86TA355SR posted:Not sure why you would post this in a public place, might have been better to deal with this in private/directly with Lionel...
understand your frustration, I had a 2-8-0 that was a mess.
His post is valid and in the right "public venue". Glad he posted it. We need to know what the "risk is" in sending a warrant item to Lionel techs for repair - even beyond what the transporting entity might do to it coming and going!