Bill, You need to check a back issue of the S Gaugian where Don H.
published a letter from Jack Troxell to Tom Coughlin. Tom owned one
that also ran poorly. Jack reworked three of those beasts into working
engines. It's not for the faint! The two things you mention were among
the thirty or so items that need attention.
I owned one of the ones he reworked but it was simply too big for my
layout, so we parted company. I now own a Challenger which is a
slightly better match in size. If I could cure some shorting, it's also
a better runner.
Considering that those engines sold for about 1K they probably were
great investments for display models. For another 1K they can be great
running engines.
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
>
> All,
>
> I am hoping to connect with someone that has a Sunset Big Boy with the
> drive
> as built and is happy with the way it runs. In my very brief attempt last
> night to run it on DC I found the U joints to be amazingly noisy. More
> work
> can and will need to be done. It is not my loco. The test run was brief
> because the tender wheels did not want to stay in the centipede truck. The
> drawbar is significantly higher then any other tenders I had handy. What a
> piece of work...
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
>
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