Reply to "Marx 999, 666 engines e units stuck in One Direction."

Dallas JosephOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

@Choo Choo Charlie posted:
Thanks fellows for the suggestions
Ont Sou I have tried using a tweezers to work the actuator rod with no good results.
Dallas Do you mean reversing the wires to the brushes?

Charlie

Charlie , I'm not familiar with the Marx engine but on my conventional post war Lionel I would switch the leads to the brushes on the motor. On the MTH or newer Lionel can motors I would just unsolder the motor leads and switch them and resolder.

I have a Lionel conventional Gp38 with horn that began to only ran in reverse until I switched the wires . It runs in forward only now. It was a Lionel from a time period that had a history of bad electronic reversing boards . I guess the boards are available but they are expensive so I'll have to be happy with forward for now.

Good luck 🤗 and be safe 😷

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