recently picked up a like new 9308 in the box. my first venture in aquarium cars. tried to run the car today, no luck. a quick look inside shows the film is good, and the tension on the spools seems ok.
what caught my attention is that on one of the spools it appears something elastic was once wrapped around it. over the years it's now melted into just a pile that settled to the bottom of the spool. looks like it was some kind of elastic string or rubber type band to help the film grip the spool as it turned.
Anyone know about this? the parts book doesn't show this, wondering if it's something lionel added later, or was a custom fix.
either way, any help with getting the film to turn is appreciated!!
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