wadsbrau posted:This all makes sense to me. I would have to buy some straights. Wouldn’t I have to disassemble the entire motor to service the regulator? I have suspected it binding but had not wanted to disassemble the motor due to the supports being punched.
thank you
If you can get in there with some fine sandpaper or wet and dry ,I would give that a go maybe ? lightly does it as your aim is just to remove grime and corrosion rather than etch/scratch up the metal
Oiling it or WD-40 or similar, running it , washing and repeat a few times will allow the brake pendulum to do the cleaning for you over time as well I would think ... Marx unfortunatley are not my forte , but running it will do more good than harm, check that the expanding brake moves freely along the shaft too.
wadsbrau posted:How many cars and how far should a loco in good shape pull?
This one is probably a "How long is a piece of string?" question lol !
So many factors will influence the reply so I will wait for someone who runs Marx clockworks to chime in a bit
