Help! My Lionel J3a 5433 is having speed and direction issues.

J Class Hudson FanOGR Forum Member

Hello everyone! Fairly new o gauge model railroader here. I recently picked up a Lionel 2002 50th anniversary 6-31705 set consisting of J3a Hudson #5433 and five passenger cars NEW IN BOXES. The Hudson, however, is having some issues.

When running it with the Legacy v1.6 remote, as soon as I turn the throttle wheel, it takes off at full speed. It gave me quite a fright the first time. I have tried reseting the factory ID# to 74, but nothing changes. Also, when I run It conventionally, I can't get it to run in reverse.

I know the Legacy remote is okay because I have another locomotive upgraded to tmcc and it runs perfectly fine. I don't know what to do.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.

2/19/1911:58 AM

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