MORE Troublesome Trainmasters...Volume 3: Johnny 5

[@robby062]

I actually recognize that loco from a vendor I know, which I thought was funny. I recently had two Blue Box locos that were DOA on purchase and both merely had the flywheels pushed in too far. Interesting to see gears installed incorrectly, as that’s pretty rare. Looks like a previous partial repair gone wrong. Nice job on the slow speed action you gout out of that beauty.

[@masticshortline]

Hi Robby, Curious how you knew the vendor. I hope you were able to resurrect those two dead locos. Thanks for the compliment, much appreciated, and thank you for stopping by my channel!

[@robby062]

@@masticshortline I recognize his price tags. I have bought a few used locos from him as well, if it’s who I think it is.

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

From the looks of that model I'd say it's a post 1973 model that was the year Athearn started using fly wheels two years later the gear towers would be redesigned with removable plastic side frames.

[@michaelcudby787]

When you remove one motor brush clip, the motor wont spin very well because there is just the one clip holding the motor together, therefore the motor is slightly not sitting together properly. If you were to squeeze together where the other clip goes,the motor will spin properly. As soon as you pop the other clip on, the motor will spin correctly.

[@masticshortline]

Thank you for your input, but I do know that. There clearly was an issue with the motor and the axles that caused the overload bulb to blink both at home and the show. Thank you for watching all the same.