
Edited by - thetramp on February 28 2015 2:55:48 PM
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Posted - February 28 2015 : 9:01:15 PM
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I have a near complete one for parts you're welcome to...just PM me an addy and I'll have it off to you...
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Posted - February 28 2015 : 11:18:27 PM
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| Thanks Shaygetz, address sent.
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Posted - March 10 2015 : 7:31:09 PM
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With the parts engine Shaygetz sent me I took the axle with the gear off it and replaced the one on my engine. When I put my transformer in reverse position, the engine runs forward, forward position, it runs in reverse. I put it on the track and it purrs like a kitten at fast of slow speeds. I put the parts engine back together and put it on the track but my transformer light dims like there is a short in the engine. I put a battery test on it and it runs very well. Thanks Shaygetz!
If I knew how to post a video here, I would.
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Posted - March 10 2015 : 8:38:31 PM
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Frank, did you by chance flip one of the drivers the wrong way on the parts engine? That could cause a short.
Randy
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Posted - March 10 2015 : 9:02:27 PM
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I never thought about that. Would I just flip one of the wheel sets around? On my good engine, I didn't worry about which way the wheel set was facing. When I test it with the battery, doesn't matter which two wheels I touch on opposite sides it still runs.
Edited by - thetramp on March 10 2015 9:21:08 PM
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