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If it runs backwards, then the problem but be the forwarding part of the controller. Usually your local Model Shop will know a repairer, or they might undertake it themselves.
Hey Destry,
What makes you think its trying to run backwards...?? On a 4-stroke - this is odd!! .... I don't think a 4 stroke will run backwards!!.. (But, I have actually seen a two-cycle engine run backwards.... just retard the timing to zero).
1. Have you changed the spark plug?
2. Have you had the carb cleaned and set by a professional
3. Have you put in a new air filter.
4. Have you had the timing checked..(with a timing light)
If the engine actually runs backwards it will cause engine damage.. all the moving parts are designed, clearances are set, and fuel/air intake and cam timing are all designed for the engine to turn in one direction,,, when it does turn backwards, the valve train clearances are taken up and sometimes the valves will hit the pistons...(on a V-8 the cam chain controls all this..its "slack" only works correctly in one direction).. Please do 1 through 4 and repost with the results, Thank yoe
Dec 7, 2011 - Polar Express only runs in reverse ... At this time of the year all Polar Express trains are programmed to run North only. ... This would not be so bad on the Strasburg set because half the time, the prototype runs in reverse.
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... trains that i set up around Christmas. The first train, according to the box, is a k-line 0/027 gauge dual motor mp-15. For a long time it has only run backwards.
does this have a special battery that is wired to plug into the train-if it is,are the wires the same colors as in the battery you just replaced-they should be color coded- to switch the wires, cut them on the battery side of the plug switch them-you can get an automotive wire splicing kit at a parts store like autozone,that you can make the connections with -cheers Denny
funny, you can fix this real easily, you just need to flip flop the cables on the motor, currently the polarity is reversed, theres only two wires connected to the motor just switch them around
I rewired my train this weekend..it now works on my outdoor setup....I found that the circuit board inside the engine had a blown capacitor and the power transitor was fried. I by passed the engine board found that it only would run backwards....went into the tender and taped into the power from tack bypassing the rectifer... By the way the engine does not start up when one uses the remote...there is a 20 second delay before starting
Check to see if the train is lifting off the track on the curve and the roller is not making contact with the center rail. Run the engine alone slowly and try both forward and backward.
Hi there ... have you posted this question before? Not important ... I answered this question yesterday ...
ASSURE that the water arms are pointing in the proper direction. Normally, the arms should turn in a clock-wise direction to make the "tractor" go forward. If yours are going the other way, the tractor will travel backward. If yours ARE moving in a clock-wise direction and your tractor is going backward, reverse so the arms travel in a counter clock-wise direction. If it STILL goes backward, no matter which direction you are spinning, return the device to the store where you got it and ask for assistance.
I have this very device (though not this model number), though mine is LOTS older than yours is. I can make it go backward but it doesn't necessarily want to straddle the hose in reverse. All I do is reverse the direction the arms spin and vo-la ... it goes backward. BTW, I always store my tractor with the transmission in neutral to avoid damage by rough handling of others.
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