Perhaps the most ambitious conversion so far! Thanks again for an amazing look at the train tech of the 1930s -- and the link you provided to the Cliff Jefferies catalog site was well worth the price of admission. You never fail to entertain and enlighten - and frankly, if SUPER-LUBE isn't yet a sponsor of your channel, well, they're just missing out!
I picked up two early Lionel #167 whistle controls from a friend this year. I downloaded the instruction sheet for them and tried using them to activate my whistling baggage cars. They would trip the pull in coil to activate the whistle. Once the whistle was blowing, there was not enough track voltage to trip the coil again to turn the whistle back off. I have spent 40 years trying to find an original prewar American Flyer whistle - RDC (remote directional control) button. The only time I see them come up for sale is in a complete prewar O gauge set or the 1938-39 HO Hudson sets that had the AC wound field motors.
The 556 side rods were originally attached with a slotted screw that had a shallow head. The postwar 350’s used the hex headed screw and the narrower chassis kept the side rods in the clear. For an easy quartering have the screw holes on one side of the engine towards the rear and attach the eccentric crank rod. For the other side just rotate the armature so the holes align towards the back again and attach that sides eccentric crank rod. I’ve taken apart and put back together too many to count. Coat the Chugger tube with a crazy glue like glue to help elongate the life of it. They get spiderweb cracks , big pits and the mounting foot pads start to crack and fall off.
My friend you keep doing a Great Job , keep going getting the job done,keeping these old trains alive and keeping them running the rails, never give up my friend you make us proud.
Man, I'm jealous of the prewar whistling coach! (And the whole set, actually :) But looks like you did get that all running quite nicely. And your chugging tender seems to work excellent. Most don't work that well, and many suffer from the zinc rot and crumble. I'm going to try substituting a PVC tube in one to see if it works. The shell almost looked like one of those dealer cutaways they made for a few postwar flyer engines.
I scored this set out of a 2nd hand store here in Billings. Probably paid too much for something that did not work (at the time). This tube for the chugger has some amazing engineering in side of it. It's not just a tube with a hole in the side. They spent some serious time on it. I'm sure it was louder when that leather was brand new and had more pressure it could develop. I think the shell got dropped at some time. it really didnt show any signs of zinc pest.
You can make a replacement chuffing chamber out of copper water pipe parts. I believe the old chamber is about 3/4” in diameter. You can use an end cap as the plunger end. Drill a hole the same size as the original one in the center. Glue a 3/4” straight slip connector to the hole side of the end cap. Cut a hole in the side to allow the Chugger sound out. If you have all the old parts glue the inside pieces with bent hole on the end of your side hole farther away from the copper end cap. Make sure the flat side of the insert is facing the plunger side and flush with the hole you made in the side. Take the flat end cap and glue it on the open end of the slip connector. Finish with glueing the outside mounted foot in place. It will be glued in the same way it was on the old chamber, bent at a 45 degree angle inside the chamber towards the plunger end. You’ll need to make feet to attach the new Chugger chamber to the chassis. You will have an inside piece extra as the copper end cap with hole replaces that part. Keep it. You never know what you can use it for later.
this engine is actually the primary component of a Gilbert set that never was. The bad Zamac metal Gilbert used was due to repeated remelting of old metal for economy. We s gaugers usually take the 2 rail engine and install a 283 chasis with pulmor and smoke. The o gauged truck cars convert to nice link coupler daylite coaches in 2 rail and the plastic link coupler pulmans work nicely in a freshly repainted set. The whistling baggage works with lionel whistle controllers and converts nicely to 2 rail link. This is a real classic set when you see it run.
Thank you Roman. Ive since found the proper 556 shell and new front and rear trucks so I will be switching everything back over so it will be proper and complete
Congratulations on reaching 15 K. Love your work Ron. Always the highlight of any given week to watch your explorations in the retro world of ancient trains. 🙂
I have the mechanical aptitude of an elephant, which makes it great fun and satisfying to watch you work on these little monsters. Thanks for sharing this crazy experience. Way to go!🙂
I love it when somebody takes the time to restore an old thing like that you're a good man you do a good job I love your videos keep them coming and yes I'm a 33%
Hi Ron. Good video. I don't think I will ever be a 3 railer but I still like watching your work. Olivia Newton John. I remember this models name. I seen her in Grease with Travolta way back when I was a kid. Take care and thanks, G
I really enjoyed this week’s episode. So glad to hear that the channel is growing, Ron. You always inspire me to go tinker on my trains after watching one of your videos. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to your channel. I know it’s a lot of work.
