Showing the complete disassembly, CLEARLY, was great; we need more of that. I have recently done that while upgrading to DCC decoders on new DCC-ready locos, but a couple don't run at all with the new boards. This gives me courage to not fear disassembling them again.

Excellent-Excellent-Excellent. After two household moves and about 8 years in storage this is the perfect guide to bring the fleet back to life. Thanks for posting this.

Really helpful Dan, just unboxed ten locos that have been on the shelf ten years. Was trying to figure out how to get them running again. You've just given me the next steps to solve the problem.

Great video. I appreciate your presentation skills. Easy to follow

Thanks for taking the time to point out the most common fixes for older locos, of which I have several that need what you've described. I also clean the wheels just to remove that potential issue. You've also shown how easy it is to disassemble the locos, which some modelers are reluctant to do. Well done!

Excellent!! Thank you so much for this video. And thank you for mentioning the names on the lubricant and grease so we all know what is needed. My diesel locomotives have been stored for a long time due to moving and needing to build a new N scale layout. This gives me a lot of hope that I can revive them successfully.

Ready nice video Dan, nice to see the way you determine the issues. I have a couple of engine with seemlier issues, you gave we good things to look for. Thanks

One positive thing about the older models is that they can be had for not much money. I picked up an older Atlas for $10, and ordered a motor online that should fit. With a few others like that, I can still have a group of locomotives that will pull and run, and I get the satisfaction of knowing that I got a broken down train back into service. Half the fun is working on them. I’m glad to see that you are using some of those older trains again. Enjoy.

Very informative, Thank you!! I have to say I'm more impressed about how you speed matched all those locos to run them in such long consists. WOW!! That must have took forever?

Love the N-Scale stuff you do Dan!

Thank you - I really appreciated that you did multiple locos in one video - it demonstrates that certain steps are done with all of them while other steps are only in response to observed issues in some of them - I frequently find that 'how to repair videos' have one example that never seems to be a direct match with my issue. Great video

Very nice video tutorial 👍🚂

Wow very good. You covered it well. One of your best so far.

Very helpful video that shows exactly how to keep your 1:160 fleet on the road. Thanks for sharing this!

Nice presentation. Good and helpful. Thank you.

AWESOME!!!!! I had the same problems and now they work fine. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

Hi Dan, Great tutorial! Thanks for all the very useful information. Mike

This really comes in handy with the mix of N Scale locomotives that I have (mix of Kato, Atlas, Bachmann Spectrum, Bachmann), none of them have decoders inside so it makes servicing them easier.

Great video Dan!

Excellent video. Really good information for anyone in the hobby. Thanks.

Excellent video. Very useful tips. Thanks.

That's is a LOT of locomotives! Lol. I will try and repair my custom IC Blue Devil in N scale now! Great job! And you just got a new subscriber.

Very enjoyable and great information.

Very informative with great detail. Thanks for posting. Greg in TN

Cool Beans...Loved it....Learned something...Thanks

Excellent video Daniel. Thanks for sharing. Being an N Scaler this was very helpful, so thanks. Will probably be using some of these tips, as I have some engines with the same dilemma. I'm sure I'll have to fix them the same way. Thanks again...Cheers!!

Fascinating, I have never seen how a N scale loco goes together before. (A similar video you did a few years ago about Proto 2000 locos has helped me rescue quite a few of those locos since) One gripe: my viewing was interrupted by ads EVERY 3 MINUTES...that is worse than any tv station.

Hi Dan.I can relate to the motto, "less is best", as far as lube goes. I can remember, years ago, pulling apart an old Athearn HO scale F7 with metal side frames. It was completely dry of lubrication,but it still ran perfectly, so it is almost better to have no lubricant than to have too much.Too much always attracts the dirt & dust, & defeats the purpose. Thats how I learnt not to overdo the lubrication. Most gears are made of Delrin, & are self lubricating, its the bushes on either side of the worms ( & their thrust washers) that need it the most.When pulling long trains, all that weight is transferred onto those thrust washers. Of the , close to 300ish locos, I have, I would have stripped down, cleaned & lubed, most. Bought a P2K SD60 off e bay that did not run, for $29, last month, When I received it,it was like brand new, & guess what the issue was?? Yep, old oil that had congealed on the worm bushings. Lack of use has its drawbacks, eh. Cheers, Michael NZ

Thanks for a great video on maintenence!

Great video - I will probably need to book mark this one for my N scale collection.

Great Video!

i have saved this extremely useful video. thanks for posting.

Thank you for this video Dan. Some of my locos have been stored for quite a while and as I build the layout I want to bring them back into service. These tips will be invaluable to me. Two more years of videos to go 😅. I see lots of interesting topics but want to watch how the channel develops.

Nice work, this tutorial should be required for n scalers.

