I spent the afternoon putting the switcher back together. The wiring was not too bad, but the center rail wire did need replacing. It goes from the head light to the front roller, then the rear roller, then to the brush plate plug, where it provides power to the tender. This is the most difficult wire to replace and has to go in early in assembly as it is covered by the gear box cover and worm shaft. I made it up differently this time. Instead of three pieces of wire, I used just one piece and cut the push back insulation where the ring lugs mount. I made tight loops here and then folded it over and put the loop in the ring lug and soldered it. The fabric loom has to be slid on first so it can be slid down over the lug after it is installed. See photo below.
Follow is a short video of the engine running. It runs well, but is one of the noisier 227 I have worked on. I am going to clean the shell and change the hand rails before reinstalling it.
