Lionel Prewar 226E: Disassembly, Repair, and Assembly of the Prewar Classic: Lionel Maintenance

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Lionel Prewar 226E
Disassembly, Repair, and Assembly
When I received the engine, there was an internal short and the engine wouldn’t run. I took it apart to troubleshoot, clean, and repair the engine. Now it’s running like new!
Want to know how to take the 226E apart for service? This is your video!
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I have no affiliation with Lionel, or anything else for that matter, and my repair methods are my own based on what has worked for me.
I am not a professional but a passionate hobbyist. Your results may vary. I am not responsible for any damage resulting from any repair method. I am here mostly to provide inspiration and insight.
You can do it, grab your tools and get to work!
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Комментарии : 105

@larrygreineder7114 2 года назад

Like you, I also like the older stuff. Reliable, no electronics to fool around with. I appreciate your videos. Keep em coming.....

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks Larry!

@TomzTrainzandAccessories 2 года назад

That was very well done. No cut corners, nothing. Very detailed with your work. You spoke consistently clear and concise. Nicely done Dave.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you very much 👍

@thomasking2021 2 года назад

Very helpful. A video like this one is entertaining and very useful. Great job. Now find a 2226wx.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! Finding the 2226 isn’t the problem, it’s affording one!!

@trainman5603 Год назад

Great looking 226E!

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

Thanks!

@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg 2 года назад

Very cool, nice job on the restoration really like the red light bulb ! 👍

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! Yeah the firebox glow is super cool

@loubro2372 2 года назад

Excellent Dave!!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you 👍

@izzynutz2000 Год назад

That's a good looking piece Dave job well done 👏

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

Thanks! It runs so smooth!

@royroberts5333 2 года назад

Congrats on the acquisition. Yes the firebox glow is great.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@jamesdenny4734 2 месяца назад

A red Firefox light in a pre-war loco! I think I'm gonna have to pick me up one! 😊 👍🏻

@dagryffynhobby 2 месяца назад

It’s a very cool engine

@davidstevens9002 2 года назад

Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you 👍

@MESA-East-Model-RR 2 года назад

Excellent tutorial!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@mr.shadestrains6033 2 года назад

Awesome 🚂😎👍

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks!!

@htssoutboardsboatstrains9784 2 года назад

Very nice..

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@Geo3Rail 2 года назад

Great demo!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you 👍

@jackheinyjr.2356 Год назад

Ok. Good video

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

Thanks!

@Coreyt1976 2 года назад

Great video Dave. I knew you’d get it working.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks Corey 👍

@joeystrains.9316 2 года назад

I love the drivers on that engine. I had no idea that it has a red glow bulb for the firebox. Too cool.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад

A number of Lionel's pre-war tinplate engines, the high-end ones, had firebox glow features as well.

@cmcgloughlin 2 года назад

I have a new appreciation for this engine! I’m in the process of doing a video like this for 2035.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

It’s a good one!

@joegennari395 2 года назад

Good Job.....enjoyed the video!!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@JDWorkshop-wn9tt 2 года назад

Great episode! Thanks for detailing all the steps in case we as viewers want to fix our own! I’ve had good success with postwar. It looks like much of this especially running gear resembles the 1666. I had to replace all of it off EBay on a 1 owner 1666 that lost the rods etc. I always learn something new on here!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you! Many engines, both pre and postwar, even MPC era, are very similar. There are usually variations but they are mostly the same which makes fixing them much easier. The 1666 is a great engine too. It was made both pre and postwar, so it’s a similar age as the 226e. Very solid engines.

@jimmelchin1531 2 года назад

Great insight on repairs.....better to observe than read instructions. Well done !

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you very much 👍

@FLRailroaddog 2 года назад

Awesome Dave, really detailed tutorial.. This one is a saver for future reference! Thanks and great job bro 😊👍

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks 👍 it sometimes feels like I’m doing the same thing over and over with videos like this one, but if it helps someone with their trains, then I’m a happy guy.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад

@@dagryffynhobby You've done anyone who has or will get a 226E a great favor, all Lionels don't come apart the same way. You very well could have saved someone from a disaster. Don't worry about doing the same thing over and over again, just keep doing what you're doing.

@corntater5848 2 года назад

Looks like I'm on the hunt for one my self now very cool how the fire box glow was thought of then AWASOME video thanks

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

It is a classic and such a quality piece and a big part of the postwar and MPC engines that followed.

@alfonsolanzagorta5138 2 года назад

Great video as always. This is like a "Mechanical guide into Lionel Postwar engines". A must see one.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thank you! The work on this engine would definitely be similar to any other with this style motor. One of the things I love about the old trains.

@CornyVR. Месяц назад

Great video!! I remember seeing a 226e on a table for sale during the Dulles Train Show last year, I unfortunately didn’t secure it. The 226e is an engine I’ve longed to own, but someday I’ll get one. A good alternative for the 226e is also the 225e. It’s a great engine that also uses the same tender(2235w or 2224w) as the 226e(2226w) just with a 4 wheeled chassis. In short, the 225e is essentially the 226e’s little brother.

@dagryffynhobby Месяц назад

Thanks. The 225 is a fabulous engine too. I’ve had a few, I currently have two in parts that I need to kit back together. The 226 is just such a classic, so many engines came from that boiler casting

@trainman5603 Год назад

As I watch you rather.expertly, disassemble and reassemble these fine pieces of the toy makers art (they were after all toys), I wonder how many 224's, 225's, and 226's rolled out of Lionel, and how many still exist! Those of us privileged to have them, I think have a special responsibility to preserve them!

