Rebuilding a Lionel 1666 (Post War) Steam Engine

[@JamieMakin]

Nicely done! She looks and runs great! It makes me happy to see these old engines brought back to life. 🚂😀👍

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! 😬 I need to find more to fix.

[@johnree6957]

I just repaired a 1946 #1666. Had to rebuild the E unit and find a trailing truck on eBay for it. Runs great but not a good puller. Definitely dropped. Bent cab corner but all and all pretty nice engine and satisfaction in getting it running again.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks for watching! Oh man! Yeah those are pretty lite , but are excellent engines.

[@engineerpat5290]

Very will done sir! Glad to see this unit running again!

[@NixCrossing]

Thank you so much 🚂💨😄

[@timothydemarco3525]

You have a old train those are amazing

[@philliprowe2656]

I have one and it is so heavily constructed yet even with no power applied it will easy move just by turning the drive wheels with your hand .

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks for watching! These are geared like tanks. They are amazing runners

[@philliprowe2656]

@@NixCrossing plus I have it running a seven unit train and it pulls it with no problem.

[@kensbackshop6399]

All ready for another 70 years

[@NixCrossing]

I hope so , as long as I don’t drop it lol. 🚂💨

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

I have two post war 1666’s. Only one tender has a whistle and only one engine has a swinging bell. Both need work.

[@NixCrossing]

Hopefully you can get them working. They are great workhorse engines. Thanks for the comment, welcome to the channel 🚂💨

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

@@NixCrossing After mine are repaired I was planning on painting them in a red white and blue pattern. I’m not sure what type of paint to use. Model car paint typically ends up being sticky. One 1666 was given to me about 10 years ago included with a collection of H.O. trains. Another one I got in a trade with my cousin.

[@paulbervid1610]

Great work, awesome video

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much 😁🚂💨

[@josephkearney9319]

Nice salvage job. It will last another 100 years if properly taken care of.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! Still runs great!

[@markrynes8362]

Really nice

[@NixCrossing]

Thank you!

[@PedrotheOscalecollector]

I was thinking about getting a lionel postwar steam engine because I always wanted one because it's all diecast metal

[@NixCrossing]

They are fantastic runners and smokers. They will live forever

[@crabbinmoose8583]

Never spray electric contact lubricant directly on the 3 pole commutator. (flat surface of the brass contact portion of the armature where the brushes make contact) It will gum up your brushes and bridge the 3 thin gaps between the surface of the brass commutator plate with a nasty carbon paste and cause a bunch of excess arcing on the face that produces needless heat on the armature windings. Instead, polish the armature up with fine 1500 grit sand paper. (only once) Then assemble the brush plate back over it with the brushes. Next oil the bearing points of the armature shaft itself with (one drop) of light machine oil or transmission fluid on both sides of the armature if possible. (Gear side and brush plate side). Needle applicators are very good for this small application. Enjoy!

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks for the tips! I’ve been on the lookout for one of those oil kits that have the needles with - heavy - Lite - medium Oils.

[@crabbinmoose8583]

@@NixCrossing You can make your own pretty cheap. Just go to Hobby Lobby and get a needle applicator, then buy some transmission fluid and you're in business.

[@daxpack3251]

Nice bro love the vid! I have a post war Marx 1666 I would really like to get a Lionel instead i feel like it will run better.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! Those are great runners. If you can , try to find the older variation. They seem like they were built better with more detail. I think the bell that can swivel are the older ones 🚂💨

[@dbtech7914]

I don't think it would hurt the value to paint the cow catcher. They're a removable part and are often a different color or shade of black anyhow.

[@NixCrossing]

That’s true, this poor engine has been through a lot lol

[@s.sestric9929]

Maybe a little filler on that heavily pitted cylinder too.

[@NixCrossing]

@@s.sestric9929 that’s not a bad idea to be honest

[@robertnielsen2461]

DB TECH.right you are,the steam chest is blued and not painted

[@crabbinmoose8583]

Don't paint it. Just re-blue the steel with some cold bluing compound. You can find it at most gun shops and specialty hardware stores. It blackens the old metal up like a shot gun barrel. Clean the metal with warm soapy water first to get off all the oils. Dry it off good and then apply cold bluing liberally and uniformly with a craft brush and let it sit for a few minutes. Then wash the part again in cold water to set the "blue" (metal blackening) permanently. That should be enough to get it to match the boiler a lot better.

[@wykedinsanity]

hey yall

[@henryheathers7286]

Nick you should turn that engine into a Halloween engine make a custom Halloween train set the number on the locomotive should be 66

[@NixCrossing]

If it wasn’t a classic Lionel, I would make it a 666 😂.