Looking for the Weaver E-8 AA and B diesel engines. Also considering the E-8 daylight set.
Anybody have some just sitting around?
Looking at the MTH Premier e-8 too.
Would love to run them.
Mark
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Looking for the Weaver E-8 AA and B diesel engines. Also considering the E-8 daylight set.
Anybody have some just sitting around?
Looking at the MTH Premier e-8 too.
Would love to run them.
Mark
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Hey OldCarsRule: I have a set of the Weaver E-8's in the Southern Pacific Daylight color in an ABBA package. I was planing to power up one of the B's and run as an ABB, but never got around to doing it; so all units are still as manufactured. I did put some 3M frosted tape on the inside to cut out the glare of the light bulb through the number board area (can be just peeled off and all is like new). The boxes are beginning to show wear and tare as I took them to shows several times to sell; but there is little interest in them here on the East coast. Can sell them to you for $ 400.00 E-8 ABBA with original cartons (Black and yellow). Shipping is extra, but will meet you half way.
Let me know if you have any interest. Dennis M.
Dennis M
Are both A units powered and the B units dummy?
SP never had E8 B units, E7's yes and PA'S. The widow E8's show up on evilbay from time to time and a B unit went for $68 last week. I got mine from the web and remotored them, run great! I started bidding on the widow E8 just for the "neat-cool"factor. Nothing better looking than the Blackwidow scheme on a GM F/E unit. Yea I like the Warbonnet also. As stated, living on the east coast , SP is hard to find at times. Good luck on your search.
Frank
Yes, both E-8 A's are powered with can motors. There are big weights inside the A unit shells. The B units are non-powered, and all have fixed couplers except for the front of the A units. They also have stainless steel grills. Dennis M.
Fgroza, Beat my bid by $4...
Did you see the guy selling the (Weaver/Williams) e-8 shells. I don't think he knows the difference. How can you tell the difference??
Dennis, I will consider your offer while I see if I can find the Black widow set. How much to ship them to San Diego?
Mark
Oldcarsrule: The above upgrade series of photo's pretty much shows you all about the Weaver E-8's; both outside and inside.
As regards the note by another about the grills - they are stainless and the holes in the shell for mounting them via tabs that are folded over are very small and tight; so much so that the grills cannot move when they expand with temp. change and so they will buckle/wave in spots - not very much, but a little. Many just glue them down with a clear glue as the tabs on the grills are very fragile and are prone to cracking if bent to aggressively. Sometimes, just loosening the tabs will release the grills enough to let them move a bit to lay flat. I have not done anything to the grills on these units, so they are as manufactured by Weaver.
I will need your San Diego ZIP CODE to get a shipping cost. Are there any shipper restrictions for your area? Is the address a business or a residence? I cannot do PayPal, so a Postal Money Order, or if a TCA member, a check will be okay. Let me know, Dennis M.
Mike CT, I notice that only one of the two engines has a tack reader on a motor. is the second a slave? Is the battery shaped item in the middle a weight? How much $ to do a motor replace and new boards?
Mike CT, I notice that only one of the two engines has a tack reader on a motor. is the second a slave? No, both A units are wired the same with a complete EOB system with tach reader in each. Unfortunately the progress photo does not show that. At the time it was mentioned that one EOB board would handle all four motors of Both A units. I opted for each A unit to be complete, and combine them as a consist/lash-up, each with it's own TMCC ID number. Is the battery shaped item in the middle a weight? The weight is part of the original Weaver design. It has to be moved forward to accommodate the EOB boards. How much $ to do a motor replace and new boards? I spent a lot of time on these two models. I also added Radiophone antenna, and led marker lights. A great project. At the time the Weaver set could be had for $225 or less, cost of the upgrade kits, couplers, led, antenna detail and wiring quickly got to 2/3 the cost of the MTH Pennsy E8 set offered at the time new in the box. But it was a nice project.
On forum member Patrick H's layout early last year.
Denis M, Im in 92128 for ZIP.
Mike CT, They turned out great. At the time I only run conventional (ZW) but am planning on upgrading. Most of my engines are MTH proto 1 so I was planning on going the DCS route. Will the EOB boards run with the DCS system? You mention the TMCC (lionel) system.
Thanks for all the use full info.
Mark
EOB drive system was from Train America Studios, no longer available. If you are upgrading there should be proto 2 or 3 kits available. Check with MTH.
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