Do you service Lionel post war engines?

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Lots of action and great run and display pieces as well.

Great video, just got 7 of these and they are fine cars indeed!

I have a 915 shell, I'm having trouble finding a motor for it. Any suggestions?

Very nice! I know that this is an old video, but I've never seen it. I don't see many AMT cars on video, other than on my channel. I have 45 of them, Santa Fe, NYC, PRR and Southern. They are often featured in my videos The cars that you have are extruded. Jack Ferris and his chief designer, developed an inexpensive way to extrude aluminum. I believe that they stopped the sand-casting after 1948 and started with the extruded cars, in 1949. Each set has 9 cars. A baggage, RPO, combo baggage-passenger car, a coach, diner, two named sleepers, a Vista Dome and an observation. You could order the sleepers with either the railroad name or Pullman and there was a choice of 'ribbed' or smooth tops. I've run ten with my post-war F3's, but usually six. Either way, you have some nice cars.

Quedó como recién comprado. Un lujo!!! Felicitaciones. Ojalá que con mi proyecto, que mencioné en los comentarios del video anterior, pueda tener tanta suerte como usted, con ésta restauración. Saludos!!!

Es un arte eso, maestro! Tengo dos bloques de B&S para reparar. Tienen el cilindro ratado, también. Y aunque me dijeron que esos tipos de motores no se pueden rectificar, mi terquedad me hace seguir buscando soluciones, y justo vengo a encontrarme con éste video. Lo malo e inconveniente para mí, es que no soy tornero, y no conoxco a alguien que pueda hacerme ese trabajo, como para garantizarme un buen resaultado, al igual que usted. Pero... como me dice el vendedor de reouestos al que voy, cada que hago una reparción de máquinas de jardín: si hiciste 100, hacé 150. Así que, a seguir buscando soluciones. Mientras tanto, a ver el otro video, del montaje. Saludos!!!

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

You are very talanted to be able to make those parts.

Beautiful lionel train hope you still enjoying it .

November 5th, 2024. Presidential Election Day. I just bought this same exact model for $80. Guy could not get it to run and wanted it gone. Had it running in less than 10 minutes.

3:07 Voltage regulator for headlamp probably can not handle power of smoke unit. No surprise on a budget friendly engine. The regulator has a good heat sink which is needed with constant draw of a headlight. I rigged a reed switch to get puffs on a MTH Protosounds GS4 which had too much smoke. It controlled smoke motor not the heating element. Sold that engine when converting to all command. You did a nice job!

Love this, great AF trains and layout..

The parts I ordered to rebuild an eunit specifically for the 2026 were ok except for the roller, which end pins are too large for the holes in the eunit, and comparing to the old one confirms this. The same thing happens when I buy car or tractor parts; it's a universal crap shoot when getting parts.

This brings back great memories from when I was a kid. My father bought one of these Gurney Eagles for me and we had a fantastic time running it in a parking lot. It ran and sounded just like this and all the neighborhood kids would stop to watch. Unfortunately, some lady drove through the parking lot and ran over it while it was running and destroyed it.

I remember watching my Dad boring out the air cooled blocks and he would get 4/5 ready and then start It was fun learning how to do it 😊😊😊

Do you have the 3189 large decal tender?

I need this clock

Can you make me one if I asked you to

Still running?

Thanks for showing this. I just bought one of these just like your's here. Black and no road name and three rail, the unique reversing unit and good worm gear system. However it was advertised as being made by Taylor. The center rail pick up is made by Taylor. Mine was dead when I got it, and I got some life out of it, reversing unit noise and light after cleaning the green off of the center rail pick ups. Today I got it going after taking it apart and oiled the gears and the motor shafts and adjusting the side truck plates. Had to drill out the one side some due to a wabbly axle. Runs fine now but the reversing unit needs help and the switch to turn off the reversing unit does not move. I don't have any of the post-war Lionel NW-2, only the MPC era Lionel ones and they are plastic top shell with a steel base. I did not know Lionel made theirs with a case iron shell. I thought only their base was case Iron.

