Reply to "Resurrection Monday"

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franktrain posted:
Bought a Lionel 2321 FM Lackawanna 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.

Nice work on cleaning up that ugly battery damage. I only have one PW diesel, and a mess like that is the reason I always take the battery out when I won't be running it for a while. Enjoy your FM -- you've earned it!

--John

12/17/1810:19 AM

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