Have I told you how much I love the pink dipped tools. I'm still early watching the vid but I know you'll get her running. I heard buzzing you'll get it
I recently acquired an engine and tender pre war Royal Blue. Now I can work on it with a little more confidence. I caught the “Fonzi bump” reference. Thanks Ron for all you do for this hobby.
Great video as always Ron👍, reckon your going to need an industrial generator to run that beast 😂😂. Shame there's no way to regulate the voltage to the chuffer so that you could sinc it to the loco's running speed at anything other than balls to the wall flat out lol.
Ron, you are the funniest guy on youtube. u should have 8 million subs! even though i prefer to run higher end locos, i find myself turning to your channel more often than not. thanks brother
Feeding the monster, great job on the repair. Serenity, we have a runner. I have a Lionel chugger tender. It just makes white noise with pauses between that kinda sounds like chuffing. I need to replace the old electrolytic capacitors 'cause it's an electronic type chuffing. Cheers from eastern TN
Really enjoyed the video...excellent! I run a blank sheet through my laminator to make those clear window panels and then cut them to fit. All the best!
What a hefty machine. I suppose it was made solid to last so long and I can imagine how much current it draws. I am so envious that you have bought a Ronald Dodd magnetiser. I couldn't afford one so I made my own. Video has been made, just need to edit it and put it up. Love your channel. 😊👍
Like your vids.im into the old o gauge now.scored weel because of the info i get from you.last haul 10 engine 6 pcs rollin stock 120$.anxious for the order to come in
Hey Ron At first I thought you were gonna break out the Bondo and fiberglass, to get that shell put back together! lol Another great “O” scale repair video or should I say resurrection. Great job!
Receive my most effusive compliments for achieving the mark of 15,000 subscribers my friend! You definitely deserve your success Ron! Another great job, by the way.
Another great video Ron. Fantastic wiring schematic from the boys in the graphics department. I hope they are paid well I would hate to see them working for a competitor. Take care, Jeff
I eventually want to get into live steam models, but I would also get into electric/small models like these if I can repair and fix the older sets and get the track to work and the space to put it in. Would be cool to have a ceiling mounted wall layout or something, going around and potentially bringing things to me like a sort of pulley system or something.
Those Art Deco locomotives were a sight to see! That one is very much like our "Coronation Scot" and the Indian Railways "WP" class. Maybe the re-magnetizer can improve the motor performance, and consequently, slow down the chuffer! Is your right hand side eccentric timed correctly (30.35)? Seems 90 degrees out as it's above the body edge. But what a beast of a set with a lot going on. 50 minutes flew by!
These have electro-magnets. they dont go bad. they could get an open circuit in the winding though. Your the second Feller to mention the valving is out of time. I will have to look into that
Cool video! Was able to finally finish it this evening! Dang that poor loco shell. I’m surprised the wheel assembly was not damaged but what ever cracked the shell. Was it zinc rot or a hammer? Thank Ron take care!
Gilbert designed this engine and others before WW2 to eventually be converted to Two rail. Gilbert had two rail technology and produced 2 rail ,AC, ready to run HO in 1938 a year before S gauge and his American Flyer takeover. He was hamstrung with existing inventory of track and tooling for 3 rail plus a market not ready for two rail, the war gave him the needed break in production to change over
Well, Ron, you really have yourself quite a project with this prewar train set. You have the coffer and whistle car running like new, but the locomotive is showing its age. If it were a permanent magnet, I would re-magnetize it, but I don't know what advice to give you with an electromagnet that is intact. I'm wondering if those things worked in unison when new. Anyway, I'm looking forward to your further endeavors with this so good luck. Great repair so far and video, Jersey Bill
33%er here Nice job restoring that American flyer o gauge royal blue! Olivia newton john her music was the best as well as her movie grease back in 1978.
