Jayhawk500 posted:Allan,
Whats the chance this running gear would possibly fit my LTI CSS?
Also, Could you please post up a picture of the top of your engine from the sand dome to the cab please?
Thanks
Chris,
I just pulled my LTI CSS down and put the new rods against it and the rods are slightly longer, so they won't work unfortunately.
However, if you look at the first picture in my initial post, that is my LTI CSS engine. I completed the running gear using parts from an MTH Big Boy and a Lionel Hudson. I'm sure now you can use the Big Boy Parts from Lionel to now (they were not available when I did my initial updates).
For the connection to the crosshead arm, I used the Big Boy’s union link and combination lever. For the radius bar that connected the combination lever to the expansion link, I used the Hudson’s radius bar. I glued the Union Link crosshead arm point to the existing crosshead. Then I used a small screw/nut to connect the Radius Bar to the Combination Lever and sat that on the Valve Stem Guide to keep it all in place.
I can try to find the part numbers I used if you want them.
Here is the picture again along with the pictures of the top of the engine you requested.
