@JimmyT posted:American Flyer Steam engine #4670 Std gauge w/remote control motor Just rewired the reversing unit. In manual I get forward & reverse. When I try it in remote control with the body off I get forward stop then reverse stop , if I put the body on it doesn't work in remote. But it still works in manual. I checked the wires on top of the motor to make sure none were being pinched when I put the body on. The metal flapper like on a Lio. pendulum seems to work when the r/c control rod is up I must be missing something. any ideas? I appreciate any input.
something else to add that happened to me in the past….
I replaced the 6/32 screws that hold the motor in the body with slightly longer, new screws, and the right rear one was just long enough inside the motor block to interfere with the movement of the forward—reverse slide when the body was on. It made it just slightly harder to move when everything was tightened up, but you could manually force it if you pushed hard.
I think this was on the larger steamer, so it may not affect the smaller one, but something to check. Once i put the shorter, original screw back in, everything was fine.