I love this episodes

Incredible! I only have 4 or 5 HO locomotives. One is an old Rivarossi Big Boy. I haven't been running any of them, but take a couple them out of a ( rectangularFender Stratocaster case) for viewing 3 or 4 times a week. Trying to build a layout soon. Super excited about an SD-90 EMD I should receive in a couple weeks. ( American in Japan... Definitely one of your students!)

Well done thank you

great video thank you very much

Great video, Dan. I've done about a dozen or so "will it run" videos on N scale locomotives that i've picked up used on evil bay. Mostly older vintage stuff on the lower end of the cost spectrum but the fundamentals are the same. Most of the time, as long as the unit isn't completely destroyed from neglect or age (or both) a disassembly, clean, and lubrication is all they need. Everything I've done so far, though, is DC as far as N scale goes. I do have a few DCC H.O. scale but haven't dove into any of those as they're all still running well, as have been the used ones i've picked up. So no need to diagnose those.... yet. I've been a subscriber on my personal account for a while but decided to sub on this one as well as I spend more time on it working on my own channel as of late. This way I can catch your latest vids. I've really been enjoying the RV layout build! -Shane

Thank you Sir :)

Thanks for the info on getting these locomotives running. I’m amazed that people have so many locomotives. They have more in storage than I ever hope to own. I’m still trying to afford for my first Kato locomotive. The units that I’m trying to get to run are much lower in quality, and their engines are nothing like those in this video.

Great tips, you have quite an N Scale collection there! I let all the ads play on the video to help get you a little extra revenue :)

I don’t run that many trains on my layout anymore. I just run what I need to run. It’s all spur of the moment when choosing the trains for my layout. I may need to inspect my locomotives more often after watching this.

Conducta lube can cause carbon from motor brushes to collect around comutator and eventually cause problems,I've found it to be unnecessary on brushes but good on bearings

Hey Dan it's great to see ya working with your Trains and I'm glad you did this Video and share some Very Helpful tips especially with Atlas's Conducta Lube and that electrical cleaner can ask Sir is the Electrical cleaner easy to find I'm not really a Amazon shopper so I was wondering if certain stores had it, The Conducta Lube I'm glad you mentioned that a very small amount can be put on the Comuntaters on the Motor could a small amount of this Lube say using a tooth pick or using a micro brush be put on the End caps where the wheel Axles fit into or would it be even necessary to perform this procedure.. I'm seeing a few of the New Atlas's go to wired trucks to Engines frames I'd say this helps with better conductivity and with DCC you probably need as much as you can get Thanks again for Sharing and I like seeing them Santa Fe SD40-2's especially the 1 with the Orange Air Conditioner🤠 Stafe Safe cant wait to see more Videos down the Road Allen D..

Great video! Apparently they call 9647 the ‘Vomit Bonnet’ but I think it’s a handsome paint scheme.

Nice, I'm still lost with mine. I have 3 locomotive all have metal gears in the trucks. I know the brand is bachmann

Great video Dan! Can you make a similar video for HO scale locomotives as well?

Thanks for this video Dan. I've taken my engines apart before for various reasons, but have never really known where to apply lubricant, so I haven't. Your video helps me understand what to do now to restore function to some of my engines. Got any tips for lubricating an N scale Athearn Challenger? Or is it roughly the same as the diesel?

Hey Mr.Cortopassi I recently purchased an older atlas SD7/9 and at the front and back where the couplers are there just a big rectangular gap and I was wondering if there was a way I could fill it to make it look more prototypical.

Hey Dan, I love your videos. I have an HO scale Atlas gp40 that looks very nice, but stutters when I run it, it is DCC ready is brand new and I am using HO unitrack, any thoughts?

Only issue is the time I did my kato ES 44 I put a drop of oil on the gear and the entire drive system freed up but stopped running the wheels until I cleaned all the lubricant off and it started working again

Need to adjust CV 2, 3, 4. Sounds like your having to spin the throttle up to get them moving. I like them to start moving at speed step 2 .

Another great video Dan. Any advice for those of us on Fixed or low income that have to buy the, 49 dollar specials with dcc and 7 to 10 dollar cars. What about DCC controlers? A lot cannot afford the $200+ controllers, I use a 4 engine MRC Prodigy I managed to buy new 4 years ago. Does anyone still make these small controllers any more? Buildings, older and kids cannot afford the building kits or all the stuff is takes to make plastic buildings. My buildings are paper and cardboard. Any list of free downloads on paper and cardboard buildings? I remember your great 101 series and thought these may be some Ideas for your future videos if you have the time. thanks.

Hi Dan i need lubricant for my U36B SeaBoard Coast Line N scale Bachmann . Is for clean grases . I need trackcleaning boxcar for clean the track of my layout .

Are you gonna review the n&w 611?

A better word than 'congeal' (thicken) is "seize" (freeze).

But if it's a steam locomotive, you're screwed!