Remotoring a Rivarossi Y6

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In my article on detailing the Y6b, I also showed how to repower them.  
You can replace the motor with one of the same size using silicone to 
mount it.  It is not that hard to do, finding a motor that size is going 
to be the problem.

Kurt S. Kramke MMR

nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> I want to revamp one of my poor runners, a Y6b with the cab-mounted 

> can motor. Its very balky, I got the unit from someone and it was 

> obviously not well-cared for. Even with alligator clips on the motor 

> contacts, it runs in fits and starts and not steady at all on the 

> bench. I was wondering how huge an undertaking it would be to replace 

> that motor with something else. I have another motor that runs better 

> from a junked Riva loco but the holes in the motor case don't match 

> where they need to be to swap out motors.

> Any recommendations?

>  

> Bob Welsh

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