I have this steam engine made back in 1981. It's very cool with smoke coming out from down below on both sides of the engine. The sounds are very limited as I believe this was an early attempt at train sounds. It ran great but just stopped. I'm not tech savy but I noticed that whenever I put the engine back on the track it shorted out. All the wheels were on the track. After playing with the flimsy wires that connect to the cab one of the wires came loose. Before it stopped working smoke stopped coming out from one side of the train, and to top it off a pair of wheels came off the cab. I think it needs a major tune up lol. So my question is there anyone familiar with this engine and that can do repairs? I really like the engine because of the smoking capability. The tender is plastic. Can the engine run without the cab? I don't care about the sounds. If possible I would replace the tender with a newer metal one. I'd like to have it run again because of the side smoking. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and have a great weekend.
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