Hi all,

I have an outside-frame 4-4-0 that has developed a hesitation as it runs.  It acts like something is binding or sticking....about in sync with the revolution of the drivers.  My suspicion was that the valve gear was binding somewhere, but I don't see anything amiss.  I haven't taken it apart to examine the gears...I was hoping to avoid that.  It has a TSU-1000 decoder in the tender.  Any suggestions what I should be looking for?

Thanks,

Paul

I wanted to swap the headlight on my 2-6-6-2.  I pulled the existing headlight out and put the LED leads through the two holes in the top of the boiler, but it doesn't work.  I suspect the connector (like in the tender) is loose.  The smokebox cover seems to be glued on, so I can't get to it that way.  Any suggestions on how to get inside the boiler to reattach the wires?

Thanks

Paul