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Blue Comet
By: 70gtvert Date: November 23, 2017, 10:42 am
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Picked up a 8801 Blue Comet from the late 70's early 80's that
has nary a chip on her, looks like it was pretty much stored
most of her life so to get her running strong again I had to get
the old lubricants out that had turned to a thick gunk then
re-lubricate her. Runs like a top but with that hokey sounds of
steam chuffing sound. My question is, does it have a whistle
that is supposed to be on that sound board too? If so it ain't
working and if it is supposed to have it, is there a replacement
for that board out there that is either NOS or aftermarket? And
the other question: if it does not have a whistle, would I ruin
the value down the line by putting an aftermarket board in it
that has the sound of steam WITH a whistle if I am able to find
one?
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Re: Blue Comet
By: 70gtvert Date: January 1, 2018, 9:08 pm
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In case anyone else buys one and wants to know, no, the Blue
Comet does not come with a whistle on ts sound board. Research
found when they first tried the sound of steam they did have a
whistle on their earlier attempts with it but they would fail
often so they discontinued the whistle portion of the sound
board. Do what I did, buy another baggage car and add the guts
from a whistle tender to it. Having the spare car keeps the
value of the set intact. Sounds good too.
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