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Hi from a Belgian colleague trein driver (just retired), I'm also a keen British oo gauge trein collector era 1 to 3. Quite a collection you have in stock there. One that's very high on my wanted list is the 1930's red EFE London transport stock. Also got a very rare A class 4-4-0 nr 23 as it sits in the London transport museum, as a kit from Keyser. But it still needs to be assembled. Also some other underground stuff, two versions of the Heljan Bo-Bo's, and the Bachmann London transport pannier tank. Anyway, saw a few of your video, all nice to watch, thanks for making these interesting video's…
there is one problem that shoudn't be , if it struggles around bends and seems to have no torque it will more than likely be only driving on one axle. to fix it remove the bodyshell and look at either end of the drives above the boogie and you'll find a clip is loose. Just re affix with a small screwdriver and away you go ( they are being del. with a half fitting clip! )
Thanks Eric, just found your brilliant channel (it’s a bit underground 😊) I’ve just started laying my first tracks since I left home in 1987, a long, long wait and now I’m in Thailand so still tricky. Thanks for all the tips and inspiration. I’ll maybe share mine when there’s something to see! Subbed. 👍
@@UndergroundEric White clag, sputter, firing up after eons, cheering bystanders when it finally ran... All historic diesels taken care of by british 'enthusiasts' behave like this. And to let you know something, when I'm guessing my term is 'I guess'. Concerning these engines I never make 'some random point'.
@@UndergroundEric Nonsense. Your rebuilt may be crap which is even more likely - did you e. g. check the heads for cracks...? - but sufficiently warmed up and correctly lined up MDs don't wake up like this. You probably don't know these things as all your Maybachs limp that way and you consider it being normal, but ours in Germany didn't except they had suffered damage, were worn out or treated unprofessionally like brits do on a regular basis. What were coolant and lubricant temps when this vid was taken? 40 degress on both sides would be the absolute minimum, 60 a better choice for an initial start-up, and pre-heating shouldn't be aborted right when guages display the expected numbers. What were fuel, coolant and lubricant pressure figures? Anything less than roughly 40 psi for fuel and 30 psi for the rest should lead to an abortion of actual start-up attempts. How long did you prime the engine in advance? On a major or complete rebuilt it should take at least five minutes before you even crank it for the first time with fuel pumps switched off. What sort of oil do you run on these engines? Maybach recommended sae 40 single grade back in the day and despite certain upgrades having been introduced over the years it still should be the first choice. These are only a few basics and we didn't even talk about the quite challenging L'Orange-devices or potential electric issues so far but doing so on a healthy motor it has to erupt to live without delay.
That CR 165 is hella cool, i have 3 NSE 166's. Im drawn to there odd shape as similar age goes.i just got my NSE 321 motorised and i found it a utter pain ...
