Great job making the repairs. My 336 took a nose dive to the floor a while ago and bent the pilot. I got it almost back to its orig. shape, but not quite. Purchased replacement from Portlines to install the next time I have to disassemble it. I have installed the traction tires on all of my steam. I use the sme Crazy Glue as DavesAFTrains. It is rare that a tire comes off, usually due to my incorrect installation. Portlines sells grooved wheels for steam locos to install rubber tire bands, similar to the diesel grooved wheels.
@@MygrandpasTrain Oh, yes you have to use adhesive. Make sure you clean the steel rims well. Interestingly Gilbert put some Pull-Mor wheels on the front axle instead of the most common rear axle for reasons only known to them. I have them installed on my 285 & 301 (rear axle) which did not have Pull-Mor wheels from the factory. I will add them to my 312 when I get around to rewiring it to 5 wire.
Oh almost forgot...I won't put the locomotive on any rails (to keep the weight off of the tire especially a diecast boiler) for at least 24 Hours after installation and adhering the rubber tire.
Very nice repairs. The horn sounds great. I have the capacitors out of my 374 and have been looking for a replacement. Looks like what you purchased may be the answer.
My 374 speaker is broken. I can't find a speaker small enough to fit inside the GP7 shell. The reproduction replacement speakers I have that are designed for my 285 are too big (was able to use one in my 21910-1 PB unit). I bought a Dalle speaker from Portlines (prewired internally so I don't need the existing capacitors), but I have to modify it by cutting by 1/2-2/3 of the enclosure back, then sealing the back of the speaker.
I was running one of my Pacifics last night and several times it hit my covered bridge while running under it. I have never had that problem with any locomotive last night. I am wondering now, if the pilot truck might be causing the problem. You didn't mention if you were successful in solving that problem on this locomotive, and if so how.
Oh yes, I didn't fully fix it. but partially, there was an extra spacer in the pilot spring that I pulled out, and then I bent the bracket down a little bit. It's still crooked but it helped.
Did you happen to check if one of the rims is loose from the insulator on one of the drive wheels? It might be allowing the locomotive chassis to shift its angle just enough on the track at that location for the locomotive shell to hit your covered bridge especially if it is a curved section.
that capacitor did the trick! well done!
Nice job repairing this American flyer 326 Hudson! The horn sounds very nice on it as you know the air chime steam whistle.
Wow!, great job! And great job on the horn
Great job making the repairs. My 336 took a nose dive to the floor a while ago and bent the pilot. I got it almost back to its orig. shape, but not quite. Purchased replacement from Portlines to install the next time I have to disassemble it. I have installed the traction tires on all of my steam. I use the sme Crazy Glue as DavesAFTrains. It is rare that a tire comes off, usually due to my incorrect installation. Portlines sells grooved wheels for steam locos to install rubber tire bands, similar to the diesel grooved wheels.
That must be the problem I had, I just didn't bother gluing the tires on.
@@MygrandpasTrain Oh, yes you have to use adhesive. Make sure you clean the steel rims well. Interestingly Gilbert put some Pull-Mor wheels on the front axle instead of the most common rear axle for reasons only known to them. I have them installed on my 285 & 301 (rear axle) which did not have Pull-Mor wheels from the factory. I will add them to my 312 when I get around to rewiring it to 5 wire.
Oh almost forgot...I won't put the locomotive on any rails (to keep the weight off of the tire especially a diecast boiler) for at least 24 Hours after installation and adhering the rubber tire.
Very nice repairs. The horn sounds great. I have the capacitors out of my 374 and have been looking for a replacement. Looks like what you purchased may be the answer.
This horn is the field coil speaker, kind of self amplified. I'll put a link to the capacitors in the description later
My 374 speaker is broken. I can't find a speaker small enough to fit inside the GP7 shell. The reproduction replacement speakers I have that are designed for my 285 are too big (was able to use one in my 21910-1 PB unit). I bought a Dalle speaker from Portlines (prewired internally so I don't need the existing capacitors), but I have to modify it by cutting by 1/2-2/3 of the enclosure back, then sealing the back of the speaker.
I was running one of my Pacifics last night and several times it hit my covered bridge while running under it. I have never had that problem with any locomotive last night. I am wondering now, if the pilot truck might be causing the problem. You didn't mention if you were successful in solving that problem on this locomotive, and if so how.
Oh yes, I didn't fully fix it. but partially, there was an extra spacer in the pilot spring that I pulled out, and then I bent the bracket down a little bit. It's still crooked but it helped.
Did you happen to check if one of the rims is loose from the insulator on one of the drive wheels? It might be allowing the locomotive chassis to shift its angle just enough on the track at that location for the locomotive shell to hit your covered bridge especially if it is a curved section.
@@-MAILMAN I will check to see.
I have to ask does the black mate under the track make it quieter
Not this one. It’s too thin. The rubber road bed made by American Flyer might make it much quieter
Marx guy here, I just realized, this isn`t Lionel. I dern`t be thinking clearly lately.
only Lionel I have is in HO scale😀 also found some 2 rail O