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Reply to "Lionel 671 Turbine Woes"

Originally Posted by aussteve:

I am surprised that you have had that many problems.  I have had mine for 64 years.  I ran it a lot as a child.  It still works flawless.

 

During my days of buying and selling used trains I've had 19 of the 671, 681, and 682 engines.  I only had one problem and that was this year.  The wheels in a 682 I bought were frozen solid.  After removing the motor, the wheels spun freely.  With great effort I finally got the armature out of the motor housing.  The grease had hardened like epoxy.  After cleaning the shaft and the housing it worked great.

 

I agree with Eddie G.  Unless it's sentimental, I would just buy another one.  I would sell yours for parts if possible.   The one I have from childhood was/is a workhorse.  Looks like one on the bay went for $157  LN/OB

 

If I was buying and wanted to stay with postwar, I would get the 681 with magnatraction, or the 682 which has magnatraction and a extra piece of drive linkage.

Otherwise I would get the Lionel 6200 which is a remake of the 682 and has a really nice dark green paint job.  These are easy to pick up brand new in the OB.

I just got a restored 682 on the bay for $130. Whether it was a converted 681 I don't know for sure, but I also don't really care given the price. Nice running engine, too. 

 

The 682s tend to be a bit more expensive than the 671/681, but all are relatively affordable compared to the 736(in good condition)/746/773 steamers.

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