Olivia Newton-John! What a great singer! And fantastic job on this American Flyer revival! I'm surprised they aren't worth more, but sadly the generation that first got them as boys as Christmas/Birthday presents is almost gone. Unless somebody has memories of playing with dad's or grandpa's train set... they're hard to relate to unfortunately.
Another great video. Getting pretty fancy with all the high tech lighting. Maybe spend a little money on new gloves. Replace the gloves with the finger holes. LOL Olivia Newton John in 'Grease' Yowza. LOL Thanks for sharing.
I believe American Flyer was a Chicago company that made O gauge model railroad toys. A C Gilbert bought the firm and transferred it to New Haven CT. He changed the gauge to S and made it 2 rail. Your clip was very interesting that early on the 3 rail motor would fit in the S gauge body. It appears the scale of the equipment was the same whether O or S gauge.
The chugger was actually quite loud when new but cylinder warppage silences the chugger. Some people replace the cylinder with a cut down ( smoke chamber removed) flyer modern smoke unit and piston.
I would use the 3in1 motor oil which is petroleum based rather than the regular 3in1 which is a vegetable base that has a tendency to attract rust and has a tendency to gum things up. They used to call the 3in1 Motor Oil Sewing Machine Oil but since it's rare to see a sewing machine in the USA today they changed just the name to reflect what it's meant to lubricate, motor and higher speed moving parts. The vintage bicycle community is aware of the difference and there are many posts in bicycle forums especially about not using 3in1 regular in internal gear hubs like the Sturmey Archer 3 speed hubs. Hope that helps out.
The 3 in 1 oil I used is a petroleum product. I was only using it to get the metal chassis black again. I didnt know they made a veggie based version. I will have to keep a sharp eye out and make sure I never accidentally pick that up. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm looking to buy a Ultra Sonic cleaner, what size do you have? Thanks for the tip on the non electronic controls, I'm with you on they are easy to fix and understand.
Lord, Almighty! What a racket! I guess the tender doesn't have an off switch? Anyway, ya did a good job, Olivia was an absolute beauty and I'll see ya next week.
Hey Ron awesome job repairing trains. Im not a fan of e units on engines. I prefer using transformers to change direction. Merry Christmas. Have a great day
Song.....youtube (Leslie Howard - I'm In Heaven)....Thanks, I have always had the song in my head all my life, thanks for putting back so I could find it online...LOL thanks, laughing
I figured I had it "Out". I looked at all the steamers up on my shelves for direction but there was not 2 of them that had the eccentric pointing the same way
@@classicmodeltrains eccentric cranks should lead the centre of the wheel by about 5 -10 degrees. While there is some variation depending upon the design of the steam inputs to the steam chest to drive the wheels, the 5-10 figure is good as a general rule
Nice model. I've never seen one before but I don't collect Flyer. Great job on the repair. I oil the diecast shells of postwar steam engines if they are very dull and faded. The diecast is a very porous metal. The oil will be incorporated into the pours with time. It's also probably a good thing to do to rejuvenate the diecast. Especially on engines that have been stored in hot attics where all the oil has been cooked and leached out. I believe the diecast engines with the dull grainey finishes are the attics treasures. The Lionel E unit is one of the things that put Ives out of business during the pewar era. Both Lionel and Flyer were like sharks trying to acquire Ives just for the rights of Ives E unit design.
On those windows Ron measure 1 and if you know anyone with a cricut cutter machine you can cut out replacements I made replacements for my Lionel passenger cars two months ago
Thanks!
So VERY KIND of youSir!!
That train looks so awesome 👍
It is a real beauty!
Perhaps the most ambitious conversion so far! Thanks again for an amazing look at the train tech of the 1930s -- and the link you provided to the Cliff Jefferies catalog site was well worth the price of admission. You never fail to entertain and enlighten - and frankly, if SUPER-LUBE isn't yet a sponsor of your channel, well, they're just missing out!
