The loco I acquired last month has now gone into the loco works...
It had on inspection few problems that needed correction
- funnel not vertical
- couplings, height mismatches.
- pickup problems when running (stops, hand jiggle and then starts)
- tender wheel set
- repairs needed to tender top.
- footplate not horizontal
Dis-assembled ....
funnel removed, and found some better screws and bolts for re-assembly
put some padding pieces in to get the footplate horizontal and re-attcahed the funnel
I gave the inside of the cab a brush off to remove the dust
New wheels for the tender and a new coupling for the rear of the tender
a new coupling for the front of the loco...
The coupling between the tender and the loco was mis-matched
and so I levelled up the height and used a the coupling scheme of 'wire pin- link - wire pin '
which works OK, will probably change it for a more practical less fiddly scheme later on.
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