@Strap Hanger posted:Before opening up the engine, I would check the power source to make sure its fully functioning. You can do this by trying the engine on a different layout or borrowing someone else's transformer. Do you know a local fellow hobbyist with a layout nearby or a train club? Have you run other PS2 engines on the track and, if so, do they run the same?
All of my subway engine instructions recommend a small drop of oil on the axle/pin part holding the gears in place as well as the wheel axles of the engine. A small dab of grease on the gear teeth is also recommended. Inspect the gears well and use your finger nail to move them and ensure there is no debris binding them. Since the engine is old, you may want to unscrew the truck from the motor and make sure the worm gear has sufficient grease on all its teeth. Since the engine is an older model, it is possible that the factory grease on the worm gear has dried up and never been re-lubricated.
Only after all of the above has been tried without success would I then open up the engine and remove the interior casing. Then you can search for a pinched motor or tach reader wire or some other pinched/loose connection. This is really a "hail Mary" check before bringing the engine to an authorized service technician.
Good Luck!
1. Will try my 1033 (less power, but worth a try) This is my first MTH (except for the Bump N Go Trolley which requires very little power). I also have a 64 Watt.
2. All oiling instructions were followed. I will apply a dab of grease to the truck gears. The internal worm gear has plenty of factory grease - I looked. It is not that old actually and it is a PS3 without the DCS / DCC switch so maybe 2012?
3. I checked to see if the tach flywheel and other motor flywheel spin freely. They do.
4. Given the way that the capacitors have to charge first in conventional before it will power up and move, HOW CAN I CHECK to see if BOTH motors are turning?
5. The forum member I bought it from ran it on DCS, but I don't believe it is exhibiting any signs that it needs a reset to run on conventional. Stops / starts/ reverses/ automatically moves after announcements, etc.
Thanks,
John
EDIT: PROBLEM PARTIALLY SOLVED. Engine had "Speed Control" enabled. One quick horn + two quick bell presses followed by a two horn blast confirmation and speed control was disabled. It takes off like a bat out of heck now.
BUT, it resets itself to Speed Control ON every time you turn off the power and start it up again. Directions say that is normal.