Thank you! I appreciate it Stephen. I'm sure the makers of super lube wont sponsor my vids because there already getting the milk for free ;-)
I picked up two early Lionel #167 whistle controls from a friend this year. I downloaded the instruction sheet for them and tried using them to activate my whistling baggage cars. They would trip the pull in coil to activate the whistle. Once the whistle was blowing, there was not enough track voltage to trip the coil again to turn the whistle back off.
I have spent 40 years trying to find an original prewar American Flyer whistle - RDC (remote directional control) button. The only time I see them come up for sale is in a complete prewar O gauge set or the 1938-39 HO Hudson sets that had the AC wound field motors.
I wondered if I needed a special "DC voltage sender" for this "ol gal
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The 556 side rods were originally attached with a slotted screw that had a shallow head. The postwar 350’s used the hex headed screw and the narrower chassis kept the side rods in the clear. For an easy quartering have the screw holes on one side of the engine towards the rear and attach the eccentric crank rod. For the other side just rotate the armature so the holes align towards the back again and attach that sides eccentric crank rod. I’ve taken apart and put back together too many to count. Coat the Chugger tube with a crazy glue like glue to help elongate the life of it. They get spiderweb cracks , big pits and the mounting foot pads start to crack and fall off.
Thanks
the royal blue looks incredible, ron, amazing job!
Thank you
My friend you keep doing a Great Job , keep going getting the job done,keeping these old trains alive and keeping them running the rails, never give up my friend you make us proud.
I will keep trying to do my best to keep these old trains running. Thanks for the kind words!
Man, I'm jealous of the prewar whistling coach! (And the whole set, actually :) But looks like you did get that all running quite nicely. And your chugging tender seems to work excellent. Most don't work that well, and many suffer from the zinc rot and crumble. I'm going to try substituting a PVC tube in one to see if it works. The shell almost looked like one of those dealer cutaways they made for a few postwar flyer engines.
I scored this set out of a 2nd hand store here in Billings. Probably paid too much for something that did not work (at the time). This tube for the chugger has some amazing engineering in side of it. It's not just a tube with a hole in the side. They spent some serious time on it. I'm sure it was louder when that leather was brand new and had more pressure it could develop. I think the shell got dropped at some time. it really didnt show any signs of zinc pest.
You can make a replacement chuffing chamber out of copper water pipe parts. I believe the old chamber is about 3/4” in diameter. You can use an end cap as the plunger end. Drill a hole the same size as the original one in the center. Glue a 3/4” straight slip connector to the hole side of the end cap. Cut a hole in the side to allow the Chugger sound out. If you have all the old parts glue the inside pieces with bent hole on the end of your side hole farther away from the copper end cap. Make sure the flat side of the insert is facing the plunger side and flush with the hole you made in the side. Take the flat end cap and glue it on the open end of the slip connector. Finish with glueing the outside mounted foot in place. It will be glued in the same way it was on the old chamber, bent at a 45 degree angle inside the chamber towards the plunger end. You’ll need to make feet to attach the new Chugger chamber to the chassis. You will have an inside piece extra as the copper end cap with hole replaces that part. Keep it. You never know what you can use it for later.
@@gtngold Thats a really great idea! Thanks for sharing!!
this engine is actually the primary component of a Gilbert set that never was. The bad Zamac metal Gilbert used was due to repeated remelting of old metal for economy. We s gaugers usually take the 2 rail engine and install a 283 chasis with pulmor and smoke. The o gauged truck cars convert to nice link coupler daylite coaches in 2 rail and the plastic link coupler pulmans work nicely in a freshly repainted set. The whistling baggage works with lionel whistle controllers and converts nicely to 2 rail link. This is a real classic set when you see it run.
Thank you Roman. Ive since found the proper 556 shell and new front and rear trucks so I will be switching everything back over so it will be proper and complete
Congratulations on reaching 15 K. Love your work Ron. Always the highlight of any given week to watch your explorations in the retro world of ancient trains. 🙂
Thank you very much!
I have the mechanical aptitude of an elephant, which makes it great fun and satisfying to watch you work on these little monsters. Thanks for sharing this crazy experience. Way to go!🙂
Thanks for watching, I am always happy to share these crazy experiences!
