Comments on: Diesel Heritage 0-6-6-0 Locomotive Won’t Work

By: Robert Morey

Robert Morey — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:52:51 +0000

By using a fine pointed toothpick clean out the gunge (This can cause short circuits within the motor) from the gaps in the commutator segments.

By: Joe Lovell

Joe Lovell — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:47:38 +0000

I had a problem like that and found that the motor had shorted out. It run very slow but no pull.

By: Brent Buckley

Brent Buckley — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:13:38 +0000

Goto ppw-aline.com on there website look for 12040 Electrical Hook-up Kit. This replaces the long stripe of metal across top of motor and to the pick ups above the bogies.

You don’t have to buy the kit. You can do it yourself with the right bits.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:10:15 +0000

Make sure all wheels and pick ups are clean.

By: Brent Buckley

Brent Buckley — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:07:04 +0000

Take a look at hoseeker.net/athearn.htm Search Diesel engine diagrams and find the diagram close to your chassis.

Good Luck and sorry couldn’t help any further.