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I’ve  been working on my old 48W and can’t seem to figure out how to get more air flow into the station to allow the whistle to sound. As you can see and hear in the video it’s okay with the roof off. However once the roof is back on it seems starved for air flow to allow the whistle to sound. The built in air passageway in the roof eves seem to be inadequate. Any ideas on how to improve the sound? I have a second housing in which someone had punched several nail holes into the side, which was an attempt for more air, I believe. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. 

Maybe it's just my old ears, but it sounds like one of the two whistle openings (ports) is not functioning at all. I would suggest taking the shell back off and check for air leaks by applying a long piece of painters tape (or any kind, this is just a test) around the whistle cover's perimeter to see if that makes a difference. Heck, I usually just wipe my finger around the cover seam while the motor is running - that has worked many times to reveal a leaky cover.

If that doesn't make any diff, pull the whistle and motor off the stand and examine the bottom port. Shake that thing to see what's inside your whistle chamber. You may have a spider's/rat's/wasp's next inside the whistle chamber - that would most certainly explain the weakness of the whistle and could easily explain why I'm only hearing one note of the two-tone whistle.

George

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