Too much for me Ron .... Your teaching me to stick with Athearn Blue Box 👍
Fixin' is all the same. Just some things have more parts to take off to get to the fixing part
Nice job as usual Ron. Love the Sorry we're DRINKING sign!
Thanks. Your the first person to mention the sign ;-)
I love it when somebody takes the time to restore an old thing like that you're a good man you do a good job I love your videos keep them coming and yes I'm a 33%
Thank you for that James
Ron,another classic repair video, keep on keeping on! 👍
:-)
Hi Ron. Good video. I don't think I will ever be a 3 railer but I still like watching your work. Olivia Newton John. I remember this models name. I seen her in Grease with Travolta way back when I was a kid. Take care and thanks, G
Thanks for all your support Gary
Great stuff, Ron! I always get a kick out of seeing how trains made decades ago were built, this one is definitely interesting!
Thanks for watching! They sure don't make 'em like they used to
Great video Ron…first time seeing a unit like this…thanks for sharing…
Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed this week’s episode. So glad to hear that the channel is growing, Ron. You always inspire me to go tinker on my trains after watching one of your videos. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to your channel. I know it’s a lot of work.
Thank you very much. A Lot of Fellers tell me Ive inspired them to do some fixing on there loco's. Just helping the hobby out the best I can ;-)
Have I told you how much I love the pink dipped tools. I'm still early watching the vid but I know you'll get her running. I heard buzzing you'll get it
Pink tools statistically never grow legs and wander off ;-)
Nice job Ron.
Appreciate it!
I recently acquired an engine and tender pre war Royal Blue. Now I can work on it with a little more confidence.
I caught the “Fonzi bump” reference.
Thanks Ron for all you do for this hobby.
Thanks, glad to help you out!
Wow what a great old engine. Nice work Ron Terrific video
Thanks Big W!
Great video as always Ron👍, reckon your going to need an industrial generator to run that beast 😂😂. Shame there's no way to regulate the voltage to the chuffer so that you could sinc it to the loco's running speed at anything other than balls to the wall flat out lol.
Thanks. Yes the chuffer needs a dimmer switch or big azz capacitor in it
Great job Ron! Look forward to the follow-up video. Beautiful model, thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
This was a definite gem of a set. Awesome rework of all of the mechanisms. Looking forward to the update. Keep up the great work.
@@SantaFeBob took more than I thought it would take. Will be a looker when done.
Happy thanksgiving Ron, I really enjoy your videos
Thank you Steven and Happy T-Day to you and yours as well.
Ron, you are the funniest guy on youtube. u should have 8 million subs! even though i prefer to run higher end locos, i find myself turning to your channel more often than not. thanks brother
Very kind of you Doug
Feeding the monster, great job on the repair. Serenity, we have a runner. I have a Lionel chugger tender. It just makes white noise with pauses between that kinda sounds like chuffing. I need to replace the old electrolytic capacitors 'cause it's an electronic type chuffing. Cheers from eastern TN
Thanks for feeding the monster. Sounds like you have a MPC "sounds of steam"
Absolutely love how take these projects on and how you describe as you go. Wonderful work!!
Thank you
Great job on the restoration Ron, 33%-er here!!
Thank you!
Great video, Ron. I really like that Royal Blue set. Thanks for preserving it.
Thank you! It is a real classic
Johnny from Texas here. Enjoyed it!
Hey J from T!! Good to see ya in the comments again
That is an awesome train. Good job Ron.
Thank you
Really enjoyed the video...excellent! I run a blank sheet through my laminator to make those clear window panels and then cut them to fit. All the best!
That is a great idea. Thanks!
What a hefty machine. I suppose it was made solid to last so long and I can imagine how much current it draws. I am so envious that you have bought a Ronald Dodd magnetiser. I couldn't afford one so I made my own. Video has been made, just need to edit it and put it up. Love your channel. 😊👍
Thank you. Would love to see your vid on your re-magger. make sure to send me a link when its done :-)
@@classicmodeltrains Shall do. My channel is Pauline's Pastimes. Just a few videos there at present. 😊
Job well done m glade my S gauge work good, took me a long time on them I have 2- 322 AC Love what you did to save old Blue
Thanks
Like your vids.im into the old o gauge now.scored weel because of the info i get from you.last haul 10 engine 6 pcs rollin stock 120$.anxious for the order to come in
That is awesome!
