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Bought a Lionel 2321 FM Lacawanna from ebay at a good price and I knew it had battery damage but I took a chance. Otherwise it looked solid.

When I got it I started the cleanup and opened the top and found the corroded battery but the motors had original tape to hold the wire in place this meant the engine was probably never serviced from 1954.

Yuck!

Next step was to get rid of that battery, not an easy task.

Now that the battery is removed I gave the armatures and axles a little oil and clean the wheels and pickup rollers. Heres a video of the first power.

** Video to be posted

Then did some more cleanup of battery holder area and e-unit. Did not mess with the horn yet.

Also cleaned and lubed pinion gears and armatures and brushes this 2321 is ready for duty for another 60 years.

Now I have my Thunderbird set.

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