I would oil (one drop) all the pins that the gears spin on, both ends of the armature, grease the gear teeth lightly just a dab on each gear. Let the oil soak in for a day, add another drop of oil where you did previously. Since the motor is a spur gear motor it should turn by moving the drivers. Try running the loco once things seem to be moving. Add about 5 drops of smoke fluid, since these locos don't have an on/off switch for the smoke unit. The two wires are for the "Mighty Sound of Steam" and maybe the whistle. There should be 2 connections on the tender for the two wires. They may be inside the tender as the previous owner might not have cared for the sounds generated. If you don't want to use this feature, tape the ends of the wires so they don't make contact with any metal on the loco. If you can't get it working, I would be glad to help, if you don't mind shipping the loco to me, or there should be a local craftsman if you don't want to ship it. I am a TCA member and an MTH ASC service person.
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