Hey Ron
At first I thought you were gonna break out the Bondo and fiberglass, to get that shell put back together!
lol
Another great “O” scale repair video or should I say resurrection.
Great job!
Thanks Jeb. Wished I had all the pieces to the shell
Great video, Ron.
Thank Rick
It's in Sioux City Iowa and it's about a 9 to 10 hour drive from where you are at. I've made the trip a few times, it's February 8th through the 9th
Yup, a distance for sure :-)
Receive my most effusive compliments for achieving the mark of 15,000 subscribers my friend! You definitely deserve your success Ron!
Another great job, by the way.
You have a very large selection of words you are able to use. Your comments are always like a Shakespearian experience There Regis. Thank you!!
Thank you for your kind words my friend!
Another great video Ron. Fantastic wiring schematic from the boys in the graphics department. I hope they are paid well I would hate to see them working for a competitor. Take care, Jeff
Very kind of you Jeff! They went on strike not to long ago. They got a pretty nice contract for the next 2 years ;-)
Outstanding video, Ron!
Thank you!
Another great video Ron!!
@@dalefraschetti1874 thank you Dale :-)
Ron great job! But I think you may need several. Big ZW . Transformers to run the engine 🚂 chugging tender and whistle car!.
I'm thinking your right Brian! :-)
@classicmodeltrains I really enjoy your train repair videos 🚂❤️🚂
Hi Ron. Well you saved another from the train graveyard, good job 👍.
They sure are a noisy bunch tho. Keep up the amazing work.
Cheers buddy. G🇨🇦
Thanks G! Unfortunately a 350 S gauge had to die to fix this O gauge.
I eventually want to get into live steam models, but I would also get into electric/small models like these if I can repair and fix the older sets and get the track to work and the space to put it in.
Would be cool to have a ceiling mounted wall layout or something, going around and potentially bringing things to me like a sort of pulley system or something.
Sounds cool!
Awesome job Ron
Thanks Joe
Those Art Deco locomotives were a sight to see! That one is very much like our "Coronation Scot" and the Indian Railways "WP" class. Maybe the re-magnetizer can improve the motor performance, and consequently, slow down the chuffer! Is your right hand side eccentric timed correctly (30.35)? Seems 90 degrees out as it's above the body edge. But what a beast of a set with a lot going on. 50 minutes flew by!
These have electro-magnets. they dont go bad. they could get an open circuit in the winding though. Your the second Feller to mention the valving is out of time. I will have to look into that
Great video Ron, your the best!
Thank you for all your support William
Cool video! Was able to finally finish it this evening! Dang that poor loco shell. I’m surprised the wheel assembly was not damaged but what ever cracked the shell. Was it zinc rot or a hammer? Thank Ron take care!
Looks like it took a header to me. No zinc pest best I can tell
@ Ouch!
Gilbert designed this engine and others before WW2 to eventually be converted to Two rail. Gilbert had two rail technology and produced 2 rail ,AC, ready to run HO in 1938 a year before S gauge and his American Flyer takeover. He was hamstrung with existing inventory of track and tooling for 3 rail plus a market not ready for two rail, the war gave him the needed break in production to change over
GREAT info, Thanks. I have 3 1938 HO Hudsons from A.F. there part numbers are HO-1
Well, Ron, you really have yourself quite a project with this prewar train set. You have the coffer and whistle car running like new, but the locomotive is showing its age. If it were a permanent magnet, I would re-magnetize it, but I don't know what advice to give you with an electromagnet that is intact. I'm wondering if those things worked in unison when new. Anyway, I'm looking forward to your further endeavors with this so good luck. Great repair so far and video, Jersey Bill
@@JerseyBill-x9r my transformer ran out of amps. A larger amp transformer will do just fine. There’s 3 locomotive motors being run at the same time.
33%er here Nice job restoring that American flyer o gauge royal blue! Olivia newton john her music was the best as well as her movie grease back in 1978.
