Proto 2000 Y3 question

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Bob,

I am glad I could help!! This is exactly what this list is supposed to is to 
help each other with information. It only makes our list and hobby better.

For those who would like to see what the N&W Chicagoland Divison looks like 
and operate check out my new yahoo groups under Choprail (short for 
Chicagoland Operating Group)


Mike Ritschdorff


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>To: "N and W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

>Subject: Re: Proto 2000 Y3 question

>Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 08:46:25 -0400

>

>Thanks Mike that was the fix! And you are right, these are some great

>running locomotives. I have three of them that I got at good prices 

>(perhaps

>half the list retail price on each). I can't let go of my Rivarossi fleet,

>although they are not all stock anymore. I have three Y6b's - 2174 (motor

>center-mounted), and 2173 and 2197 with the cab-mounted motors, as well as 

>a

>Y6b bashed backwards to a Y6 and another bashed backwards to a Y4 that I am

>looking for one of the R1 tenders for. The Y3's are much better runners, 

>but

>I guess since i had so little money in those Rivarossi units I still love

>running them. Plus it makes the layout look a bit more... realistic.. to

>have a wide variety of locomotives like that. My layout is set in 1954 and

>thanks to Ed King I have determined that every locomotive I have 

>represented

>was actually on the roster in the fall of 1954.

>

>Anyway that fixed the problem and I appreciate the help!

>

>Bob Welsh

>

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>Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 6:01 PM

>Subject: RE: Proto 2000 Y3 question

>

>

> > Bob,

> >

> > Pop the boiler shell and see if the clip on top of the gear tower is

>popped

> > up, use a screwdriver or something that you can push on the top of the

>clip

> > and snap it back. I had a couple do the same thing. I hope this is the

>quick

> > fix for you as these locos are great runners.

> >

> > Mike ritschdorff

> >

> >

> > >From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

> > >Reply-To: N and W Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> > >To: "N and W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> > >Subject: Proto 2000 Y3 question

> > >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:49:35 -0400

> > >

> > >I have three of these. Two of them run flawlessly. The third one I 

>popped

>a

> > >DCC decoder into yesterday and after programming... the front set of

> > >drivers

> > >operates, the rear set do not. They are not jammed, because there is 

>some

> > >play in them. They act almost as if the motor is not connected to them. 

>I

> > >COULD contact LIfelike I imagine to get it replaced, but if its 

>something

> > >as

> > >simple as popping the shell off and finding a u-joint that is not

>connected

> > >to the drivetrain of the rear set of drivers I would rather just fix 

>it.

> > >Advice? Anyone experienced a similar problem?

> > >

> > >Thanks

> > >

> > >Bob Welsh

> > >

> > >

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