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       Lionel 1615 0-4-0 Switcher engine motor service
       By: mtfrizzell Date: December 17, 2016, 4:42 pm
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       I am attempting to service my 1960s Lionel 2615 0-4-0 engine's
       motor. It has been disassembled, cleaned the wheels, roller
       pickups, reversing unit, motor brushes, polished the rotor,
       lubed gears and shaft,and reassembled, leaving off the shell to
       test operation before full assembly. It had troubles getting
       going  at all
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       />I gave it a bit of a nudge. Then it worked great in reverse bu
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       sputtered and stammered trying to go forwards. I wanted to shoot
       a video, so I stopped to set up the tripod. Now it does not even
       try to go in either direction, although I can see the reversing
       mechanism going up and down easily. See the attached video. I
       have tried moving the slide switch on top from position to
       position to no avail. It seems like it may be due to old wiring
       shorting out somewhere. Any suggestions?
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       Re: Lionel 1615 0-4-0 Switcher engine motor service
       By: TrainLarry Date: December 17, 2016, 5:48 pm
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       Hold the locomotive upside down and try spinning the drive
       wheels by hand. They should turn with no binding.
       Check the e-unit contact fingers that they are clean and making
       good contact with the drum. Make sure the drum is in good shape
       and has clean and shiny copper strips.
       If you still have trouble, disconnect the e-unit completely and
       wire the motor per the attachment. The motor should run well in
       one direction. Reverse the brush connections to change the motor
       direction.
       If the motor runs well, the problem is in the e-unit.
       Larry
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       Re: Lionel 1615 0-4-0 Switcher engine motor service
       By: mtfrizzell Date: December 18, 2016, 8:25 am
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       Thanks for the wiring diagram. I found this
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