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Reply to "Cow Catcher rubbed middle rail, big spark, (engine won’t move anymore)"

I had the same thing happen to me.  It was a Santa Fe Northern 4-8-4.  Somewhere along the line the front pilot (cow catcher) was bent down just a little bit and hit a high spot.  I replaced the pilot and if I recall correctly, I had to change the motor control board.  Not real hard to do.  But all has to be checked.  

Let me know if you need help either doing the repair or helping you through the process of doing the repair yourself.  You can gets lots of help through the forum if so inclined.

I have this same TMCC Challenger (JLC?) engine, so I can swap parts until I find the issue and only replace what is needed.  John has a nice test stand/unit to to the same.

Best of luck.

Dave

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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