Thanks Matt. movie was pretty good. She was playing a teenager and was in her 30's I believe.
@@classicmodeltrainsyup she played sandy in the movie and she was only 29 going on 30 when movie was released in theaters on June 16 1978.
Thank you for sharing.👍
Glad you liked it!
Well done my friend.
Thank you Matt
Olivia Newton-John! What a great singer! And fantastic job on this American Flyer revival! I'm surprised they aren't worth more, but sadly the generation that first got them as boys as Christmas/Birthday presents is almost gone. Unless somebody has memories of playing with dad's or grandpa's train set... they're hard to relate to unfortunately.
Your right and you are also right!
Another great video. Getting pretty fancy with all the high tech lighting. Maybe spend a little money on new gloves. Replace the gloves with the finger holes. LOL Olivia Newton John in 'Grease' Yowza. LOL Thanks for sharing.
Thanks John. Ya seen my finger poking out I see. I didnt even know them gloves had holes till that happened.
You're welcome, you should come to the Sioux City train show in February
Iowa? Thats a long way away
That’s a sharp looking one for sure
It came a long way
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
I believe American Flyer was a Chicago company that made O gauge model railroad toys. A C Gilbert bought the firm and transferred it to New Haven CT. He changed the gauge to S and made it 2 rail. Your clip was very interesting that early on the 3 rail motor would fit in the S gauge body. It appears the scale of the equipment was the same whether O or S gauge.
You are absolutely correct!
I also heard that these prewar American Flyer engines were 3/16" scale in length and height, but 1/4" scale width because of the wider gauge wheels.
Olivia Newton-John. Once again amazing work Ron.
Yup! Thank you :-)
very nice train :-)
Great video, I'm looking forward to the next one 🙂
Thank you
Hell yeah !..love the channel no matter what color the train is!…lol
Thank you Thomas!!
The chugger was actually quite loud when new but cylinder warppage silences the chugger. Some people replace the cylinder with a cut down ( smoke chamber removed) flyer modern smoke unit and piston.
Great idea for the chugger upgrade but still runs way too fast compared to track speed. needs a resistor in it
You can use a chuff only unit from a nonsmoking 301. It only had the chuff chamber.
Hey Ron, thanks for the video. I always look forward to seeing them. Is the ultrasonic you have big enough to soak a 4 bbl carburetor?
Hello S.T. Yes a 4bbl can fit inside this. I actually bought it to do marine carbs. Never had a carb in it yet
I would use the 3in1 motor oil which is petroleum based rather than the regular 3in1 which is a vegetable base that has a tendency to attract rust and has a tendency to gum things up. They used to call the 3in1 Motor Oil Sewing Machine Oil but since it's rare to see a sewing machine in the USA today they changed just the name to reflect what it's meant to lubricate, motor and higher speed moving parts. The vintage bicycle community is aware of the difference and there are many posts in bicycle forums especially about not using 3in1 regular in internal gear hubs like the Sturmey Archer 3 speed hubs. Hope that helps out.
The 3 in 1 oil I used is a petroleum product. I was only using it to get the metal chassis black again. I didnt know they made a veggie based version. I will have to keep a sharp eye out and make sure I never accidentally pick that up. Thanks for the heads up.
Great video ron
Thanks Dave
I'm looking to buy a Ultra Sonic cleaner, what size do you have? Thanks for the tip on the non electronic controls, I'm with you on they are easy to fix and understand.
I believe its a 3 liter one.
@@classicmodeltrains Thanks, I'm looking on Ebay now!
@ I got mine off Amazon
Amazing video! A real vintage locomotive. What kind soldering iron do you use? Do you like it?
Tilswall off the amazon. Love it!!! So much power to heat the tip. Never have to wait for the work to "heat up"
@@classicmodeltrains Thanks!
Lord, Almighty! What a racket! I guess the tender doesn't have an off switch? Anyway, ya did a good job, Olivia was an absolute beauty and I'll see ya next week.
The tender does have a on/off lever.The idea must have looked real good on paper :-)
The lever on the bottom is the on/off lever on the tender..
Fun Video!
Thanks
good job !!!!!
Thank you for watching!