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

It would keep me up at night to think of all the old trains that were thrown away or abandoned. We definitely need to keep the ones we have for posterity.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад

Outstanding Dave! If I ever get my hands on a 226E, or even a plain 226 I'll know just what to do. And I had NO idea there was a weight in the boiler shell! No wonder that 226E I handled a few years ago was so heavy! It should be a great puller! Thanks again!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! It’s a great engine and the basis for many to come after it. It is definitely a heavy engine and pulls and runs very well. I kept adding cars last night until I got wheel slip, somewhere around 32 cars. Not bad at all!

@wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад

@@dagryffynhobby Thirty-two cars? That's great! A lot of current production engines can't match that, and with traction tires too!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 I was impressed

@wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад

@@dagryffynhobby You know, you should do a short video of the 226E pulling that long consist, or work it in with another one. That'll be something for everyone to see!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

@@wayneantoniazzi2706 well if you can wait until tomorrow at 2, you just might be able to see that 😃

@stever.5092 2 года назад

Dave, thats awesome you got it up & running! That locomotive is high on my “to get” list. Great video.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks. It is a must have. Such a great engine

@tomrogers5516 2 года назад

Nice work, Dave! You work like a heart surgeon repairing a valve! A sharp mind, steady hand and knowhow pays off!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! Wish I had steady hands! It takes a lot of editing to cut out the shakes and dropped parts! Lol.

@georgewhitacre8276 2 года назад

What an engine!! Lionel at it's finest! Great video Dave, I couldn't wait see under the hood. I will be seeking out and purchasing one.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks. It really is a fantastic and well built classic.

@ronalddevine9587 2 года назад

Great video, Dave. You are so lucky to have the 226E. Other than the scale Hudson, it was Lionel's best prewar steamer. It was also the basis for the postwar Berkshire. Thanks again for sharing. I also appreciated the way you ran your soldering iron over the shrink tubing.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! I’m thrilled I was able to find a 226e for a low price, otherwise it would have been out of reach. It’s a really nice running engine, I can’t wait to see how many cars it will pull. Not sure where I got the idea for the soldering iron to shrink the tube, probably necessity!

@ronalddevine9587 2 года назад

@@dagryffynhobby Any chance of telling how much you paid?

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

@@ronalddevine9587 just under $300 with shipping

@ronalddevine9587 2 года назад

@@dagryffynhobby Wow, you got the bargain of the century. In case you aren't aware, Lionel made a coupler adapter enabling you to use postwar knuckle couplers.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

@@ronalddevine9587 it’s a good deal but the wrong tender. The tender for the 226e goes for big money. I’ll probably either make an adapter car, or switch it back over to postwar trucks.

@johnsaxon7029 2 года назад

Nice vid Dave, Beautiful engine, looking forward seeing it in your future videos. If your going to the Allentown show, you will need more than 20 dollars, LOL 🙂. Been there many times myself.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! Actually going to Allentown on Saturday, unfortunately with only pocket change, but it is a great show and I am sure a good time will be had.

@bobesposito7235 Год назад

My 226E pulls a tin plate train with the non knuckle couplers. The caboose has an elector-magnet couplers.

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

Very nice!

@jackheinyjr.2356 Год назад

Keep your cell nearby. Photos help remember.

@dagryffynhobby Год назад

Always!

@billharrold6038 2 года назад

Dave I've been waiting for this video! That is my favorite locomotive that I own. Its in a class by itself. Yours looks really nice. Looks like you fixed the issues with it. E units runs great. Great idea to use shrink tube to stop the exposed wire from shorting. Wow it really looks great on your layout. The firebox glow looks so cool, especially when you run it in the dark. Im so glad you got one. Well worth the money. Now its time for your 225e and the 226e to run side by side on the mainlines!

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! I hope to get the 225e back together soon! The 226e is running really well even with the amount of cars I put behind it last night, it ran smooth and strong. I could go for a couple more 226s!

@williamkaczmarek3996 2 года назад

That is so cool! I had no idea that Lionel had engines with the firebox glow feature from that long ago. Great video Dave.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Thanks! I don’t know which other engines of the style had a firebox glow, I don’t think there are any other than some of the older tinplate engines.

@ericoxner8333 Год назад

Have ever thought of getting a LED for the headlight?And what about a smoke unit?Good video as always.

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 2 года назад

👍👍👍

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

👍👍👍

@markperlman8384 2 года назад

If the E-unit keeps going into neutral my experience has shown that the E-unit is not at falt. The problem is with the collector continuity. The solution is to replace the collector to eliminate any possible break in continuity. Alternately the E-unit can be connected to the tender whistle relay using the tender collectors as an additional source of power.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

The e unit is in fact fine. Cleaning the rollers fixed the issue. I’ve been running it without issue. I did set up a different engine to use the tenders pickup rollers also and it worked really well and even ran better. I’ve been tempted to do it to all my engines.

@alfonsolanzagorta5138 2 года назад

Also a guide on prewar. That's the case on this one

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

👍👍

@DelHudson1 2 года назад

I have to admit that the 2224W looks a lot better than the tender it came with when you purchased it. Thanks for the shrink tube tips instead of completely rewiring it. That will be helpful in my projects. Wish there was more run time in the video, but I have a feeling that we'll be seeing more of this engine in the future. I see more prewar rolling stock purchases in your future. Hope we aren't fighting over them at the Allentown show this weekend. lol. Great video as always.

@dagryffynhobby 2 года назад

Oh, there will be more runtime! The tender is from my 225e. Since the one that came with this one needs help, I may re-letter it. I promise not to fight you over any cars, I’ll probably only have $20 in my pocket anyway! Lol.