What kind of noise are you getting? I think the ol' Railway Doctors may come up with a cure, but we'll need a little more info. ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!" The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
There was an article in 1992? issue of N Scale Magazine on how to make them run smoother. I was just wondering if anybody knows what the article says.
Swap the chassis for an Atlas GP40-2 Just kidding (since I have never actually done it).. it seems like there was an article about this problem; I will try and research it. Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
I have one of these and don't have a problem. If you feel comfortable, take it apart and have a look around. It may just need a little lubrication. Otherwise there could be burrs on the gears. In that case, check out the thread on repowering Bachmann C40-8s and read about the "Brent Treatment." That will do it if it's burrs. ------------------ Corey Lynch Pres - Rensselaer Model RR Society NEB&W RR http://www.rpi.edu/~lynchc/Railfanning/railfanning.htm - My Site http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/ - NEB&W
Cory, you get a gold star! But I want to start getting some residules! Yes, if it's spurs this will definately get rid of the noise. BUT! I doubt that's the problem, Kato wouldn't let one of those get by. I think you may have picked up some grunge in the gear box. It's happened with my Atlas/Kato GP30. I started to get a wierd "knock" in it and I finally took the gear box apart. I found a HUGE hunk of ballast and had it removed. That was that. I'd still like to know what the noise is before I pass a final judgement. Does it grind, knock or buzz? ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!" The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF [This message has been edited by Maxwell Plant (edited 05 November 2000).]
Scott, yes you are correct, there was an article in an early Nscale Magazine detailing how to tune a GP50 / 38. This Kato suffers terribly from misalignment and this causes a strange noise. I have a few Kato GPs and have had two with this problem, both slightly older and a bit rough (purchased 2nd Hand). By following the steps in the N Scale Mag article I solved the problem. If you cannot find the article, contact me and I will FAX it to you. Michael ------------------ MRL...Almost as GREAT as the NORTHERN Goat
Scott, the Magazine index - http://www.index.mrmag.com/ - shows the July/Aug and Nov/Dec 1990 issues had a repair manual article each and the Sept/Oct 1990 had a tune-up article on the Kato GP's. All by Ron Beardon. Gary. Mick, how did the move go? G. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