Hi Ron & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Ron & Friends Randy
Hello Randy, I'm glad you enjoyed this video
Hey Ron awesome job repairing trains. Im not a fan of e units on engines. I prefer using transformers to change direction. Merry Christmas. Have a great day
Thank you Lesa, Merry C-mas to you and yours as well
You are AWESOME 😊
Very kind of you!
You know your stuff!
Very kind of you :-)
Allways great Ron it's good to b a 33%r
Thanks Brent
ive noticed in the past couple o gauge videos, theres a old lionel hudson of some kind in the back. any plans for her?
It's a 2056. It is awaiting its turn at a complete restoration. Parts have been arriving in the last week or so.
@ looking foward to it!
Ron, what kind of solder do you use?
the roll is so old the label is gone. Just some real thin stuff made for electronics / electrical work. Rosin core I believe
Thank you for a great video. Olivia Newton John. And 33%ter here😊
Your welcome and thanks for all your support
I have an A.F. and never knew they sold a 3 - railer. I thought that was Lionel's idea.
Ives was around way before Lionel. A.F. was all 3 rail O gauge but 3/16" scale before WWII
I noticed a conrail SD80 in the background will there ever be a video on that?
Good eyes. SD-90 MAC. I'm ordering in parts for it. A few of them have been discontinued. Its a Rail Power body
Old school snap on and wiha
Back when they were awesome
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:-)
Song.....youtube (Leslie Howard - I'm In Heaven)....Thanks, I have always had the song in my head all my life, thanks for putting back so I could find it online...LOL thanks, laughing
Heck I never knew who sang it originally ;-)
Do you edit your videos using capcut? I recently started using capcut. Love your videos.
I use iMovie on Mac
Absolutely love your channel. A normal guy not afraid to dive in. Please don’t change to much or let success go to your head . Lol A devoted 33% er .
Thank you Robert! I hope I'm being consistent with my content. :-)
hey where do you get your spare brushes?
I got the Lionel ones from a place in upstate New York called "The Train Tender" 585-229-2050. He stocks a ton of stuff.
Right side eccentric is 90 degrees off its correct alignment
I figured I had it "Out". I looked at all the steamers up on my shelves for direction but there was not 2 of them that had the eccentric pointing the same way
@@classicmodeltrains eccentric cranks should lead the centre of the wheel by about 5 -10 degrees. While there is some variation depending upon the design of the steam inputs to the steam chest to drive the wheels, the 5-10 figure is good as a general rule
Olivia Newton John! From the grease movie 🍿🎥 with John Travolta.
Yup
The girl of my dreams Oliva Newton John. I really miss her. Rest easy girl.
@@n4pwx yup yup!
Classic Model Trains Classic Model of the Week is Olivia Newton John and the still is from the movie Grease
Yup!
Nice model. I've never seen one before but I don't collect Flyer. Great job on the repair. I oil the diecast shells of postwar steam engines if they are very dull and faded. The diecast is a very porous metal. The oil will be incorporated into the pours with time. It's also probably a good thing to do to rejuvenate the diecast. Especially on engines that have been stored in hot attics where all the oil has been cooked and leached out. I believe the diecast engines with the dull grainey finishes are the attics treasures. The Lionel E unit is one of the things that put Ives out of business during the pewar era. Both Lionel and Flyer were like sharks trying to acquire Ives just for the rights of Ives E unit design.
Ive heard about the war for the e-unit. Heck of a thing!
R.I.P. Olivia 😭
I found out just last night she passed.
@@classicmodeltrains I found out the day after she passed .... It actually made my wife cry
nice
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26:58 - I will not make inappropriate jokes 🤪🤪🤪
Was I going of script again? Dang it!
O.N.J. is the model. Of course I am late in watching but I knew immediately who she was.
Yup!
On those windows Ron measure 1 and if you know anyone with a cricut cutter machine you can cut out replacements I made replacements for my Lionel passenger cars two months ago
I just need the raw plastic? Material. Cutting them out would be easy. Even easier with one of them fancy machines you mentioned!!
@ Hobby Lobby is where to get that or a guy probably could go real cheap and cut a a strip out of a 2 liter bottle and heat press it flat.