I bought a ski gondola made by Lemax. The motor does not seem to be strong enough to run the ski lift. I have been wanting this piece for so long and finally found it used at an unbelievable price. Please help if you can

Here is your piece. We are seeing a number of failed Lemax pieces lately. Check that the power adapter of putting out power. If nothing works, it sounds like it failed

https://www.lemaxcollection.com/villages/santas-wonderland/sights-and-sounds/north-pole-tower-84348

This is what they say regarding repairs in their Support section.

Do you offer repair services?
We do not offer repair services at this time. However, Lemax collectors' forums are a very good resource for self-repair tips and/or 3rd party repair ...

Sun, 19 Aug, 2018 at 7:42 PM

are all cylinders working ? carbs might need cleaning ! what compressions have you ? 100psi min !!

I noticed another FixYa guru here answered a question on another strand that applies to yours:
Also, please note this person on FB claims to be the Lemax fix-all guru. You can ask them more specific questions:http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0YBPB3sM28kJ:https://www.facebook.com/eHobbyTools%3Ffilter%3D2+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

The Knex website has building help for this problem. There answer is as follows:
Make sure all rods and connectors are fully hooked together, especially the blue and gray connectors. Even one peice not fully hooked together can twist the model just enough to jam the gears. (You may have it hooked together correctly prior to jam problems so it is good to check since I found a loose on holding the motor.) The chain links need to all be attached in the same direction, and fully hooked. The chain also needs to be on the tower with the hooks facing down and in as the chain runs on the outside of the tower. (Chain should be outside on the front and inside in the back with the 5 yellow bar side in the front.) Check that all gears are positioned correctly according to the instructions and the teeth facing the correct way. If you are still unable to get the seat to drop, you may remove the top yellow cross rod that the chain runs over - the model will also work with this piece removed.

I did all of these steps with my son and his still had trouble dropping all the time. It still seems light so the seat didn't have enough weight to drop with gravity during the non-moving cycle of the orange half gear. We decided to tape on 2 marble passengers to see if that helped. It did!!! When searching for other solutions, I noticed a UTube video that added people also so this seems to be a common solution. Try it or some other light weight added and see if it solves your problem.

I have instructions for gondola on email?! Anyone who would like I can fwd onto but can't seem to attach instructions to this site. Email is [email protected]

Hi there, I had the same problem, my winch has a chain to lift the plow.I put oil on the chain to keep from rusting and thats what started my troubles.So I took the mount off that holds the chain on the winch and there's a brass piece that is squeezed behind it.Cleaned and tightened it and works fine now. If you take motor off winch to check gears[ DON'T USE GREASE] when reassembling! When its cold it doesn't want to turn, just use motor oil or spray lube

To get access to the starter you will probably have to lift the motor out of the machine. Most Kawaski hulls do not give you much room to work. When you take the exhaust off you may have enough room to unbolt the starter.

Sometimes a bad stator can test good on a ohms meter, but under a load (motor running and in the water) it cant supply enough spark to run properly. It will barley idle when the ski is in the water. The stator is behind the flywheel, the coils are located in the electrical box. Coils on kawasakis hardly ever go bad. You most likely need a new stator.

some times there behind motor mounts and other things you can purchase expadable rubber freeze plugs you might have to lift the motor a little but you shouldn't have to remove the motor unless you popped a freeze plug between the motor and transmision hope this helps

if the motor is reaching full revs look at the jet assemby for fouling or prop damage. If it is not reaching full revs get authorised mechanic to fix it, it will be cheaper in the long run.