Can anyone give me some input on this K-Line engine K-3470-1295cc. Thinking about buying one.
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Well, the cruise module in these is somewhat suspect, I have two of them. One is already converted to ERR Cruise, and the other one now needs it. The sticking point is no chuff switch, so you have to provide that as well.
The description is rather odd. This is a model of a Boston & Albany D1a suburban passenger locomotive.
https://sites.google.com/site/...8-4/4-4-0/4-6-0/tank
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Thanx for the info.
I’ve had two of these cross my workbench in the last three months , they both had the same issue. The main cruise module like Gunrunner John said above was blown out, what’s worse is the parts are no longer available. It’s a shame because it’s a beautiful model.
Alex
That's unfortunate as I have been eyeing these for a while as well. Is it possible Lionel has the tooling for these and we will see them in Legacy sometime?
Anything's possible Randy, but as for if it will ever happen, only Lionel knows for sure.
Its a cool engine. Mine still works but if it dies its repairable. Just not as easy as some. Replace the K-Line Cruise board with a Cruise M and and add a chuff switch.
Buy it right and have it upgraded. Cost will still likely be half of a legacy version.
Pete
If the Legacy version every happens. The one I have with the flaky K-Line cruise is going to get the full treatment, it will be "almost" like a Legacy engine.
Norton posted:Its a cool engine. Mine still works but if it dies its repairable. Just not as easy as some. Replace the K-Line Cruise board with a Cruise M and and add a chuff switch.
Buy it right and have it upgraded. Cost will still likely be half of a legacy version.
Pete
Hi Pete,
Cruise M is great , But i don't like putting an old fashion reed switch with magnets on the wheels. Or do you mean use a cherry switch ?
Alex
Alex. I was just using the term generically. I suspect most would pick John's chuff generator as the easiest to implement. Myself, it would depend on whats available. In the past I have made custom axle cams for cherry switches or used optical devices on a driver. Reed switches and magnets are pretty much a last resort. I know its pretty well packed in there so choices are limited. I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
Pete
Randy_B posted:That's unfortunate as I have been eyeing these for a while as well. Is it possible Lionel has the tooling for these and we will see them in Legacy sometime?
Although Lionel licensed use of some of K-Line's scale tooling (A5, Pacific, Mikado, Berkshire), to the best of my knowledge Lionel does NOT currently have the 4-6-6T tooling nor the K-Line scale Hudson tooling from which the suburban tank tooling was based. The sub-tank and hudson tooling remain in control of the company or principal (Sanda-Kan/Kader?) that retook K-Line's tooling when K-Line was liquidated. That said, the tooling is likely available to any company that is willing to pay the asking price to either use/license or buy it outright. I agree that the K-Line 4-6-6T (and its Hudson) would be great w/ Lionel Legacy but after all this time I think that Kader might be holding it back in case it ever wants to introduce a detailed scale steam engine to it's Williams by Bachmann line. It's obviously much more expensive to employ that detailed tooling with quality results in today's manufacturing market.
gunrunnerjohn posted:If the Legacy version every happens. The one I have with the flaky K-Line cruise is going to get the full treatment, it will be "almost" like a Legacy engine.
So when will you release a quillable whistle board?
Jim Harrington posted:gunrunnerjohn posted:If the Legacy version every happens. The one I have with the flaky K-Line cruise is going to get the full treatment, it will be "almost" like a Legacy engine.
So when will you release a quillable whistle board?
That would be... never. That's the "almost".
Love these. Very good models. An example of why K-Line was such a loss when it went belly-up. Mine "runs" fine; I put "runs" in quotes because I haven't run it in years. It's on the keep-it short list. It really deserves a presentable (as in tucked away as much as possible) O-gauge front coupler - a dummy would be fine - as the real one spent half its time running cab-forward. One day I'll do that myself.
"Does it run?"
"It ran when I parked it."
Oh, boy.
If the "cruise" goes out, will it still run with throttle modulation?
Depends on how it goes Jim. On some K-Line cruise modules, the cruise module literally goes up in smoke, those don't run at all. Others just have jerky performance, and some simply run away. They don't all fail in the same way.
Could someone tell me what the length of this engine is?
I still have one decorated for GTW. Ran well the last time I ran it.
Rod