I was going to mention this earlier, but as a die-hard Pennsy fan, I didn't want to call undue attention. Maybe someone at the big L is a NYC fan and just trying to make the ol' Standard Railroad of the World look bad.
I've done most of the whining. Sorry about that. When I see stuff like this I tend to go all French Revolution on stuff (heads roll, etc.) especially when the answer is often "let them eat cake."
Nooooooooooooooooo...
Pat maybe you can teach me to do the fix and I can take care of some of them to spare the most diehard Pennsy fans the embarrassment!
Just kidding of course. For all you've done for the forum and the knowledgebase here, I'd be proud to have one of my PRR locomotives where a "Harmon Yards" badge. But only one, lol.
Yeah, that is the thing. So much to fix. Irony makes me laugh all the time, and I need some good laughs.
OK Guys - Just so I'm clear, I'm wondering if @naresar could provide the product number of the engine shown in the photos he posted above today? I'm asking because it's always a little confusing when someone has an engine number as part of their moniker (in this case Mikado 4501).
I have the 6-11334 Southern Crescent Pacific #1393 (from 2012) that I already know is on NYC Dave's list above, but I also have the 6-11258 Southern Mikado #4501 (from 2012) and I want to confirm whether it's on Dave's Bad list as well needing the spacer.
Thanks.
Like Pat has said, the fix will have to come one way or another. Will the engines blow up, it is a good possibility, in their own time. You could have an engine run with no issues for years and years(depending on what your layout is like), and others could blow up after a few years(maybe months) of use. This would of course mainly depend on how the gears move about, some may have more movement than others, thus will most likely suffer consequences sooner than later.
Are any of the engines Ford Pintos? Again, it is going to depend on the movement in the gearbox and what your layout is like. I know I will consult with Pat when I am ready to get things fixed up for every single engine I own that is on the list. I can wait as none of these are current able to be ran as there is no layout with big enough turns to accommodate them. The fix like Pat said is not something that would require a whole tear down of the engine, unless of course it was ran and all the guts in the gearbox are screwed, like the example GunrunnerJohn supplied I believe(on page 1).