Thank you very helpful

Most of those machines R a 1' inch shaft size and the 301cc or is it the 313cc Predators have that one inch crank. In most cases there is ample length to the shaft as well VS other motors. That is because they are designed for go carts and Chinese cars with them CV Clutch set ups. The also work awesome on older tractors that have the horizontal motors on em. Done a few older tractors with them Predator motors. Ya really gotta monkey with the governor and the throttle set ups can end up a Rubics Cube. The more ya play with it the harder it gets. Harbor freight does make a GO CART throttle kit and carb for em and you get a little extra power too. But getting one of them assholes on the phone that know what it is is another hard thing to do...

Them gosh dang Chicom mufflers muck up just about anything U wanna fit that engine on. I did have it fit right onto an older Bolens chipper and I mean it was one from the late 70's according to is serial date. It fit right on. These later YARDMAN & MTD Machines are bad. Everything wrong but the crank size on the 301cc or is it 313cc motors I work with that is about what it comes down to on any of the later machines they all had them Tecumseh motors... The predator is a bad fit for any of the chippers. I don't know about snow blowers I have not tried that yet but as newer machines become unaffordable well folks will be stopping by asking questions...

This is so funny they are literally like car horns!

How much do you think your set is worth now a days ?

YOU ...Master of the Universe. Thanks

Really impressive. Thx for taking us through all the details and steps!

Beautiful clock - I'm buying one tomorrow for $450

Hi, i know this is an ancient video, but was wondering how you honed this? In the Bridgeport manually throwing the quill lever for cross hatch? Or just a hand drill. Or maybe you have a honing machine. Enjoyed the video. I bored out a 50cc kart motor once, but had a lot of chatter. After watching your video, im guessing i was turning it too fast. You were probably turning less than 200 rpm. I think i was going 500 or more.. thanks again

My first Christmas gift. Still running it Christmas 2023...with some missing items (car loader cars!)

Are you still active in the hobby? It’s been quite a while since you’ve posted.

I’d love to know more about these and see more people talking about them. I have this same set with the original cars that was given to me by a friend that found it at a yard sale. Well, it was already in pretty bad condition and missing the cylindrical pieces that go between the cars. I had never heard of this brand and just thought it was worthless junk, so it sat outside in a bucket and was pretty much forgotten about until I remembered it, looked into it and realized how rare these are. Now I’m attempting to restore it to the best of my ability.

I just put an MTH fan driven unit in one of my Lionel 736 Berks. Kicks ass. It's smoke up the whole room.

Where did you get the +.020 rings/ piston from me my dad doing one

I live about 30 miles east of where Ives trains were made. Does anyone know if their factory is still standing, or where in Bridgeport it was?

I am not used to seeing a boring head running anti clockwise.

Ives made some truly beautiful trains. Thanks for sharing.

That’s so awesome, I hope I can get my chipper to this point, the techumesh motor has failed me really bad. I hope the shaft connector works the same for me.

I hear those Jerry tones in the background 😁⚡

There is so much camera motion that the video is unwatchable.

do you do work like this if i would send you a block and piston.

Hi is that an aluminum block or cast iron lined.

I have a postwar New York Central F3 train from 1953. The horn keeps getting stuck and the pitch is always getting low and high. Is there a way to solve this issue to get it back to its original state? Idk what to do.

How did you get oil to the cylinders?

Outstanding layout sir.

I have the same Alco Texas Special set but from 1966. Runs perfect. Bought on e-bay complete for $76.00. I didn't think that was too much to pay in 2017. The Alco unit's didn't have a scratch on them and zero rust. 1965 was the year I was born.

SOOO NICE. The only Texas Special I have is an original 1966 Lionel A A alco set in the box. I just bought a 1957 LV 627 red switcher to go with it which matches the Red with White color theme.

I have a 2346 engine. It was my first "good" engine. Thanks for sharing.