Hello Listers,
I am Gus Gonzalez, and new to the list. Last year I purchased the Bachmann Big Hauler Christmas Set from Sam's Club. This is the set that included the Trolley. I put it around the Christmas Tree and it ran fine during the whole month of December. This year I set it up again and it is running fine just like last year, but the headlight sometimes flickers, and goes out completely. Tonight (11-26-07) I turned the train on and the light came on, made one lap around the Christmas tree flickered and went out again. I ran it for about an hour and the light never came back on again. The light on the tender works fine when I put the train in reverse and it flickers when the train is moving in the forward directions. This has to be a bad connection or bad contact where ever the light gets it power from. Is this something that I should try to fix myself or send the engine in to Bachmann. How hard is it to remove the body from the engine and wheels so that I can see how the light is hooked up. Let me know what you all think.
Thanks for your help.
Gus Gonzalez
Baton Rouge, LA
Could be a bad solder joint or broken wire about anywhere in the line.
Could be a bad LED.
You're going to have to remove the smokebox front, headlight housing, and check the wires.